Timeline for What type of insulation should I use if my in-wall oven is heating the surrounding cabinets?
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| Jul 8, 2015 at 1:38 | comment | added | Craig Tullis | OK, I buy that. Thanks for the clarification! ;-) | |
| Jul 8, 2015 at 1:26 | comment | added | Jimmy Fix-it | @Craig, the clearance requirements specified by the manufacturer, along with the external insulation (if any) are designed to allow the unit to perform safely and reliably. Many built-ins are designed to have free space for ventilation, some even have external cooling fans (like my GE Profile). The external components are not designed for extreme temps. If you wrap up the outside with some additional material, there is no knowing what might happen. Overheated wires? Overheated components? Short circuit causing fire? It's not about the cabinets catching fire, it's about the oven overheating | |
| Jul 7, 2015 at 20:21 | comment | added | Craig Tullis | Hang on, now... there's a thermostat built-in to the oven that will cut the power when the temperature reaches the desired setting, right? Are ovens really designed so that they have to be able to lose heat out the sides, top and back? Clearance requirements are a slightly different matter and may be the core of the issue here. Given the built-in insulation, the mfgr knows (presumably) how hot it's going to be right around the unit and how much clearance is required so that ignitable things like your cabinets don't get too hot. But I can't imagine more insulation harming the oven itself? | |
| Jul 7, 2015 at 17:12 | history | answered | Jimmy Fix-it | CC BY-SA 3.0 |