Thom, you sound as if you don't know Dale when you welcomed him. If you click on the FIRE Service banner on this site, it will take you to his site. Dale is THE foremost authority on fireplaces in North America, bar none. I thought I knew a little about Fps until I met him. Then he confirmed I only knew a little about Fps. We are now best friends and chat weekly. He monitors this site but rarely has time to chime in. He travels a lot investigating unfriendly fires, incidents, consulting, teaching, etc. in addition to doing Level II inspections.

Check out the FIRE Service and sign up for the class. It will change the way you do business.

While I may seem like the loud mouthed know-it-all about venting and fireplaces, primarily because I respond on almost every post, Dale is the guy I go to for answers. He's the real deal.

Yes, that Fp is considered outdoors. FYI, Heatilator launched the Out42, which was the first stainless steel fireplace intended for permanent direct exposure outdoors. It was followed by gas variants such as the Dakota then other mfrs got into it.

Bob

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