The wife thinks she broke it loading the stove last night, this is the second one in a month.... Any recommendations on cement?
Yea. She’s not sure how, but it’s two. I’m just going to have to start splitting smaller I think. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yup, some furnace cement will do the trick...make sure to let it cure per the instructions...seems to work pretty well.
Can't like that... I've been bangin' up the innards of our stove too... I like the big splits cause they last, but stinks when the stove gets damaged and you have to go off line to fix it.
I have come close to breaking the thin baffle several times in my Summers heat 2k. Actually have several small bits broken on the edges but still good. Wish we could put something more sturdy in.
Man, have her stand closer to the stove before she starts chucking those pieces in....that would help a little! Might as well start buying some firebrick now too!
Did you toss the old one, wonder if there is clearance to use pieces from the old one to strengthen this cement fix? Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh Women!
I’m going to repair the old one first. It’s a clean break down the middle. The new one is more crescent shaped. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mine was also a clean break (3 pieces) I applied the furnace cement to both sides of the break and then carefully mated the pieces back together while they lay on a brown paper grocery bag that I had ripped at the seams and lay out on the bench, so to avoid gluing the baffle down to the bench...the paper was glued fast then, but burnt off after the first fire was started. After the pieces were fitted together again I carefully applied pressure from all four sides so that the excess cement squished out...I then used that ooze to smooth/level/fill any remaining voids using my finger. Not "pretty", but very functional! For the brand I used it was to cure for a day before firing then. (IIRC)
I've broke one last year and again this year, luckily I was still under warranty. I did patch this years with some cement furnace and stuck it on the shelf for a spare just in case. Going forward if I break another going to spend the extra $ and look at getting a C-cast one.
I would suggest buying a good pair of welding gloves and quit throwing the wood in the stove, place it the stove, wife broke some fire brick a couple of years ago throwing it in. I never break firebrick and damage anything in the stove doing this and "look ma no burns".