I inherited a bolt together cast iron stove with the house when we bought it...Vermont Castings Sequoia 455C (20-ish years old I think)
I've been "tuning her up" for a while, and she's been a gem for the last few years...but is giving me fits this year...all the stove cement used to seal the seams when she was assembled is giving way...and I get random smoke puffs
not too hard to deal with during the day, but at night when we load her up before bed, it gets annoying...overcoming the puffs with draft leaves the stove ice cold in the AM, but having a house full of smoke to sleep in isn't my idea of fun...or real safe
today I sealed everything I could get to (and the problems I think) with a tub of goop and a frosting bag
so next spring I'm thinking about tearing her totally apart and re-gooping all the seams...I'm also thinking about the inevitable broken something, the PITA, and the newer technology that's available
anyone had any luck re-gooping?
I've been "tuning her up" for a while, and she's been a gem for the last few years...but is giving me fits this year...all the stove cement used to seal the seams when she was assembled is giving way...and I get random smoke puffs
not too hard to deal with during the day, but at night when we load her up before bed, it gets annoying...overcoming the puffs with draft leaves the stove ice cold in the AM, but having a house full of smoke to sleep in isn't my idea of fun...or real safe
today I sealed everything I could get to (and the problems I think) with a tub of goop and a frosting bag
so next spring I'm thinking about tearing her totally apart and re-gooping all the seams...I'm also thinking about the inevitable broken something, the PITA, and the newer technology that's available
anyone had any luck re-gooping?