Hexa Fox
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Hey guys, so I posted before but I have found out a couple things and hoping to prepare in advance for this Winter. So long story short my woodstove is not sealing correctly and for years now it has filled the house and especially the area it is nearest with a nice layer of dust/silt. So I have looked for replacement parts online and on eBay and there does not seem like much. I can post pictures but for now it is an old Huntsman woodstove.
1.) The new issue is that the woodstove is sort of in 'two pieces' and all the way around the sides and bottom there is a tiny gap. I would say it is probably 1/16" but you can see the fire burning in the Winter time if you get the right angle. I was told that this is not normal and I should weld it up or something. I always figured it was how it was manufactured and normal.
2.) There are numerous problems with the door. For instance, the insert inside the door has pretty much always been loose. It has a couple strips of metal that are suppose to hold it in place and at least one of them is broken. The handle is also not in good shape and I always thought messing with it would make it worse.
3.) I also need a new pipe that goes from the woodstove to the wall but that should be easy enough if I can get the other stuff figured out.
Anyway l have gotten awesome help from this community and was hoping you guys could help me figure this out as well. I recently bought a log splitter and have been stocking and stacking wood forever. So if you guys were in my position would you just get rid of the woodstove I have now or would you address the problems I have with it? It would be nice to find one in good shape and swap them out but that could end up a bigger pain than just fixing what I have now. Thanks for any advice in advance.
1.) The new issue is that the woodstove is sort of in 'two pieces' and all the way around the sides and bottom there is a tiny gap. I would say it is probably 1/16" but you can see the fire burning in the Winter time if you get the right angle. I was told that this is not normal and I should weld it up or something. I always figured it was how it was manufactured and normal.
2.) There are numerous problems with the door. For instance, the insert inside the door has pretty much always been loose. It has a couple strips of metal that are suppose to hold it in place and at least one of them is broken. The handle is also not in good shape and I always thought messing with it would make it worse.
3.) I also need a new pipe that goes from the woodstove to the wall but that should be easy enough if I can get the other stuff figured out.
Anyway l have gotten awesome help from this community and was hoping you guys could help me figure this out as well. I recently bought a log splitter and have been stocking and stacking wood forever. So if you guys were in my position would you just get rid of the woodstove I have now or would you address the problems I have with it? It would be nice to find one in good shape and swap them out but that could end up a bigger pain than just fixing what I have now. Thanks for any advice in advance.