fiber board baffle

[slug]

I broke the fiber board baffle on my wood burning insert. The replacement part is $70. I'm too cheap for that. Does anyone know what material it could be? It looks like cement board but is a lot lighter and brittle. It goes under a ceramic blanket in the top inside of my stove and is about 1/2" thick.

 

[habanero]

While I don't know the exact specs of the board you're talking about, I've found mcmaster-carr has quite a variety of refractory boards with various specs relatively cheap. If you can figure out your specs, you may be able to get it cheaper there (or get a more durable replacement for the same price).

 

[Gatsby174]

Hmmm, lighter and more brittle than cement board? Sounds like cement board that has been exposed to high dry temperatures
JC

 

[slug]

After searching around on google I'm pretty convinced it's ceramic fiber board. Anyone know of a source to buy ceramic fiber board.

p.s. Quadrafire's customer service ain't so great.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Their customer service dept is your local dealer.



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[goblin]

The 'cheap' method would be to go to your local home center and pick up a 3'x5' sheet of 1/2" cement fiber board (the stuff without the mesh on the outside), take it home and cut it to size (score and snap like sheetrock), install, and away you go.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

That stove should have a lifetime warranty, if you use something "other" than factory parts you may void this.




I have a Quad 5100I.


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[bearsfeat]

After searching around on google I'm pretty convinced it's ceramic fiber board. Anyone know of a source to buy ceramic fiber board.

p.s. Quadrafire's customer service ain't so great.

My old Quad had a steel baffle w/ some rockwool or other ceramic batting up on top of it. I was green and in my first year of burning left the air controls pushed all the way in to get a new fire going while I put the kids to bed. An hour later, I noticed a noise... oops. I ran down and the top surface around the pipe was glowing deep cherry. Inside it had to have been approaching white. And the baffle was warped like a state campground firepit grill. Well, at the end of the burning season, I started looking around - and even investigated having a plate made (3/8" steel cut to size with one 30° bend ain't cheap...) And somehow I learned exactly what 'raisedbywolves' said: lifetime warranty and your local dealer is the rep. I called the dealer and he said, sure bring the old one down. He exchanged it - no questions asked. Sold me a magnetic stack therm. and lectured me a bit on how I should keep a fire and warned me that I only get one baffle replacement under that warranty sent me on my way.

Sure do miss that house and the Quadrafire...