This is my first post to this site.
We purchased a PSG Caddy Add-on a few years ago and love it. But now it's time for maintenance. After inspecting the "superior plate" "secondary baffle plate" - you know, the one that is above the four seconday air tubes, the same one that you need to moved forward to clean the three big tubes, anyway - it's quite warped. Probably my fault for starting too hot a fire before things had time to warm up gracefully. Might be time for a new door gasket too but it looks good still.
So I removed the air tubes after cutting out the big cotter pins holding them in, and then removed the baffle plate. It is very heavy, looks like a folded cast iron core slipped in a thinner steel (stainless?) cover, and on top is a multi-layered white insulation. The iron/steel baffle is so warped that one of the four secondary air tubes was also a bit bent but after cleaning the bent tube, I carefully straightened it out on my press. So good to go there.
My problem is replacement of the warped baffle. I went to the PSG site and the part that I need is now called a c-cast baffle. I ordered this through their web link, came directly from Canada and cost $78 including shipping. It specs to be identical in size to the original cast/steel baffle.
My question is this: Do I simply use the c-cast baffle in place of the original? Should I add the existing insulation blanket on top of the c-cast? Or do I need an exact cast/steel original style baffle (unobtanium?).
Getting close to heating season here in Maine so I need to get this put back together soon. Thanks in advance for your help.
PeterK
We purchased a PSG Caddy Add-on a few years ago and love it. But now it's time for maintenance. After inspecting the "superior plate" "secondary baffle plate" - you know, the one that is above the four seconday air tubes, the same one that you need to moved forward to clean the three big tubes, anyway - it's quite warped. Probably my fault for starting too hot a fire before things had time to warm up gracefully. Might be time for a new door gasket too but it looks good still.
So I removed the air tubes after cutting out the big cotter pins holding them in, and then removed the baffle plate. It is very heavy, looks like a folded cast iron core slipped in a thinner steel (stainless?) cover, and on top is a multi-layered white insulation. The iron/steel baffle is so warped that one of the four secondary air tubes was also a bit bent but after cleaning the bent tube, I carefully straightened it out on my press. So good to go there.
My problem is replacement of the warped baffle. I went to the PSG site and the part that I need is now called a c-cast baffle. I ordered this through their web link, came directly from Canada and cost $78 including shipping. It specs to be identical in size to the original cast/steel baffle.
My question is this: Do I simply use the c-cast baffle in place of the original? Should I add the existing insulation blanket on top of the c-cast? Or do I need an exact cast/steel original style baffle (unobtanium?).
Getting close to heating season here in Maine so I need to get this put back together soon. Thanks in advance for your help.
PeterK