Water dripping on my new insert!!

kevinmerchant · Jan 18, 2012

Did my break in fire for the new Englander insert (man I've been itching to get this thing fired up) and around 15 minutes into it stoves around 250 -350, depending on where I aim the thermo gun, and water droplets start dripping onto the stove?? The house temp has been around 42 degrees because we have not been living there since the Oct 30 freak snow storm that landed a tree on the house. Could the water be condensation? Next time I am at the house I'll try another fire. I assume it will happen again if it is condensation, right?
Also, is she ready to rip on the next fire?

seeyal8r · Jan 18, 2012

dripping from where?

Chelmsford Fireplace Center · Jan 18, 2012

Most likely it's just condensation dripping off the block off plate, if its not weather related like rain or melting snow on the flashing. Before your next fire pull the surround off so you can watch were its coming from.
Cory

egclassic · Jan 18, 2012

Have you checked your crown for cracks? I had some hairline cracks in mine and it leaked when it rained.
On occaision, mine will drip from condensation but usually only the first fire after the stove has went cold for a day or two.

kevinmerchant · Jan 19, 2012

Its not weather related, no precipitation for days. I don't have the surround on, like the look of it open better. I am working on the block off plate, so that's also open. It is closed at the top plate at the top of the chimney. My guess would be as the heat rises into the chimney flue around the liner, the warmer moist air is condensing on the cold flue tiles and dripping down. Does that sound right? I suppose this theory will be proven correct when another fire, with the house cold, produces the drips again. I wonder if this happens to more people, but because the surround or block off plate catches or covers it. Then again, maybe once I get the block off plate up it wont happen because the warm moist air will stay in the house.

Chelmsford Fireplace Center · Jan 19, 2012

burn it said:
Its not weather related, no precipitation for days. I don't have the surround on, like the look of it open better. I am working on the block off plate, so that's also open. It is closed at the top plate at the top of the chimney. My guess would be as the heat rises into the chimney flue around the liner, the warmer moist air is condensing on the cold flue tiles and dripping down. Does that sound right? I suppose this theory will be proven correct when another fire, with the house cold, produces the drips again. I wonder if this happens to more people, but because the surround or block off plate catches or covers it. Then again, maybe once I get the block off plate up it wont happen because the warm moist air will stay in the house.

I think you hit the nail right on the head. Once you install a insulated damper block off plate I think your problem will be gone.
Cory

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