Rusty stove less than a year old.

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Warm_in_NH

Warm_in_NH

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So, would anyone find this acceptable?
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This fall we had some really cool weather followed by a couple warm muggy days, everything in the house got condensation on it one day when I opened the windows. This is what it did to my stove.

I understand why it happened just wondering if I should push on the one year warranty issue? It's within days. I find it a bit disturbing that a stove less than a year old costing nearly 2 grand can't handle some humidity but the 100 dollar heat shield can.
 
All they can do is say yes or no.
 
Give'em some grief. And don't mention muggy days. Nothing to lose. But a can of six dollar paint and a steel wool pad. My cast stoves have been in a humid basement for six years and that ain't happened.

Well, one did where the cat peed on it . :mad:
 
Nothing to lose but time to make a claim.
 
Condensation on cast iron is going to rust it every time. The rust in your photo is probably more pronounced than what it looks like with the naked eye. At least that's been my experience. I've had cast iron stoves that looked fine and then I took a photo of the stove and with the flash it was covered in rust that I never even noticed! I think with a flat black cast iron stove you just have to figure you are going to have to paint it every 2 or 3 years if you want it to look new. I always just painted mine with a brush to avoid the mess of overspray, but many others here at the forum swear by spray painting and say they don't have such a problem. Good Luck.
 
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Never seen that with cast iron stoves we've owned in damp WA state unless they were left out on the porch for a summer.
 
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I've seen this happen on stoves that have overfired, or been really really hot. That stove is no different than any other cast iron around the house. You yourself said there was condensation on stuff, I wouldn't expect any different. Just grab some flat black stove bright and touch it up.
 
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Clean it first with steel wool the alcohol.
 
I called the dealer, they're going to "get back to me", we'll see.

Got a stove top thermometer and a probe in the double wall pipe, the stove has never been near the point of being over fired, and pipe's only been near red lining a couple of times. The black rubbed off the door the first month I had it, but the "styles" are so narrow you couldn't tell so I didn't worry about it.

I know I can fix it, just irks me that I paid good money for something that isn't holding up.

begreen said:
Clean it first with steel wool the alcohol.
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So, wool then booze, then paint or stove polish? (any advantage / disadvantage to stove polish vs. paint?) This is new to me.


jrems said:
What kind of stove is it? It's hard to see but looks like a hearthstone.
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Hearthstone Shelburne. Love the stove, just not crazy about the new look.

We'll see, Like I said, the house was ice cold (been away for a few days) outside was warm and super muggy, shortly after opening the windows I realized my mistake as the cabinet doors were sweating, as well as the counter tops, floors, and everything metal in the house. So essentially I guess it was the equivalent of misting the stove down with a spray bottle. As stated above, cast and water will rust every time.
 
It's just some surface rust, big deal just spray it. It's not covered under warranty. Had a customer once screaming about warranty for the same reason. Guy was off the chain on reason-ability, I got so fed up, went to the driveway put up the hood on his new beamer, pointed at the exhaust manifolds and said when BMW gives you a new car I'll give you a new stove
 
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I wasn't saying you have overfired it. I've just seen this happen . There is no need to do anything special to the area before you paint it. Just a wipe down with a course rag is all that's needed most of the time. The stove was painted with Stove Bright Flat Black from the factory.
Sometimes there's a few spots that flake off during the first fire. It's where it got a little stove cement on the iron before it was painted. It's common with cast stoves. That's probably what happened with your door paint.
 
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BrotherBart said:
Give'em some grief. And don't mention muggy days. Nothing to lose. But a can of six dollar paint and a steel wool pad. My cast stoves have been in a humid basement for six years and that ain't happened.

Well, one did where the cat peed on it . :mad:
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Cat pee is some strong stuff. Ruined the blueing on one of my rifle barrels.
 
I thought it looked familiar. I have a shelburne too. Mines the blue black enamel. I guess if I paid $2000 for it I would be a little irked too. I got mine for a steal at $500 used.
 
No coverage, the reply was:

"John

Lookin' like steel wool and high temp paint sorry just heard back no coverage for this one."

It is what it is. Again, just a little irked at their should shrug of stove that rusted up within a year. Why bother painting them at all if that's what they're going to do.
 
Warm_in_NH said:
No coverage, the reply was:

"John

Lookin' like steel wool and high temp paint sorry just heard back no coverage for this one."

It is what it is. Again, just a little irked at their should shrug of stove that rusted up within a year. Why bother painting them at all if that's what they're going to do.
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If you can keep everything in your house from being covered in condensation, your stove will no longer rust. Get it painted and fix the humidity problem.
 
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webby3650 said:
If you can keep everything in your house from being covered in condensation, your stove will no longer rust. Get it painted and fix the humidity problem.
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Really have no control over the humidity, it was ambient from out doors. Guess now that I have a stove I just have to keep my house closed up with the AC on when the weather changes... things happen, just happened to only damage one item in the whole house....
 
A dehumidifier or AC works great. We have one in the greenhouse and it is able to keep it much drier in there in spite of a low dewpoint and raining outside.
 
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Warm_in_NH said:
just a little irked at their should shrug of stove that rusted up within a year.
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I agree, that would bother me too. Oh well, give it a good scrub, paint it, and move on. My dad has had good luck with "stove polish", it is a paste that you rub on with a rag. It has kept his stove from rusting (in his shop) much better than paint over the years. A thought if you want to give it a try.

This is the stuff he uses
http://www.lowes.com/pd_195595-85334-KK0059_0__?productId=1229477
 
Water + Cast = Rust. Warranty claims for our own mistakes is what makes warranties long winded and eventually go away.
 
Maul4life said:
Water + Cast = Rust. Warranty claims for our own mistakes is what makes warranties long winded and eventually go away.
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I agree with what you are saying, but the paint job should be better than that from the factory.

I got that much rust on the top of my insert last year because the tea kettle we were using leaked (and we didn't realize it). It probably leaked for 2 months and I barely got any rust. My paint job shouldn't be better than the factory paint job on $2000 stove.

That said, if they really wanted to honor their warranty, they would send him some medium steel wool pads and some stove paint.
 
....sure....
I guess we know what kind of stoves to not buy in the future :)
PJ
 
I just looked up those stoves....our local dealer in Fairbanks went out of business....interesting.
I, myself, would be unpleased with the situation and understand the frustration.
I hope I didn't sound as if I was saying anything else...
PJ
 
Should of prolly just invested more for the enameled one ;lol
 
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