NC30 Metal/Stove Care

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slinger646

slinger646

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I oil my furniture, polish my boots, wax my car, paint my roof and oil my rifles. What is the proper way to care for the steel of a wood stove (Englander NC30)?

For those of you with the 30, how often do you replace the upper tubes and ceramic board?
 
Darn it . . . I don't think I do any of those things . . . but know I should . . . Slinger you're making me look bad ;) . . . although I did get a cleaning/oiling kit for my newly-purchased shotgun the other night.
 
My 30 is going into its 3rd winter and I have not done anything to the stove body other than keep it as clean as possible in the first place (I wipe it down occasionally if it gets dusty). The only thing I have had to replace is the door gasket as the original never fit right. My first year I dinged up the baffles pretty good learning how (not) to pack the wood in, so I turned them over while cleaning out the inside before the second season. They are slightly bowed but still seem to do their job, so I let them be even though they do not sit flat on the burn tubes any more. After every season, I remove the burn tubes and baffles and clean them both by just blowing and wiping off the ash and soot. I also remove all the ash in the stove and clean the window. Other than the glass cleaner, I use nothing other than clean dry rags and a cheap paint brush. My paint job still looks good and no rust that I can see anywhere. My stove pipe on the other hand, has started getting some specks of rust on it and so I will probably paint it after this season.
 
astrodon said:
My 30 is going into its 3rd winter and I have not done anything to the stove body other than keep it as clean as possible in the first place (I wipe it down occasionally if it gets dusty). The only thing I have had to replace is the door gasket as the original never fit right. My first year I dinged up the baffles pretty good learning how (not) to pack the wood in, so I turned them over while cleaning out the inside before the second season. They are slightly bowed but still seem to do their job, so I let them be even though they do not sit flat on the burn tubes any more. After every season, I remove the burn tubes and baffles and clean them both by just blowing and wiping off the ass and soot. I also remove all the ash in the stove and clean the window. Other than the glass cleaner, I use nothing other than clean dry rags and a cheap paint brush. My paint job still looks good and no rust that I can see anywhere. My stove pipe on the other hand, has started getting some specks of rust on it and so I will probably paint it after this season.
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Do you use toilet paper to wipe off the ass? LOL

:lol:

Ray
 
Burn tubes could be cleaned with a small wire brush from a shotgun kit internally, plain old hand held wire brush for external after you remove them from unit just remember their sequence Baffles are brittle so be careful with them just vac off. You should be removing them before cleaning flue anyway ( there will be a build of ash on them) procedure is in manual not hard. Hand wire brush and vac for above the firebrick. Dollar bill test for door gasket. thats about it.
Unless something is badly warped or baffle plate broken nothing that needs replacing except door gasket if it fails test.
 
raybonz said:
astrodon said:
My 30 is going into its 3rd winter and I have not done anything to the stove body other than keep it as clean as possible in the first place (I wipe it down occasionally if it gets dusty). The only thing I have had to replace is the door gasket as the original never fit right. My first year I dinged up the baffles pretty good learning how (not) to pack the wood in, so I turned them over while cleaning out the inside before the second season. They are slightly bowed but still seem to do their job, so I let them be even though they do not sit flat on the burn tubes any more. After every season, I remove the burn tubes and baffles and clean them both by just blowing and wiping off the ass and soot. I also remove all the ash in the stove and clean the window. Other than the glass cleaner, I use nothing other than clean dry rags and a cheap paint brush. My paint job still looks good and no rust that I can see anywhere. My stove pipe on the other hand, has started getting some specks of rust on it and so I will probably paint it after this season.
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Do you use toilet paper to wipe off the ass? LOL

:lol:

Ray
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Oh my! That was supposed to be ash..... It took me a minute to figure out what you meant and then I couldn't stop laughing.
 
I take the first burn tube out, remove the baffle boards and then clean the chimney. Put'em back. Dust the sucker off and rock and roll.

Worked six times so far.
 
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