Benjamin DO110 Wood Boiler
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jebatty
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maple1
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If it will go back & stay there, it should just be a matter of putting it back. But is it warped? Most overhead baffles just lay on top of side supports.
However, my Benjamin didn't have an overhead baffle - it had one that was vertical, in front of the flue breach. Was your baffle actually overhead? If it was rather vertical like mine was, it was held in place via a stud that was bolted through a metal strap in the flue breach, and that strap was prone to warping & cracking around the bolt/stud hole. Which might require a bit of a welding job - I did one welding job on my strap in the time I had it.
Either way - it is likely effective in a similar way as lipstick is to a pig. I would burn very carefully without it though - the fire will have an even more direct path to the chimney, and could light off a creosote buildup, especially if combined with a gust of wind. And these things like to build creosote.
However, my Benjamin didn't have an overhead baffle - it had one that was vertical, in front of the flue breach. Was your baffle actually overhead? If it was rather vertical like mine was, it was held in place via a stud that was bolted through a metal strap in the flue breach, and that strap was prone to warping & cracking around the bolt/stud hole. Which might require a bit of a welding job - I did one welding job on my strap in the time I had it.
Either way - it is likely effective in a similar way as lipstick is to a pig. I would burn very carefully without it though - the fire will have an even more direct path to the chimney, and could light off a creosote buildup, especially if combined with a gust of wind. And these things like to build creosote.
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