Broken Baffle

[Windy]

Greetings! I had the chimney cleaned 4 weeks ago by our stove dealer and a couple of days ago I did a really small break-in fire. Last night was 1st "real" fire and I noticed the baffle is broken. Obviously it was caused by the cleaning because there is a large dent near the crack and the dent is pushed downwards as though the brush hit the top. So I'll be calling the dealer tomorrow for a free fix. Meanwhile, the outside temps are in the low 40's and will probably be in the 30's tonight. I realize that the baffle makes the stove more efficient, but is it o.k. to operate it with the cracked baffle?

 

[Todd]

You should be ok burning with a cracked baffle, it just may be a little less efficient. Make sure the dealer replaces that asap! There has been a couple other posts of sweeps breaking baffles, you would think they would be smart enough to take it out first before running a brush down.

 

[Windy]

Thanks for the reply Todd! Guess next time I'll have to politely remind the sweep to remove the baffle first.

 

[Highbeam]

If that same sweep has to come replace the baffle he broke then I would hope he would remember to remove the baffle next time. What a dope.

 

[Windy]

Update: Called the dealer today and the baffle will be replaced because it's still under warranty---although the warranty is for breakage caused by defects or workmanship. So I guess that means the sweep can do it his way for another 4 years?!

 

[BrotherBart]

Update: Called the dealer today and the baffle will be replaced because it's still under warranty---although the warranty is for breakage caused by defects or workmanship. So I guess that means the sweep can do it his way for another 4 years?!

Not with my stove he wouldn't. In this case the dealer is cheating the manufacturer on behalf of the sweep.

 

[Highbeam]

And driving up costs for all of us.

 

[eightpilot]

Sweep it yourself next time...only way to know its done right!! 8

 

[BrotherBart]

Sweep it yourself next time...only way to know its done right!! 8

Well, I wasn't gonna bring up that if he doesn't know how to do a good job at the bottom then how good of a job does he do up top or in the middle.

 

[eightpilot]

I swept mine last week and was suprised to only get 1.5 cups of fly ash out of it total. Very clean after burning 24/7 all last winter. Then again, I do have an Oslo so it makes clean burning easy...lol

 

[BrotherBart]

I swept mine last week and was suprised to only get 1.5 cups of fly ash out of it total. Very clean after burning 24/7 all last winter. Then again, I do have an Oslo so it makes clean burning easy...lol

Heck if you can drive an eight running an Oslo outta be a piece of cake. No pre-flight, wing icing is never a problem and just one control input. ;-P

 

[eightpilot]

But Bart your missing the most crucial part....No autopilot! lol

 

[BrotherBart]

But Bart your missing the most crucial part....No autopilot! lol

I didn't miss it but I knew that you would reply that a good pilot doesn't need it. Even though flying Bufs or Flufs without using it is stupid.