Does firebrick shrink?

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Sean in the woods

Burning Hunk
Sep 2, 2020
147
UP, Michigan, USA
Hi all,

After a couple seasons on my Pacific Energy T6, it seems to me that the gaps between and above the firebricks are larger than they were when new. Is it me, or do firebricks shrink over time?