Hi there, I'm new to the forum and have done a little poking around with the search function. I am a noob to fireplace inserts, so I appologize in advance for my lack of knowledge.
I was mainly wondering if anyone could shed some light on a situation that I have with my FABCO fireplace insert.
The firebox is lined with firebricks that appear to be individual bricks. A few of them are cracked, I haven't worried too much about them until lastnight when I went to clean the firebox out and one of the bricks is now split into thirds and could easily fall out of position. I called a local fireplace store and they didn't think that this could be made out of individual bricks, but out a a pannel made to look like bricks. I will take a closer look tonight, but I do believe that they are individual bricks held in place with a piece of angle iron at the top.
SO long story short, is there a special kind of brick that I need to get to replace the cracked bricks? If so where can I find them? Should I turn the furnace on until I have a chance to fix the bricks?
Also on another issue, is anyone familular with FABCO fireplace inserts? I've done a little googling and have discovered that they're out of Boise and are out of buisness. Our insert has a nob on the top of the firebox opening that appears to be disconnected, and a slide on the bottom that doesn't appear to do much either. Basicly I do not believe that I have any flue control or air intake control. I'm a big tightwad and haven't worried too much about these yet, but I figure that I probably should take care of them at some point. Anyone have any advice on a DYI fix?
Thanks so much in advance for any help, and again I'm sorry for my noob questions.
Adam
I was mainly wondering if anyone could shed some light on a situation that I have with my FABCO fireplace insert.
The firebox is lined with firebricks that appear to be individual bricks. A few of them are cracked, I haven't worried too much about them until lastnight when I went to clean the firebox out and one of the bricks is now split into thirds and could easily fall out of position. I called a local fireplace store and they didn't think that this could be made out of individual bricks, but out a a pannel made to look like bricks. I will take a closer look tonight, but I do believe that they are individual bricks held in place with a piece of angle iron at the top.
SO long story short, is there a special kind of brick that I need to get to replace the cracked bricks? If so where can I find them? Should I turn the furnace on until I have a chance to fix the bricks?
Also on another issue, is anyone familular with FABCO fireplace inserts? I've done a little googling and have discovered that they're out of Boise and are out of buisness. Our insert has a nob on the top of the firebox opening that appears to be disconnected, and a slide on the bottom that doesn't appear to do much either. Basicly I do not believe that I have any flue control or air intake control. I'm a big tightwad and haven't worried too much about these yet, but I figure that I probably should take care of them at some point. Anyone have any advice on a DYI fix?
Thanks so much in advance for any help, and again I'm sorry for my noob questions.
Adam