Rust control for the interior of a stored pellet stove

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Alot of talk about coatings. Bottom line is if you keep the damp out there wont be rust inside. A pellet stove is a sealed unit when in proper working order. If the door gaskets are good, the doors shut and secured, all ports plugged there wont be moisture inside.
Make sure gaskets are doing their job, plug the tailpipe and outside air intake tight, add some Damp Rid or silica for extra measure. You should be OK.

JHMO

Some pellet stoves are almost sealed units, not all pellet units are as sealed as others, and even with the vent and air intake plugged moisture can still flow through the fire box on a large number of stoves.

As for the prices of things I consider a little bit of oil or desiccant to be cheap insurance and as has been noted silica can be reused after drying out all of the moisture it absorbed.
 
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