On Friday evening, we had our inaugural burn of this season. Got the fire started and when I went to add logs through the side door, it would not latch. Saturday morning after the stove cooled overnight I adjusted the latch to no avail. The latch was fine, but the cast iron had worn away ( see pics). I went to my stove salesman and showed him the pics and also compared to a new Equinox ( see pics ). He will get it replaced under warranty, but, I was wondering if this has ever happened to anyone. I got the stove in January of '09'. Could it have been a defected latch adjustment at manufacturing. Could this have given me an improper seal thus not providing me longer burns?
Thanks, Jeff
Thanks, Jeff