Wet fireplace doors- any issues to worry about?

[Village Idiot]

I need some advice. The doors for my Quadrafire 7100 were essentially power washed and are soaked. What sort of damage will this do to the metal, glass, and gaskets?

I just went by my house that I have having built and found the doors for my QF 7100 laying on the floor of my basement dirty and the gaskets wet. At the request of the builder, I had placed the doors on cardboard on the floor to keep them safe while the masons did their thing. (So much for that.) A cleaning crew came through to clean out the unfinished basement that had flooded prior to framing. They must have used a power washer.

I took a towel and pressed it against the main gasket to get most of the water out. Can't get to the glass gasket though. I also see a few spots of rust as well. So what do you all think? Any lasting damage, or can it be addressed with a good drying? Once the builder stops by tonight to see what was done, I am thinking of putting them in a warm oven to hasten the drying.

 

[tbuff]

Not 100% sure, but I think the doors should dry out pretty good. The gasket may loosen up a little, and be sure that they are completely dry before putting them back on or some of the parts may rust together and make opening it a pain. This happened to my stove when "someone" in my house felt the need to thoroughly clean the inside of the firebox... Rookie mistake.

 

[Village Idiot]

Thanks for the reply. Right now, I am trying to formulate my response to the builder and decide how far I want to push the issue. He is really nice guy and does great work. Plus, he's not the one that did it. It was a sub. He did once tell me that he sees his job as mostly adult daycare. He just needs to make sure everyone stacks their blocks right and colors between the lines.

 

[tbuff]

I am in the same "line of work!" I babysit about forty 30,40 and 50 year olds everyday... I hope all works out for you and enjoy the new house!