Are these floor bricks still safe?

[Atlas_Vanguard]

Looking for opinions from anyone more familiar with wood stoves and fireplaces. The Stove I’m using is a Avalon Rainier (945/990).

The firebox floor on this wood stove has significant crumbling and deterioration. Large sections of the top layer are breaking down and flaking away. I’ve attached photos.

The last few times we used the stove, it got much hotter than normal and reached high temperatures noticeably faster than it used to, especially during startup. Because of this, we haven’t been using it regularly.

Does this level of damage mean the floor bricks need to be replaced, or is it still considered safe to use?

Any experience with this issue or advice would be appreciated. Thanks for reading!

 

[begreen]

They are spalling pretty bad and should be replaced. However, this is not the cause of the hotter burns. That is likely some other variable like extra dry wood, or too loose loading, or not turning down the air soon enough.

 

[moresnow]

it got much hotter than normal and reached high temperatures noticeably faster than it used to

Loading door and glass gaskets may be due for replacement.
Possibly the door tension needs adjustment as the gasket is compressed.
Couple things to look at.

 

[Atlas_Vanguard]

Loading door and glass gaskets may be due for replacement.
Possibly the door tension needs adjustment as the gasket is compressed.
Couple things to look at.

The gasket was replaced within the last 35-45 fires. It was very loose at that time.

I forgot to mention
The fan on the bottom of the unit kept going out and needing to be repaired, it keeps getting too hot and having wiring problems. Even with a good layer of ash the unit would still get so unbearable hot with in the first 30 minutes of usage people in my home couldn't stay in that room.

 

[Dieselhead]

Flip em over, get another few years out of em 😉

 

[begreen]

Are there secondary tubes in this stove? If so, what condition are they in? Early EPA stoves had steel tubes that cracked and burnt out after several years of use. Now they are made of stainless steel.