Covering your 'OAK 'in summer.

[Tonyray]

Does anyone here cover[with duct tape or whatever] the air intake holes during off burning season
to keep dampness or humidity from getting into your stove?
might be silly question but needed to ask.
[I do plan to cover the top opening just to keep out bugs, bees, and things that may decide to camp out. or in.

 

[St_Earl]

absolutely. i tape it over and cap the vent as well.
keeps excess moisture and critters out.
then after a full clean i paint the firebox and exhaust channel and place damp rid in the stove.

 

[hossthehermit]

Ayuh .

 

[mepellet]

 

[Kenny1]

We cover the outside connections each year - and I put a zip tie though the stove's AC plug with a tag on it to remind myself to open up the exhaust before starting the stove

 

[RKS130]

Does anyone here cover[with duct tape or whatever] the air intake holes during off burning season
to keep dampness or humidity from getting into your stove?
might be silly question but needed to ask.
[I do plan to cover the top opening just to keep out bugs, bees, and things that may decide to camp out. or in.

Summer? . . . what is summer?

 

[moey]

I just disconnected it and stuffed a rag on the inside. For the exhaust I removed the exhaust blower and stuffed a rag there.

 

[Wooden Head]

Does anyone here cover[with duct tape or whatever] the air intake holes during off burning season
to keep dampness or humidity from getting into your stove?
might be silly question but needed to ask.
[I do plan to cover the top opening just to keep out bugs, bees, and things that may decide to camp out. or in.

I use blue painters tape to cover the oak. The 3M tape is easy to remove and doesn't leave any residue. I use an empty pellet bag over the Exhaust.

 

[ChrisWNY]

I use foil/venturi tape on the OAK intake and on the output opening of the PL exhaust vent after burn season. The foil tape pulls off clean every Fall and helps keep the outdoor moisture as well as insects/critters out of the vents.

After doing a thorough end-of-season clean-out, I spray a light coat of Pam cooking spray on the inside of the burn area as well as the burn pot parts, and keep damp rid in the pellet hopper as well as in the ash pan at the bottom of the furnace.

 

[exoilburner]

Definitely. Keeps the moisture and rust out of it. I tape the inlet and cap the outlet with a pellet vent cap.

 

[Bioburner]

I pull the exhaust and power wash(I burn corn)seal up the stove after cleaning and fogging with oil(manual recommendation from Hestia)Plastic koolaid mix container fits the hole perfect with its taper on the lid even.

 

[BigJohnfromCT]

Does anyone here cover[with duct tape or whatever] the air intake holes during off burning season
to keep dampness or humidity from getting into your stove?
might be silly question but needed to ask.
[I do plan to cover the top opening just to keep out bugs, bees, and things that may decide to camp out. or in.

As I took out a window (yeah, it's a long story but worked out GREAT) I intend to totally remove my OAK, reinstall the window, and reinstall the OAK at the beginning of the next heating season. BTW, my service guys recommend a tray of kitty litter in the stove to absorb moisture.