Cracked 1979 vc defiant. How should i repair?

[Skinnygy4]

 

[Skinnygy4]

I guess my question is do i attempt a repair or leave it alone. Its the only crack in the stove and its on the bottom.

 

[fbelec]

welcome. you could have someone drill it and weld it. it's just a hairline crack. or run it for this coming year and see if it gets worse. that might have taken years to do. but what ever you do keep a inch of ash on top of the bottom as a insulator. you might make it for a while without a fix. but never clean it out bare and run it with nothing on the bottom. if you don't have any ash available use sand.

frank

 

[Skinnygy4]

Thanks Frank! Sand is a great idea. Ill make sure to always keep sand on the bottom and keep an eye on the crack.

Thanks again

 

[fbelec]

if you start seeing sand or ash underneath the stove then it got bigger and you should stop using it til it's fixed.

 

[Skinnygy4]

if you start seeing sand or ash underneath the stove then it got bigger and you should stop using it til it's fixed.

Good point thanks

 

[begreen]

If there wasn't a bed of sand or ash when this stove was run, that may be why it cracked. From the manual:

 

[Skinnygy4]

This crack could be 40 years old from not being properly broken in