Cracked Stone

[firecracker_77]

I have a crack developing on top of my Heritage. Is this something to be overly concerned about? I didn't overfire or anything like that. Stove top temps never exceed 500 degrees.

Is there a way to repair this before it gets worse?

 

[BrowningBAR]

Is it a surface crack or does it go all the way through?

Which Heritage has the crack?

 

[Heatsource]

newer models have a lifetime warrantee on stones, whats your dealer say?

 

[BrowningBAR]

newer models have a lifetime warrantee on stones, whats your dealer say?

Both Heritage stoves that Firecracker owns were purchased used from private sellers.

 

[firecracker_77]

It's on my green one. It is the top right stone...I can't tell how deep it goes. I will take a picture. It's not all the way to the firebox since no smoke is leaking out. Not sure how it happened.

 

[Highbeam]

Smoke won't leak out, stoves operate under negative pressure. You need to worry about air being sucked in. Test with smoke.

Luckily, top stones are easy to replace. They just pop out and you set a new one in using the relatively soft cement. Surface or hairline cracks aren't normally a problem but your resale value just took a dump.

 

[firecracker_77]

Smoke won't leak out, stoves operate under negative pressure. You need to worry about air being sucked in. Test with smoke.

Luckily, top stones are easy to replace. They just pop out and you set a new one in using the relatively soft cement. Surface or hairline cracks aren't normally a problem but your resale value just took a dump.[/quote

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The stove only cost me $1200. I'm not worried about the money. I don't want it to become unsafe to operate. The hairline crack doesn't appear to be more than cosmetic at this point

 

[pen]

Smoke won't leak out, stoves operate under negative pressure. You need to worry about air being sucked in. Test with smoke.

As highbeam said, get an incense stick, cigar, cigarette, wooden match blown out, etc, and see if smoke is getting sucked into that crack when the stove is running. If there isn't, then the crack is simply cosmetic and not of concern.

A cosmetic "hairline" crack isn't even covered by the warranty and is not supposed to be of concern.

pen

 

[firecracker_77]

As highbeam said, get an incense stick, cigar, cigarette, wooden match blown out, etc, and see if smoke is getting sucked into that crack when the stove is running. If there isn't, then the crack is simply cosmetic and not of concern.

A cosmetic "hairline" crack isn't even covered by the warranty and is not supposed to be of concern.

pen

What's odd is why it formed in the first place. I've been burning the stove for 3 years and someone else used it 2 before that. Why would it come about all of a sudden. I don't think I was burning too hot.

 

[Highbeam]

I ran a heritage for 5 years or so and over that time I did not get cracks but I did get changes in the stone. Some places more rust color would come to the surface and some other places it developed a texture almost like fish scales. Color got darker over time as well. The stone seems to age and change.

 

[firecracker_77]

I ran a heritage for 5 years or so and over that time I did not get cracks but I did get changes in the stone. Some places more rust color would come to the surface and some other places it developed a texture almost like fish scales. Color got darker over time as well. The stone seems to age and change.

I never really noticed that change. It could be the stone had already been seasoned before I got it.