Humidity question

[mystove]

I think I am going to have to start disconnecting and capping the exhaust on the stove because it seems to be getting humidity inside the stove in the warm months. Anyone else have any issue with this?

 

[boo boo]

Yes
Also put some Damp Rid in your stove

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

Get one of these -- keeps the critters out too. (broken link removed to http://pellethead.com/product/mar108-summer-venting-cap-4/)

 

[Lake Girl]

Need to cap the OAK as well if you have one

 

[SidecarFlip]

Huh??? In 30 years I've never capped anything. I do spray fogging oil in the stove in the spring after a careful cleaning, unplug it and disconnect the remote t'stat but cap it off....no way. I don't see the point. My outside air intake is screened and the vent pipe is well above the roof line.

 

[Lake Girl]

Sidecar is right - many do lightly spray the interior with Pam or vegetable oil. Kind of like seasoning a cast iron skillet - protects the metal.

If you do cap off exhaust and OAK - Leave yourself a note to undo! Masking tape on thermostat or on hopper lid...

 

[heat seeker]

I cap my vent and OAK, spray some WD-40, and leave the stove door open an inch or so, to let air circulate in and out of the stove.

We use the AC during the summer, so the humidity in the house is relatively low. No rust issues so far.

+1 on the note, as Lake Girl says. I leave my stove goodies in the empty hopper, along with a note to myself.

 

[MuchoBueno]

Wow this is something I didn't even know could be an issue. im not comfortable with spraying oil inside the stove, but I will leave a container of damp rid in there for the summer.

 

[SXIPro]

Huh??? In 30 years I've never capped anything. I do spray fogging oil in the stove in the spring after a careful cleaning, unplug it and disconnect the remote t'stat but cap it off....no way. I don't see the point. My outside air intake is screened and the vent pipe is well above the roof line.

Are you talking fogging oil like you'd use in engine cylinders and carburetors?

 

[Tonyray]

I use cooking spray also..[un-flavored] burnpot and all the walls top and bottom.
Box of damp rid in the Ash pan for summer..
covered the OAK and top of exhaust...
btw: the damprid had about half inch of water in the bottom of the box when I took it out in October. Don;t know how it got there but it did..
Also, at 1st burn this season I exspected a bunch of smoke from the Cooking spray but didn't look any different than usual

 

[mystove]

Thanks so much for the tips. We can get pretty high humidity at times in Missouri and it is causing some corrosion in the stove. Will be summerproofed better this year while I put it away for warm weather.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Are you talking fogging oil like you'd use in engine cylinders and carburetors?

Absolutely. I use the Stabil stuff in the spray can (red) from Autozone and liberally spray the inside. While it's foggy in there, ht the CA fan for a second to pull the mist everywhere inside the stove... (after cleaning everything and doing the leaf blower trick of course).

I take my venting completely apart every spring and wash it out with the pressure washer too. Keeps the vent neat and tidy. I'm in my 13th year on this vent and it's just as shiny inside as when I installed it.

 

[Pelleting In NJ]

I cap my exhaust and Outside Air input, with no oil or damp-rid in the stove. The one year I did not cap it, I had surface rust in the firebox.

 

[hossthehermit]

Huh??? In 30 years I've never capped anything. I do spray fogging oil in the stove in the spring after a careful cleaning, unplug it and disconnect the remote t'stat but cap it off....no way. I don't see the point. My outside air intake is screened and the vent pipe is well above the roof line.

Started capping my exhaust after the fall that I found the 3 dehydrated flying squirrels in it when I went to start it for the first time ............

 

[mystove]

I cap my exhaust and Outside Air input, with no oil or damp-rid in the stove. The one year I did not cap it, I had surface rust in the firebox.

I get that as well, have you seen any rust in/on your fans?

 

[mikesj]

I ball up a couple of grocery store bags and stuff them in the end of the exhaust. Seals it up pretty well.

 

[Phoenix Hatchling]

Need to cap the OAK as well if you have one

"Staff Member"? When did that happen? congratulations!

 

[Lake Girl]

"Staff Member"? When did that happen? congratulations!

Mid-December - Thanks! but can't handle the pay