My dealer has long gone out of business so I am on my own.
I have a Vermont Castings Intrepid (porcelain finish and approximately 5 years old) that produces a small amount of fluid (Perhaps a tablespoon on one side and less than a teaspoon on the other side.) from the back of the stove when it is first lit. I have taken the heat shield off the back and I can see that on each of the upper corners at the back of the stove is a part called a secondary air cover which after taking it off I can see covers an entry point into the back of the stove of about 1 inch wide by 1.5 inches tall. I can't see very well where it goes due to the proximity of the stove against the masonary wall, but these entry points do appear to have some depth to them. They may be going into the secondary air manifolds but I don't know enough about how the stove is built to say for sure.
I had a cap installed on the chimney to eliminate rain from coming down the flue and the flue is swept yearly.
Has anyone heard of this before and, more importantly have any ideas as to how to solve the problem?
Ideas I have thought of and not tried are to tilt the stove slightly forward (maybe an 1/8 of an inch), place some gasket material at the bottom of the entry point to absorb the small amount of fluid until the stove gets warm enough to evaporate it, or build the bottom of the hole up slightly with masonary cement.
I would appreciate any suggestions on how to solve this problem.
Thank you,
Kevin Lacy
I have a Vermont Castings Intrepid (porcelain finish and approximately 5 years old) that produces a small amount of fluid (Perhaps a tablespoon on one side and less than a teaspoon on the other side.) from the back of the stove when it is first lit. I have taken the heat shield off the back and I can see that on each of the upper corners at the back of the stove is a part called a secondary air cover which after taking it off I can see covers an entry point into the back of the stove of about 1 inch wide by 1.5 inches tall. I can't see very well where it goes due to the proximity of the stove against the masonary wall, but these entry points do appear to have some depth to them. They may be going into the secondary air manifolds but I don't know enough about how the stove is built to say for sure.
I had a cap installed on the chimney to eliminate rain from coming down the flue and the flue is swept yearly.
Has anyone heard of this before and, more importantly have any ideas as to how to solve the problem?
Ideas I have thought of and not tried are to tilt the stove slightly forward (maybe an 1/8 of an inch), place some gasket material at the bottom of the entry point to absorb the small amount of fluid until the stove gets warm enough to evaporate it, or build the bottom of the hole up slightly with masonary cement.
I would appreciate any suggestions on how to solve this problem.
Thank you,
Kevin Lacy