Hello all,
I've been burning my Napoleon 1400 for several years in my home. I now need advice getting an old Kingsman hearth king up and running in my workshop. The Kingsman had been stored in a old outbuilding that had caught fire and sustained some minor damage. Mainly melted plastic and such on the surface, exposed to high heat and lots of water via the fire dept. It was stored outside this past summer prior to me acquiring it.
After inspection it appears the stove is in solid shape. All welds, hardware, handles, fire brick and such look ok. Wire brush took care of the rust, however minor pitting is visible in some areas.
Questions:
-Anything I should know or check to ensure safe after exposure to fire and weather?
-As the surface is rough, can I use stove black/polish to restore finish instead of high temp paint?
-This stove has an rectangle exhaust outlet located at the rear, so i'm not sure if it was designed as a insert or freestander. It loads via right side, so don't think its designed as insert. A quick search via google didn't produce any adapter from my outlet to a 6" stove pipe....any suggestions.
These are pictures of another Hearth King so everyone can see it...thanks in advance
I've been burning my Napoleon 1400 for several years in my home. I now need advice getting an old Kingsman hearth king up and running in my workshop. The Kingsman had been stored in a old outbuilding that had caught fire and sustained some minor damage. Mainly melted plastic and such on the surface, exposed to high heat and lots of water via the fire dept. It was stored outside this past summer prior to me acquiring it.
After inspection it appears the stove is in solid shape. All welds, hardware, handles, fire brick and such look ok. Wire brush took care of the rust, however minor pitting is visible in some areas.
Questions:
-Anything I should know or check to ensure safe after exposure to fire and weather?
-As the surface is rough, can I use stove black/polish to restore finish instead of high temp paint?
-This stove has an rectangle exhaust outlet located at the rear, so i'm not sure if it was designed as a insert or freestander. It loads via right side, so don't think its designed as insert. A quick search via google didn't produce any adapter from my outlet to a 6" stove pipe....any suggestions.
These are pictures of another Hearth King so everyone can see it...thanks in advance
), already had wire brush and air compressor so $0.00, I have about 20' of black stove pipe $0.00, so i'll be into it for the cost of the adapter, paint, chimney and cap.
