Hi Groups,
I am a newbee to wood stoves but I have a operational (safety) question. I have an old Hearthmate Stove (rough dimensions are 28x16) with smaller glass windows in the front on each of the two swing open doors. It is a front loader with a grate and an ash pan on the bottom that pulls out. My question is about the baffle or deflector plate up inside at the top of the stove. It is the metal plate that run along the length of the top of the stove that serves to divert heat and smoke up and out to the six inch diameter hole (exhaust). That metal plate has a hole in it from something, maybe overheat. The stove works fine with the hole there, but my local (fireman) inspector says the stove does not pass his muster. I told him it works fine but he continues to state I should contact Hearth. I asked him for the fire code that spells it all out for me. Anyone have an idea of what can be done about the hole or if it even an issue to bother with? Thanks folks,
toastiewarm
I am a newbee to wood stoves but I have a operational (safety) question. I have an old Hearthmate Stove (rough dimensions are 28x16) with smaller glass windows in the front on each of the two swing open doors. It is a front loader with a grate and an ash pan on the bottom that pulls out. My question is about the baffle or deflector plate up inside at the top of the stove. It is the metal plate that run along the length of the top of the stove that serves to divert heat and smoke up and out to the six inch diameter hole (exhaust). That metal plate has a hole in it from something, maybe overheat. The stove works fine with the hole there, but my local (fireman) inspector says the stove does not pass his muster. I told him it works fine but he continues to state I should contact Hearth. I asked him for the fire code that spells it all out for me. Anyone have an idea of what can be done about the hole or if it even an issue to bother with? Thanks folks,
toastiewarm