Oslo Secondary Manifold

[Firewood Daddy]

Last season I knocked the secondary burn tube manifold loose in my stove. I removed the top of the stove and re-installed the burn tube assembly. While burning the rest of the season the secondaries work ok but not like it used too. Just want to know if I should use stove cement to the joint between the manifold, where it attaches to the stove?


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[stovelark]

Hey firewood- absolutely. The manifolds bolt to the back of the manifold housing but are sealed with furnace cement. I always put a bigger washer under the attaching bolt too, it holds it better for the future.

 

[defiant3]

There's a reason the manifold let go in the 1st place too of course. I've found that while the tubes themselves rarely fail, the cast part of the assembly on either end may. Look for signs that the cast parts have warped or separated. If air leaks out of the joints between the upper and lower halves , then it won't be directed through the tubes and to where it needs to go for optimal combustion. You may be able to cement these gaps, or maybe replace the assembly all together. Or it may be fine, but definitely worth a look.

 

[Firewood Daddy]

Thanks guess I'll have to perform a little off season maintenance


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