Paint burns off inside and above glas

[Chipper]

Using newly installed this year.... 2 months now regency hampton h301 wood insert. Working well, heating 1850sf colonial very well. Live it.

Cosmetic issue as the black paint over the firebox, visible through glass is burning off. I imagine I will be told that I'm letting wood too close to door /glass, but my larger question is.... What do you do to fix? Do I buy paint? It looks awful, but stove works well.

Thoughts?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Welcome to the forum!

Since that's below the rope gasket it's inside the firebox. The temperature there is well above what the paint can handle. Parts of the firebox get hot enough that they can be seen glowing.

Paint inside the firebox is probably put there to keep it from rusting while in storage and transport to the shop you bought it from. When the season ends you can spray the area with black paint to keep it looking nice all summer, but it will most likely burn off again after the first hot fire.

 

[1kzwoman]

I thought that this could be caused by leaky gasket..excess air intake equaling overheating ? Is gasket stiff near this area?
Am I off track? Re exterior paint burnoff

 

[BobUrban]

Good luck - if you find a paint that can hold up to internal stove temps it would likely cost more than the stove per gallon

 

[fossil]

I'm not sure that's paint. In any case, if it is paint, there's nothing you can do to keep it from burning off. Have you tried just wiping those whitened areas with a damp cloth? Rick