I used some furnace cement to seal the gaps between the plates of my wood burning stove.
Some of the old cement had deteriorated.
This particular cement came in a small plastic tub and is like black sticky pudding.
How long should I allow it to dry?
The container says to allow a minimum of 4 hours.
However, after 4 hours, I find that the cement is still soft.
Need I wait until it the cement is hard before I fire up the stove?
The last time I used this cement it took about 24 hours for it to be hard (perhaps the relatively low temperature in the house -- due to the stove being on hold -- had something to do with the long drying time?)
Thanks,
Griz
Some of the old cement had deteriorated.
This particular cement came in a small plastic tub and is like black sticky pudding.
How long should I allow it to dry?
The container says to allow a minimum of 4 hours.
However, after 4 hours, I find that the cement is still soft.
Need I wait until it the cement is hard before I fire up the stove?
The last time I used this cement it took about 24 hours for it to be hard (perhaps the relatively low temperature in the house -- due to the stove being on hold -- had something to do with the long drying time?)
Thanks,
Griz