Question about my Mansfield

[todd1st]

Hi all,

I have been visiting this site since last year, and I have learned so much from everyone here. Thank you for all your information.

After alot of reading from you guys, I finally purchased a Hearthstone Mansfield last winter, and it's a fantastic stove. I have a 1900 sq. ft. ranch, and it keeps it quite toasty in here even during the low 20s and teens. It is centrally located in my living room, and when I come out of my bedroom in the morning, the soft warmth of heat from the stones hit me even though there are only a few coals in it. What a beast!

Now for the question. I was cleaning up some of the ashes when my shovel tapped against the long, vertical, square metal bar on the back left side of the stove and it was loose. I tapped the bar on the right, and it didn't move at all. Is this a problem? Did I damage it somehow? Is it a loose screw that I can tighten or can I cement it back to the wall? Or do I just leave it alone. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanx, Todd

 

[ourmoneypit]

Our Mansfield is at the cottage, so I'm going from memory. I think that piece might be structural, part of the frame the soapstone pieces are placed into. Were it I, I would contact my dealer, to be sure.

 

[struggle]

I just checked mine and the both move. I think they have something to do with secondary air, but not entirely sure. I seen no problems with the operation of my stove with mine like yours as you described. It do not think there is anything structural about them at all.

 

[Highbeam]

I have the same pipe, but only one, in my heritage and have taken it all apart. That little piece of square tube feeds all of the fresh air to the secondary manifold. It is held in place temporarily by a blob of cement at the factory while they get ready to drop the secondary manifold in place. The secondary manifold has a casting that sort of captures the tube and doesn't let it tip out and the bottom of the stove has a similar feature. Of interest to you and me is that this tube carries fresh air at full throttle to the top of the stove and any leaks coming from the tube at either end will be uncontrolled firebox leaks which you don't want. Also, on the bottom of that tube any gaps would allow ash to fall into the bowels of your stove.

I used rutland black furnace cement to glue the tube in place and to seal up around the top and bottom of it. That thing being loose means that it has gaps and leaks. Glue it in.

 

[todd1st]

Thanx for the fast replies. I will pick up some Rutland black cement and glue it back down.

todd