I had to dust off my username as I haven't checked in here in a while. Everything looks to be still in order, lol. Anyway, did my annual stove cleaning/chimney sweep on the Englander insert the other day before the heating season is about to start and got a nasty surprise. By the bottom left hinge, there's a nasty crack. At one point, a few years ago, there was a hairline crack in this spot and I mig welded it from the inside. It seemed to be holding up well, until now where it has cracked above the weld extending all the way to the hinge and also looks warped now. Additionally, I didn't notice until later, another crack has appeared right at the latch location on the right side. I was about to try to grind down the weld and take a shot at repairing that first spot again but after finding the second crack at the latch, I'm wondering if this unit is not safe anymore in general and not worth trying to fix. Thoughts?
