I have a new insert and the vermiculite baffle is broken into 3 pieces. Manufacturer is sending me another and wont get it for a week or so. My question is does anyone know if it would be ok to go ahead and at least do the initial small curing burns with it broken. Or should I just wait until new baffle arrives?
vermiculite baffle question
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Should be fine to burn for paint curing & break in fires...You probably won't get a lot of heat out of it. If the baffle - or what's left of it - is still in position above the secondary burn tubes, try to make sure that it's preventing the flames from hitting the inner top of the firebox...
I'd try to fit what you have together as tight as possible above the tubes. And/or you might try picking up some extra firebricks to use temporarily, generally readily available locally. Some stoves use firebrick as baffle.
Edit: or you could pick up a piece of heavy gauge steel (not galvanized) at Lowes, HD or a hardware store, set the baffle you have on top of that if it's otherwise falling down.
Edit: or you could pick up a piece of heavy gauge steel (not galvanized) at Lowes, HD or a hardware store, set the baffle you have on top of that if it's otherwise falling down.
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Yep, maybe even use a couple of goobs of RTV silicone to hold them together...
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