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  1. P

    Leak in Tarm Solo Plus MKII firebox

    Hi! Need help!!! I have a Tarm Solo Plus MKII 140,000 btu, that developed a pinhole leak in the firebox yesterday. It’s on the back wall (of course🙄), about an inch up from the bottom. What do I do???? I just started looking online - one suggestion was to put a self-tapping screw with a...
  2. Y

    Large Flush Wood: Fire goes out of the box with bypass damper closed - is it okay?

    Hi everyone! I noticed that when I start a top-down fire in my Lopi Large Flush Wood insert or when I just add fresh logs on top (like below), I can see the fire through a small hole for the bypass rod, see video below: I remember my installation photos and the fact that such a bypass should...
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    Wood stove within (not in front of) existing fireplace?

    Would very much appreciate anyone's help. We have an existing masonry fireplace which we'd like to refit with a woodburning stove or insert. There are several inserts that fit the bill, but my wife and I both prefer the look of a freestanding stove. That said, we'd want the freestanding stove...
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    Firebox / Chimney Installation - insulation proper?

    Hi Guys, my fireplace is between my living room and my garage encapsulated between walls around the flue. Today I actually went inside of there because I had to run some wires for something else. While in there, I noticed a couple things that concerned me and I was hoping to find answers or...
  5. A

    Help Choosing Product for Mortar Repair

    I've owned my current home for (4) years and had the fireplace cleaned last year. The home was built in 1987 and I believe this is all original. I've yet to use the fireplace. Recently, while installing a chain screen some of the mortar or cement fell out between the exterior brick veneer and...
  6. HoffDNA

    Can I remove the brick lining my firebox permanently to make room for an insert?

    Hi all! Our firebox is very small and I'd like to put in a propane insert. I was wondering if I can remove the brick lining the firebox to make room for a larger insert. (I would hire an expert to do the removal.) Our central chimney is made of large cinderblocks and was built in 1998. Is the...
  7. K

    1934 Kalamazoo Liberty Cook Stove

    Hello, We recently purchased a 1934 Kalamazoo Liberty cook stove that has been in the same family for ~88 years. The stove appears to be in very good condition and was used frequently until being stored 40+ years ago. Several pictures of the stove, the firebox, and three pages from the 1934...
  8. R

    cutting metal firebox for gas insert

    Hi! I hope you are doing well! We are looking at purchasing a gas insert to go into our exiting wood burning firebox because the local regulations have changed in our area and we are no longer permitted to burn wood in our existing set-up. We have natural gas in the house so we decided to...
  9. C

    Can you add cement board to shorten a firebox?

    Hi, My wife and I demoed a river rock fireplace facing and are now wondering... how can we clean this mess up? Our main question is: can we simply place a cement board over the front of the firebox to shorten it, or do we need to lower it with fire resistant bricks? We are thinking: 1...
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    Heatilator rusted out firebox, what are possible solutions and approx cost...

    I just discovered that the firebox of my basement fireplace Heatilator is rusted out. (I only discovered this because I am working from home due to covid-19, LOL). This fireplace hasn't been used probably for 15 years. So, the 2 problems are replacing the firebox and probably chimney...
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    Majestic Builders Drop in DV Fireplace - gasket on firebox for thermopile wires?

    Hello -- I'm repairing my 2005 Majestic 39BDVR fireplace which won't light. I've done the voltage tests, and after cleaning up the thermopile, it still hovers around 145 mV with the switch "on". 150 is the minimum. Sometimes it gets to 150 and it will light... but I'm pretty sure it's the...
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    Filled ash dump chute with concrete: Can I do concrete all the way up?

    Hi folks, The plywood forms were never removed from under the hearth when the home was built :eek:, and major demolition would be required to access the ash pit to remove the plywood. (The pit is roughly 2x13 feet of floor area and a couple feet high, making it almost impossible to reach the...
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    Top cap damper in steel firebox

    Hey all, I'm new here and took a look around and haven't found exactly what I'm looking for. I just bought a home and the heatilator fireplace has a metal firebox with a throat damper that is very in need of being replaced. Advice of home inspector was to cut it out and install a top cap damper...
  14. S

    What material do you use for the roof of a masonry firebox?

    Hi! Any advice much appreciated. What material do you use for the roof of a masonry firebox? The discussion and comments here: http://www.livingstonemasons.com/ins...door-fireplace seem to indicate that you can just use cement for the firebox roof. If regular cement is used for the roof, not...
  15. DarwinsFlinch

    Reassemble/Refurbish Fireplace

    Hi gang... We bought a foreclosure that is also fixer-upper. I inherited a firebox/hearth that I want to put back together. Aside from having the chimney cleaned and inspected, what pitfalls should I watch out for? The overall plan is to install laminate flooring so, should the hearth go on top...
  16. M

    Reducing a Firebox Opening

    How do I install and support 12in x24in tiles “across” a firebox opening? Not over the top of the opening, but literally across the opening? I tore out the brick veneer & hearth extension from my 100% masonry, site-built fireplace. I left the firebox, chimney flue etc & hope to go back w...
  17. flyingarmstrong

    Fire box material

    I just installed a used Century Heating 2500x insert. I thought my fireplace was masonry, however if I pound on the brick inside the firebox it does sound like it isn't solid brick behind it. I cut the old damper handle guide right before it attaches to the damper in order to get my liner to...
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    Firebox vs. Stove in 116 yr old house, requesting advice.

    My wife and I are in the middle of a new home renovation - our first. We had a nice looking fireplace on a wall with stone from the floor to ceiling. This had a gas burning insert in it. It was a bit dated but functional. We decided it would look nice if we took down half of the stone and put a...
  19. quickrch

    Avalon Firebox split what should I do?

    I have an Avalon Astoria it is in the limited warranty stage now. It has a split in one of the seams of the firebox. I must admit that at first I thought that the brick back bent on its own. Later I realized that gas and fly ash was pushing back through the exhaust chamber behind the burn...
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