So I purchased my mve2 in October and I've gone through about 2.5 tons so far. No problems...everything seems to be working great. Woke up this morning to a nice amount of snow falling. Went to clean my stove and noticed a 4" crack on my baffle plate. Called my stove place and they said they had no stock but would order one right away to replace. Thank goodness for the 5 year warranty on the cast iron.
My first question...I am running this unit on high and need every ounce of BTUs produced. What are your opinions on the cracked baffle? Am I running it too hot or was it perhaps just a bad casting?
My second question... I noticed some surface rust inside my firepot but nowhere else on the stove. Is it normal to get a little rust in the firepot?
My intentions would be to pull the firepot out at the end of the season and give it a good cleaning/oiling. Is this
a difficult thing since it's connected to a manual lever?
Ok....sorry...more than two questions.
My first question...I am running this unit on high and need every ounce of BTUs produced. What are your opinions on the cracked baffle? Am I running it too hot or was it perhaps just a bad casting?
My second question... I noticed some surface rust inside my firepot but nowhere else on the stove. Is it normal to get a little rust in the firepot?
My intentions would be to pull the firepot out at the end of the season and give it a good cleaning/oiling. Is this
a difficult thing since it's connected to a manual lever?
Ok....sorry...more than two questions.