A friend of mine found out that I work on wood stoves so asked me to look at his fireplace today. Sure enough the back panel was missing a big chunk and the whole back panel is about to fall apart. They have not used the fireplace for sometime as they did not know how to repair it. I know how to replace the panels but the grate seemed like it was hard to move. I did not want to break anything so did not force it. I could not see the legs on the grate because of the ashes and firewood. Do some of these grates fit in holes in the bottom panel? And is their always a top panel as this fireplace does not appear to ever had one. How can you tell if there should be a top panel?
Then I also noticed the damper had a steel bar on it for lifting the damper but the clip is broken off on tope to hold the damper closed. Sorry no picture of the damper as I did not think of it until after I left. I have no idea of what the clip should look like to weld or bolt a new one on. This might be something I will need to figure out. Thanks for any tips and help you can give.
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Then I also noticed the damper had a steel bar on it for lifting the damper but the clip is broken off on tope to hold the damper closed. Sorry no picture of the damper as I did not think of it until after I left. I have no idea of what the clip should look like to weld or bolt a new one on. This might be something I will need to figure out. Thanks for any tips and help you can give.
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