- Apr 6, 2012
- 5
So,
I have a Hampton GC60 Pellet stove that I purchased new last March and used for about a month until the spring warmed up. After using it for the last time I cleaned it out and filled the pellet hopper.
It is in my downstairs living area which experiences about 45 % humidity at most.
I never really looked at the stove again throughout the summer until today. I gave the stove a general once over to ensure it was ready for the coming season and I found the entire interior fire box are was covered with a thin scale of rust. The side walls, the burn pot, everything.
What's the deal ? Anyone know? Should I have capped off or somehow sealed off the exhaust pipe? I am guessing the moisture creaped in through the exhaust pipe over the summer.
Has anyone else dealt with this and is this something I should be concerned with. Also is this norm and what should I do to prevent it in the future ? Should I be looking at anything in the stove that could be damaged as a result of the moisture ?
Also, should I clean off the scale of rust and if so how would you recommend it ? Wire brush etc. ? Thank you VERY much in advance for any advice etc.
Keith C New Gloucester, Maine
I have a Hampton GC60 Pellet stove that I purchased new last March and used for about a month until the spring warmed up. After using it for the last time I cleaned it out and filled the pellet hopper.
It is in my downstairs living area which experiences about 45 % humidity at most.
I never really looked at the stove again throughout the summer until today. I gave the stove a general once over to ensure it was ready for the coming season and I found the entire interior fire box are was covered with a thin scale of rust. The side walls, the burn pot, everything.
What's the deal ? Anyone know? Should I have capped off or somehow sealed off the exhaust pipe? I am guessing the moisture creaped in through the exhaust pipe over the summer.
Has anyone else dealt with this and is this something I should be concerned with. Also is this norm and what should I do to prevent it in the future ? Should I be looking at anything in the stove that could be damaged as a result of the moisture ?
Also, should I clean off the scale of rust and if so how would you recommend it ? Wire brush etc. ? Thank you VERY much in advance for any advice etc.
Keith C New Gloucester, Maine