Tips on storing a cast-iron stove in shed during renovations

[ThereAreGoats]

Hi all,

I need to keep my Green Mountain 40 cast iron stove in a shed (not climate controlled) during renovations on my cabin and am looking for tips on how to keep it from rusting. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Robert

 

[begreen]

It's going to get some rust. How much will depend on how long it sits out and how damp it is. Would it be possible to put a 15 or 25w bulb inside the stove to keep the body warmer than ambient?

 

[stoveliker]

And what about buying some plastic sheeting, packing it in well (taping seams) and putting a few pots of damprid between the legs?

 

[begreen]

And what about buying some plastic sheeting, packing it in well (taping seams) and putting a few pots of damprid between the legs?

If there are wide temperature swings day and night, condensation can form inside the plastic tent. Maybe damp-rid will control that?

 

[stoveliker]

Condensation needs two things: humidity and a surface below the dewpoint.
Decreasing humidity decreases corrosion and decreased the dewpoint.
Sealing it when it's dry outside, and adding sufficient damprid is aimed at that. Question is how much damprid....

I didn't do the experiment, so can't say what exactly is needed.

I do like your lamp thing too.

 

[begreen]

Whatever the process, keep it for as short a time as possible. A few weeks in the shed will be a lot better than 6 months.

 

[kborndale]

Maybe keep a fan blowing on it?

 

[ThereAreGoats]

The lamp won't be possible, unfortunately, nor a fan. I'll look into damprid. But a thought: what about plastic wrap? Like Cling Wrap. The stuff used for food? SInce it would cling right to the surface, would that keep all the humidity out?

 

[stoveliker]

I would not do that; there will be humidity there. The air is not at 0% when you wrap. And when it's cold, that could condense on the inside of the wrap, which touches your stove.

Sealing it and having damprid in there, the hope is to suck enough moisture out of the air to not have it condense (and not add moisture because of the sealing).