Stove cement cracked and fallen out

mizzbiz

Hello,

We had a multi fuel stove installed a couple of months ago by a great installer at a fantastic price. The job was a good one and we have had no issues until today.

It is a windy day and I got the stove up to temperature quite quickly. I was just puttin gon my first load of ecoal when I heard a crack and something hit the top of the stove. When I looked it was a big segment of the fire cement which seals the joint between the stove pipe and the register plate.

A fumy smell started pumping into the room and I shut down the vents andopened the windows. Oh was home and used our baking tray to remove the coals and put them in the back yard. We've left the front room to air out.

Is this a common thing to happen and after only two months? I would rather not ring the installer if it's a standard problem and not dangerous but on the other hand, I have a little one and if he needs to come in and reinstall then so be it.

muckybutt

Its a very common problem and one i'm always redoing for customers who have stoves.

However the stuff I use is a mix of clay and resins which combine to make a very hard cement, its called Inglenook Fire Cement. I can say that ive not encountered any repairs that I have done in the past that have failed when using this stuff.

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/heating-cooling+air-purifiers/inglenook-fire-cement-1kg/invt/0245770/

greyteam1959

Get the installer back.......
Should be a simple job.....

mizzbiz

Thank you so much for putting my mind at rest. This is what we hoped and thought and will buy the Inglenook stuff as have seen it recommended when we had the stove installed.
Many thanks Muckybutt

Chimney_Sweep_3

Its your stove installer being lazy, a rope seal should have been used with a clamp/finishing ring, this allows for expansion/contraction. Not to worry its a common problem the rope and finisher would have added another couple of £ to the cost of the install, its a problem I encounter almost daily.