Rust spots on new wood stove

dilby00

Hi does anyone out there have rust spots on the top of their wood stove? We've had a new one installed for only 2 months and it looks like below. Thing is there is no evidence of water dripping down (everything around it bone dry).



Thanks!

Patrick20

what is it made of cast iron or steel? either way both have to be maintained to keep rust at bay. It doesnt have to be in direct contact with water to start rusting a humid environment will do it(especially when heat is involved). you will need to lightly sand the rust down then get give it a coat with some stove paint and/or stove polish to stop it reacting with the air.

Also I'm no expert but i'll mention this in case it may be right, could it be you are burning wood that isn't fully dry yet or perhaps bringing wood in that isn't fulling dried which could be realise steam/moisture when burned or through evaporation while just sitting in the room?

Davesnave

Patrick20 wrote: »

Also I'm no expert but i'll mention this in case it may be right, could it be you are burning wood that isn't fully dry yet or perhaps bringing wood in that isn't fulling dried which could be realise steam/moisture when burned or through evaporation while just sitting in the room?

See OP's other post:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5403475

OP you have been coy about mentioning the brand/model of fire. There are a lot of cheap woodburners about, and while a shiny, gunmetal look might look great in the showroom, it's harder to maintain this in real life, especially if the finish isn't good to start with.

All is not lost, because it's quite easy to paint stoves. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to get a good finish.

paddy's_mum

I wonder whether this is because a source of heat (the stove) is now warming the air sufficiently that condensation/evaporation is forming in the roof of the alcove in which the stove sits and dripping down through the day as the area cools.

It's clear from the picture that something is dripping rather than having a puddle of water from a leak, for instance.

wrightk

Davesnave wrote: »

See OP's other post:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5403475

OP you have been coy about mentioning the brand/model of fire. There are a lot of cheap woodburners about, and while a shiny, gunmetal look might look great in the showroom, it's harder to maintain this in real life, especially if the finish isn't good to start with.

All is not lost, because it's quite easy to paint stoves. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to get a good finish.

+1.
I dismantle ours every late summer/take doors off and spray it including the flue pipe with stove paint. Comes up like new