So how long do your fire bricks last????

[CJM]

Wilkinson sell firebricks of all shapes and sizes, cheap too. Just saves messing about with fire cement.

 

I've got a little wenlock you need to remove the fire bricks to remove the baffle

[daveindales]

Has anyone replaced the Baffle plate in the little wenlock I've got to do mine but looks like a pig to get it out!

 

Yes, I have, and your right it was an absolute pig to get out. The problem being that the plate warps with heat. I ended up going in with the angle grinder, just to get the thing out. Ground down the sides and thought it would be ok to get out the following year, but it had warped again. Nowadays, I clean the chimney from the top down. This avoids taking the plate out.

 

Wishing you the best of luck, you may need it!!!!

[mendiplogs]

Hi all

Got a Dunsley Highlander 5 multifuel stove fitted last November, been on more or less ever since apart for a few times we let it out to clean above baffle plate etc, just wondering how long the fire bricks normally last as ours are beginning to wear/crumble, any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.

 

HI SEAN a lot top stoves out there do not run fire bricks so thats better thanks jon

[morten]

I have a small 5kW Morso 1410 (Squirrel) stove for ten years, burning about 10m3/season. Changed the stones this year, as they were all cracked – probably due to trying to fit too big logs inside and forcing the doors shut for the first couple of seasons. I now ensure that log lengths are no more than 10". The bricks should have been changed a couple of years ago, really. So they should probably last about 50-100 m3 logs.

Edited November 20, 2014 by morten

[bobh]

I have a small 5kW Morso 1410 (Squirrel) stove for ten years, burning about 10m3/season. Changed the stones this year, as they were all cracked – probably due to trying to fit too big logs inside and forcing the doors shut for the first couple of seasons. I now ensure that log lengths are no more than 10". The bricks should have been changed a couple of years ago, really. So they should probably last about 50-100 m3 logs.

 

According to morso they don't need replacing if they crack

From the morso FAQs

 

 

 

THE VERMICULITE PLATES*OR BRICKS IN MY STOVE HAVE CRACKED.

SHOULD THEY BE REPLACED?

 

Cracks in the bricks/vermiculite plates*may happen due to bumps from the wood. There is no need to replace the bricks even though they are cracked. They do still insulate the fire chamber.

 

The purpose of the bricks is to insulate the fire chamber to increase the combustion temperature. However, if they start crumbling, the insulation disappears. This may damage the cast iron and they do in this case have to be replaced.

 

*

[morten]

According to morso they don't need replacing if they crack

From the morso FAQs

 

 

 

THE VERMICULITE PLATES*OR BRICKS IN MY STOVE HAVE CRACKED.

SHOULD THEY BE REPLACED?

 

Cracks in the bricks/vermiculite plates*may happen due to bumps from the wood. There is no need to replace the bricks even though they are cracked. They do still insulate the fire chamber.

 

The purpose of the bricks is to insulate the fire chamber to increase the combustion temperature. However, if they start crumbling, the insulation disappears. This may damage the cast iron and they do in this case have to be replaced.

 

*

 

Mine were badly cracked and falling to pieces, so really needing to be changed

[Countryboy]

Where is the best place to buy sheets of fire bricks / vermiculite from. Thanks

[egnsean]

Tons on ebay, dont know how many you wood make out of this one

 

Firebrick Fire brick Vermiculite Board Large | eBay

 

But must be cheaper than pre cut from stove shop ours cost a fortune:thumbdown: they are dead easy to cut.

[egnsean]

Hi Jon, sounds good as the bricks are expensive and don't last long.

[Countryboy]

Thank you for the information