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Fire bricks in stove cracked

15-01-2017 07:17PM

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barbie1

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Hi,
My stoves firebricks, one at back and one on left side have cracked in the middle. Is this dangerous, or should I not worry about it??
Thanks

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#2 15-01-2017 07:20PM

listermint

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Should ideally be repaired, i believe you can get Fire Cement for this purpose any brick and mortor DIY store should have it.

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#3 16-01-2017 02:06PM

my3cents

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Hard to say but I wouldn't worry about it. Do keep an eye on it every time you clean the stove to see if it gets worse and looks like dropping out or crumbling away.

We have had a crack in two fire bricks in our range (in constant use) for 5 or more years and I've no intention of changing them unless the bricks start falling apart.

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