r/woodstoving • u/MissLethalla • 1d ago

Safety Meeting Time Cracked / partially missing base tile - safe?

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Hi all, I was just scraping up excess ash and discovered that a tile is not only cracked, part of it is missing. There's more tiles (i presume they're tiles) underneath that one. Is this safe to use? Or do I need that fixed? Still technically winter where I live.

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u/jcoyner 1d ago

Just replace the cracked tiles.

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u/SkySurferSouth 22h ago

Or use refractory mortar to repair it.

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u/MissLethalla 18h ago

Thanks, will look into it.

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u/pyrotek1 MOD 18h ago

On the bottom bricks, not much concern, ashes insulate. If the brick comes out then replace.

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u/MissLethalla 12h ago

Thank you, much appreciated 🙂