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Re: Cracks
« Reply #75 on: May 22, 2016, 08:13:52 AM »

It shouldn't leak. Normally it won't crack past weld on firebox
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #76 on: May 22, 2016, 08:45:16 PM »

I'm gonna weld up the crack just to be safe.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #77 on: May 23, 2016, 06:36:07 AM »

Mine definitely leaked. I hope you guys you can get yours fixed before it does. Major pain in the ass.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #78 on: May 23, 2016, 08:08:59 PM »

Ok I was wrong. I figured water would cool it a little and the weld would stop it. How bad did it leak?
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #79 on: May 24, 2016, 07:51:22 AM »

i had what i could call a steady trickle out of 3 of the cracks. The one on the top left was the only one that didn't leak.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #80 on: May 24, 2016, 01:09:07 PM »

How long were your cracks? I'm gonna start taking the tin off soon and weld it up myself and hope for the best. Hope for 1 more season anyway before it starts leaking.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #81 on: July 18, 2016, 10:02:31 AM »

I see on there website now they have added a section addressing the cracks. They still say it is from overheating, but offer their solution for it. I imagine a good fabricator and welder could do the same thing, or they will do it for $700. I still think it's a design flaw and not from overheating, but at least they are acknowledging it.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #82 on: July 27, 2016, 05:40:26 AM »

Wow, They go out of business and leave a bunch of people with problems. Now they are building stoves and selling them again. Obviously these stoves are not "overheating" and this is just a way to deal with the warranty that they will not honor. So less than 3%, my behind. Most people don't know they have cracks yet, but they will. So who is going to unhook there stove and haul it to there shop and have it fixed? Will they offer a warranty for the fix?
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #83 on: August 02, 2016, 08:44:17 PM »

4 cracks from mine also! No leaks but will be fixed before start up. Honestly I believe we all have had these cracks for the past two burning seasons it's just went unnoticed til now. Drill, v notch the crack, plate and weld  from a reputable on site welder is my game plan. I would bet 90% of people that have a ridgewood have these cracks.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #84 on: August 03, 2016, 07:28:48 AM »

Can someone post better pic of exactly where the cracks are located
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #85 on: August 03, 2016, 11:27:10 AM »

I dont have any other pics. If you look into the firebox, the cracks will be in all 4 corners, almost perfectly in the middle of that rounded edge.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #86 on: August 03, 2016, 04:24:55 PM »

Have them in mine as well. Guess my stove must have "overheated" like they claim on their website and then went back to normal operation so I did not notice it.....
Now they are selling a new and improved design to fix the problem they never had....
Going to cut the front plate out with a plasma cutter, then weld in a new front and install new angle to mount the door. Similar to the fix on the website.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #87 on: August 29, 2016, 04:53:55 PM »

How is your stove holding up James?.  My stove has a small leak going on. I was wondering how your weld held up to give me some positive feeling.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #88 on: August 30, 2016, 08:45:12 AM »

It held up for the rest of the season. It started to crack at the very tops of the old cracks again but only went a little way.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #89 on: October 03, 2016, 08:54:08 PM »

Just finished repairing 4 cracks on mine. I ground out the cracks inside and out then tig welded them inside and out for
complete penetration. I also added a 6"x6" patch over the cracked area on the outside at each corner of the door opening. I cut a 2"x2" square out of one corner of each patch and put that part of the patch around the corner of the door frame opening. I also ground out the old weld inside the corners of the door opening and re welded it because it was cracked there too. You guys that had leaks, were the leaks on the outside behind the tin or were they inside the firebox?  2 of the cracks on mine went into the water jacket weld but never leaked. I ground those out a little and welded over them. All I can do is hope for the best.
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