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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Portage & Main => Topic started by: jreimer on October 30, 2017, 11:36:21 AM

Title: Refractory fix?
Post by: jreimer on October 30, 2017, 11:36:21 AM

I've been burning my Optimizer 250 for 5 years and I'm getting some degradation of the base refractory around the nozzle insert.  Has anyone done repairs to the stock refractory?  What would you use to repair this?

Title: Re: Refractory fix?
Post by: jreimer on November 13, 2018, 07:54:14 AM

The base refractory is beginning to crack around the nozzle.  I have cracks beginning to form from the nozzle edge running perpendicular towards the side of the unit large enough to stick a putty knife into.  The nozzle inserts are beginning to sink down so it's sitting 3/8" below the refractory.  Anyone else experiencing this?

Title: Re: Refractory fix?
Post by: coolidge on November 14, 2018, 06:17:16 PM

Anyway you can drive something for a wedge on both ends to close the gap?