Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers with NON EPA-Certified Models Only => Shaver Furnace => Topic started by: Wood Nutt on November 29, 2013, 06:38:29 AM
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My shaver door hinges were only two 5/16 bolts. I think my main reason for the door gasket coming apart was the north/south movement of the door when opening it at least a couple of times a day. I found a solution, I took a single piece of solid steel rod longer than the distance between the hinges, drilled out the holes 1/32 larger than the rod in the stove hinges and slid the rod thru both hinges. Really made the door function much better. I can post a picture if anyone needs to see the fix.
I am new to the forum and am starting my 2nd season heating with this Shaver but have been reading on it for over a year now. I see all of the negative posts about Shaver but so far so good for me.
I learned a bunch of tips last year from this site with my install. thanks! :thumbup:
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Post up some pics. We always like to see them! Welcome to the forum.
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Most of us seem to be "tinkering" with something every year! Welcome!
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My attempt at attaching a couple of photos of the door.
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Wood Nut,
Your hinge pin fix looks good!
Greg Steinacher
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My Shaver door is not sagging however, the latch is getting very hard to open and shut. I'm afraid that the door latch will break at any time. Creosote is not a problem. It seems that the metal latch is binding somewhere. Any suggestions?
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Oil it
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I took some emery cloth (could probably use steel wool too and cleaned up the parts I could reach on my latch. The oil will work, but instead, I used silicon spray like an overhead door track is lubricated with. I flooded the latch assembly good with it and cycled the latch open and shut several times and it helped a bunch. If it starts getting sticky again, I just spray it down and cycle it and seems to keep it loosened up. I didn't want to use oil because it attracks dirt/dust and other crud. the spray silicon leaves a dry lub film behind and less crud tends to collect there around the latch.