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Cracks
« on: March 02, 2016, 03:53:01 PM »

came home today to no water in the sight glass and four cracks inside the door which are leaking? What do I do? I know they arent going to warranty it. IS this something that can be welded? am i safe to add water?
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2016, 04:03:35 PM »

Strange way to crack….

If you have no choice add water till it can be welded.

Looks like the fire will have to be out so those cracks can be welded from both sides.

A friend with a portable MIG would come in mighty handy about now.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2016, 04:07:11 PM »

my brother in law is a welder by trade, if it can be welded he can weld it. wasnt sure about adding water because of the temperature difference. Didnt want to make the cracks worse
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2016, 05:58:48 PM »

Brother in law says he can fix it. Got to tear the front of it off to get at them. garden hose is frozen so i havent been able to fill it back up. I can tell its got water near the top because the crack that is leaking is at the top of the door. Tim says it must have overheated to crack the way I described it. NOt warrantable but they would fix it if i took it to them. Im just going to have my brother in law do it to save me from having to load and haul it and shouldnt be down quite as long.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2016, 06:39:42 PM »

Looks like one thing in your favor is the weather heading our way. It's supposed to get to 50 next week and stay above freezing at night up here, sure you should be even warmer there. Are you still burning or letting the fire go out? Hope all goes well with your fix, and keep us posted.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2016, 07:20:11 PM »

for now ive got it idling. The pump is running, but i have the solenoid for the door unhooked. Im gonna try to get out of work tomorrow early to get it tore apart and my bro in law can weld it. Ill get some pics of the cracks inside the box. Pretty gnarly.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2016, 07:52:02 PM »

How long have you own the OWB?
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2016, 04:53:58 AM »

I bought it the summer before last.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2016, 07:31:57 PM »

Wow.....did it overheat?
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2016, 01:37:07 PM »

must have. But not while I was around. Wish I knew for sure so I could try to figure out what caused it.
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2016, 06:53:10 AM »

jamesbodeis, After reading your post I checked my boiler and found these cracks also. I have not had any leaking yet but it sure makes me nervous. I purchased my unit about the same time you did. I have had no problems with anything, it has worked great so far, so there have been no overheating issues. it is my opinion that this is a design problem. How many other Ridgewood owners have these cracks?
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2016, 08:00:24 AM »

Wow.....did it overheat?
must have. But not while I was around. Wish I knew for sure so I could try to figure out what caused it.


I find it hard to believe your stove overheated and you did not know it. IMO that was not the problem, you would know it if it happened. Its not pretty.   
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2016, 03:58:13 PM »

My buddy has a 6000 with a crack in the upper right area. Mines all welded up and running now. I have a hard time believing it overheated also, seems like i would have caught it. I mean it wouldn't just magically quit overheating, and I wasnt that low on water. Fortunately my brother in law is a welder and we have it fixed up good. But i feel for anyone who doesnt have that luxury.
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Re: Cracks
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Re: Cracks
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2016, 05:58:54 PM »

Holy Crap! Great pics!    What a pain in the ass..........Glad you got it up and running again
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