Harmon 250 Clean Out and Rust Proof

Hello folks I hope all is well!

Any words of wisdom on weak spots or areas I should concentrate the effort to avoid corrosion? Was gonna oil the moving parts (spinners, shaker grate moving parts and hinges. Is a light smokey wood fire enough to coat the interior? I appreciate your guidance and suggestions as always. Thanks

Personally I WD the hell out of the complete interior--not a big believer in the creosote concept for long term. Just an old farmers thoughts.

Thanks for sharing your way. Im pretty sure I got big can of that laying around here somewhere!

WD 40 always evaporates over the summer on me, I've been using a paint brush and a light coat of motor oil... Burns right off, first firing.

Thanks. I ended up painting and spaying some used tranny fluid out in the outdoor boiler. Used an old windex bottle to spray oil into the corners and hard to reach areas. It stopped the rust right away. Inside I used spray olive oil in the Harman it also looks to be doing the job. I starting putting on wd40 but it was stinking up the house, stove is in the living room. I figured the spray oil would do the same job without the smell. Thanks for the replies

Wife has an excellent smeller and can detect any type of oil from 10 feet away without a burn. I started beginning and ending each season with wood to put a creosote coating on the inside surface of the stove.

All I can say is I have zero rust.

I'm now a believer, Rev.

This is the first year I've tried burning wood in the range for the last fire. Didn't have much wood cut at the time so I only burned a little more than one firebox full. I was concerned I didn't have enough wood cut to thoroughly coat all over inside the flues. It was only enough to leave a very thin, black coating.

We've had quite a bit of wet, damp weather since that last fire in early June. Just checked inside the flues with a flashlight and no rust. First year that the range has been rust free inside in 11 seasons. But it's not enough of a build up that it gives off that creosote stink on really damp days.

Paul

I also did a half day of wood before total shut down, cleaned & WD'd before that. We'll see come fall. Paul, send some of that rain/ wet/ damp Freetown way. PLEEEEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A little creosote is my friend too.

freetown fred wrote:I also did a half day of wood before total shut down, cleaned & WD'd before that. We'll see come fall. Paul, send some of that rain/ wet/ damp Freetown way. PLEEEEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All our rain storms have been coming from the west and south west - that's your area Fred. What'd you do to scare it off ?

Paul

We got a real frog choker on Saturday complete with wind good enough to blow down trees and bring the streams up to the top of the banks.

Today you can't even tell it. Streams are back down to lower than before it rained.

Where did all that water go?