WESO Coal Panels

sav · Post by **sav** » Mon. Feb. 02, 2015 10:04 pm

It seems that my new to me Weso 020 is lacking the 2 coal panels that fit on either side of the fire box. Does anybody have a pair? Peter F. , aka Mr Weso, from CRH in NH is out of the country until May.

just peter · Post by **just peter** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 6:29 am

I've put in some firebrick's at the back because they where melted and warped.
It works fine.

Peter.

sav · Post by **sav** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 7:50 am

Thanks Peter, but I'm not talking about the back of the fire box. I'm in need the 2 removable ribbed sloping cast (?) pieces which rest on the left and right lip of either side of the box. The manual states that they are needed for coal but not necessary for wood burning.

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 8:07 am

Hi sav, do you still have the sellers number. He might have them laying around somewhere and never used them.

sav · Post by **sav** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 8:27 am

Unfortunately no and he moved out of state. The stove was given to him in trade and he never used it. I'm thinking I'll simply make moulds and cast them in refractory cement. They're roughly 7" high x 8" wide and 2" at the base sloping to 1" at the top with a ribbed surface on the sloping face. Seems simple!

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 8:35 am

sav wrote:Unfortunately no and he moved out of state. The stove was given to him in trade and he never used it. I'm thinking I'll simply make moulds and cast them in refractory cement. They're roughly 7" high x 8" wide and 2" at the base sloping to 1" at the top with a ribbed surface on the sloping face. Seems simple!

Well if you are going that route with refractory cement, could you try cutting 2 fire bricks per side and cementing them in place? It sounds like you just need the taller basket for mounding the coal. Very similar to my Vigilant with fire bricks on the 2 sides and 4 across the back for holding 45 plus lbs. of coal. Pictures would help also.

sav · Post by **sav** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 8:43 am

Here's a photo from the manual

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michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 9:02 am

I would try a couple fire bricks to the dimension needed and don't worry about the sloping design it may amount to a pound or so less coal.

sav · Post by **sav** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 9:24 am

And use refractory cement to bond the bricks to the cast burn plate?

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 10:14 am

sav wrote:And use refractory cement to bond the bricks to the cast burn plate?

I use furnace cement to keep my side bricks in place but they would probably stay in place anyhow because of the coal pile. Come spring clean out the furnace cement has let go on some spots anyway...piece of mind I guess. That high temp prv in a tube is good also, Fire stop is good it comes in a caulking tube as well as fireplace mortar. They are all about 6 or 7 dollars.

sav · Post by **sav** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 11:32 am

Good ideas-thanks

brunom15 · Post by **brunom15** » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 11:49 am

Take a look here, you should be able to assemble something tapered with wedge, arch, skew and/or feather bricks: http://www.sheffield-pottery.com/HARD-BRICKS-Fire ... -s/373.htm

Bruno