Slant/fin vsl-160 thermal insulator changeout?
Question regards a Slant/Fin VSL-160 (and its Cosmogas siblings Embassy Onex OX160 / Peerless PC160/ HB Smith GC160). The vermiculite thermal insulator beneath the Fecralloy burner has cracked into three pieces. How does this assembly come apart? I don’t want to damage the burner head, which is expensive. Thanks
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Thanks. I had looked at the diagram, but I guess I did not look closely enough. To me it looks like there is a 38mm long screw that holds the aluminum extrusion in place, and that the burner head slips over the extrusion.
I do have the part on order.
It had occurred to me that it may be possible to repair the insulator with a high temperature rated cement. Something like this:0 -
The part arrived. The pack of hardened goo is a mystery… weighted shipping filler? It’s on the label…
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Well, my unspoken , hinted at concern that the hardened mystery goo was some sort of sealant has now gained spoken status. I opened the duct, removed the 38mm screw that holds the burner to the duct, and found a hardened, brittle, white sealant. It seems that if the yellow goo in the fill-air type pack were the (different colored) sealant, it has aged beyond usefulness. The packaging is rather strange though if that goo really was sealant. See photo previous post.
No instructions with the part, and no instructions in the manual. What sealant should be used here? Obviously high temp. I am guessing it is a refractory cement like I thought about using for insulator repair. I also included a photo of inside the duct, with a little corrosion at the end. No doubt that’s from the massive concentric vent cross contamination this thing saw due to contractor installation error (a long story I’ll share later).
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ahh, I didn’t view your post until just now! Thanks. It must have been posted as I was writing up my last post.
I guess it had to be sealant. I agree desiccant isn’t likely with an air sealed bag.
No instructions, unfortunately.0 -
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