Help! I can't open the door!!

Tim Crowley · September 13, 2009, 09:28:23 PM

All of a sudden, I can't open the door of my eclassic 2300. It's not locked (I've checked). Am I missing something I should know? Supposed to get a little nippy tonight. Fires raging inside.

Anybody ever have to "take the door off" via hinges or anything??

Thanks,

Tim

Paul_H · September 13, 2009, 09:42:12 PM

Creosote glued the door shut?

A little heat and gentle prying,weeping and gnashing of teeth and it'll be open in no time ;)

Tim Crowley · September 13, 2009, 09:49:30 PM

Thanks, Paul, but it's not "stuck", there's something wrong with the mechanism. Any thoughts on what to do?

Paul_H · September 13, 2009, 10:28:17 PM

Sorry Tim,that's all I've got,my woodstove has a simple lock but I remember creosote sticking the bottom door on a Duomatic Olson stove I once had.

SwampDonkey · September 14, 2009, 04:29:35 AM

Does the door have hinge pins? Well I guess that would have been worked out by now. I guess grab a heavy crow bar. And do a John Candy scene from "Uncle Buck" when we was washing clothes. :D :D

woodmills1 · September 14, 2009, 07:28:41 PM

my door acted like that one cold feb night
the pin had worn a groove and let the hinge hit the stop
I popped the hinge pins and rotated the pins
stopped my heart cold when it would't open :D

Tim Crowley · September 14, 2009, 10:02:33 PM

Guys,

Thanks. I called Central Boiler today. They were very helpful. Rare case of a (poorly designed) pin in the mechanism. Requires the removal of the outside sheetmetal. Lots of screws and sort of a hassle. Got 'er done, though, and all's well. Whew. Thanks for the ideas. Am so happy we got that resolved.

Tim