I have a Rayburn 200SF solid fuel cooker. The bottom firebrick are deeply pitted, and I think they should be replaced. I can buy the firebrick online, but I can find no instructions/information on DIY replacement. Also I have no idea whether it is possible to replace just the pitted bricks or whether all should be replaced at one time. Can anyone tell me whether this is a reasonable job for an average DIYer and/or point me to information on how to go about the job? Many thanks for any assistance!

- Jim

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:30:34 -0700, Jim Bowen wrote:

I have a Rayburn 200SF solid fuel cooker. The bottom firebrick are
deeply pitted, and I think they should be replaced. I can buy the
firebrick online, but I can find no instructions/information on DIY
replacement. Also I have no idea whether it is possible to replace just
the pitted bricks or whether all should be replaced at one time. Can
anyone tell me whether this is a reasonable job for an average DIYer
and/or point me to information on how to go about the job? Many thanks
for any assistance!

- Jim

Decades since I refurbished a Rayburn and that was a total strip down and
rebuild.

However I would suggest that you replace all the fire bricks and if you
get any out intact regard them as a bonus as future spares.

If they are like normal solid fuel burners the fire bricks should come out
relatively easily (for various values of easily) because they were
probably shipped separately and installed when the stove was commissioned.

An installation manual for your stove would probably give fitting
instructions.

Have you got one/ asked Rayburn for one/ Googled for one?

Cheers

Dave R

On 09/08/2014 15:35, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:30:34 -0700, Jim Bowen wrote:

I have a Rayburn 200SF solid fuel cooker. The bottom firebrick are
deeply pitted, and I think they should be replaced. I can buy the
firebrick online, but I can find no instructions/information on DIY
replacement. Also I have no idea whether it is possible to replace just
the pitted bricks or whether all should be replaced at one time. Can
anyone tell me whether this is a reasonable job for an average DIYer
and/or point me to information on how to go about the job? Many thanks
for any assistance!

- Jim

Decades since I refurbished a Rayburn and that was a total strip down and
rebuild.

However I would suggest that you replace all the fire bricks and if you
get any out intact regard them as a bonus as future spares.

If they are like normal solid fuel burners the fire bricks should come out
relatively easily (for various values of easily) because they were
probably shipped separately and installed when the stove was commissioned.

An installation manual for your stove would probably give fitting
instructions.

Have you got one/ asked Rayburn for one/ Googled for one?

Cheers

Dave R
Dunno if its of any use..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1214023821...84.m1558.l2649

In message , Jim
Bowen writes
I have a Rayburn 200SF solid fuel cooker. The bottom firebrick are
deeply pitted, and I think they should be replaced. I can buy the
firebrick online, but I can find no instructions/information on DIY
replacement.

There are various installation manuals on the web, which seem to show
initial installation, which should help. Just Google Rayburn
installation manual.

--
Graeme

Thanks for the replies. However, my Rayburn (and I assume all others) was delivered with the bricks installed, ready to fire up. The Rayburn installation manual simply says:

The firebricks fitted to Rayburn Cookers are of first
quality manufacture, and providing the cooker has been
installed and used correctly will have a reasonable life.
They are, however, expendable items and in time will
require renewal.
The renewal of firebricks is not a major operation and
can be carried out by the average person.

As I hopefully qualify as an average person, I suppose I should just order the bricks and cement and go for it. I was just hoping somewhere there was a little information so I could go into the job knowing what was going to happen rather than having to figure out each step as I went along. Past experience tells me that kind of on-the-job training often ends up with the first job teaching me a lot while ending up with a less than perfect result. But if that's how it needs to be, so be it.