Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    Canterbury
    Posts
    2

    Default Wellstood Cooker probs & poss solutions. Re re-bricking in an ancient thread of 2006

    This is in answer to an ancient thread but if anyone is interested, and/or bothered about something to do with their Wellstood, feel free to give me a nod.
    I repair these here over the ditch in the Sth Is of Kiwi land.
    If you cant find bits, give us a call/email as we have moulds/patterns and have new cast iron panels for them. We also make new boilers which increase the hot water heating by half (from 3Kw to 4.5Kw). We also make sets of fire bricks for these as well as all Rayburn models, Esse, Doric and a whole lot of other fire appliances.
    They may be old (1950's & 60's) but they are a cracker of a cooker and compared with the more recent cookers, are far more likely to out last them. We are replacing cast iron panels on these later cookers more than the old Wellies! They seem to have cut down the material weight and therefore they dont seem to last the distance as much as those like the Wellstoods and older Rayburn models.
    When we rebuild them, they are taken back to the base plate and all threads are sorted and new ovens usually needed. We enamel them on both sides of the sheet steel as the normal problem is, that if condensation gets to be coming down the flue, then the water plays havoc on the refractory cement and then gets through into the fiberglass insulation. Because the cooker is sealed, it means the fiberglass cant dry out so rust starts and then wrecks the sheet steel ovens, then it starts on the cast iron flue ducting on top of the cast iron oven panel.
    Lesson of the story, make sure your chimney flue is 6" (150mm).
    If your boiler bursts its bubble, take the top off the cooker (it needs a bit of patience & skill) and then remove the rear & side panels. This will allow you to remove the wet fiberglass insulation before the moisture eats into your panel steel ovens & costs you lots more than you want.
    Theres lots I could tell you but then, I might be wasting my time cause this thread is SOOOOO old.
    Feel free to email me if you want. I'm pretty sure I have ticked the correct box to enable members to contact me.
    Cheers

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jul 2019
    Location
    Adelaide, South Australia
    Posts
    1

    Default

    Hi
    Kiwi Bloke do you still do the Wellstood stuff?


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2023
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    3

    Default

    Good to see your post, Kiwi Bloke
    Wellstood is pretty amazing, still working in Aussie. just searching to find out if anyone knows whether the Rayburn fire bricks will fit the Wellstood stove please

Similar Threads

  1. Electric Pressure Cooker.
    By issatree in forum NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH RENOVATION
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 5th November 2010, 10:00 PM
  2. Bricking Advise
    By Mystik05 in forum BRICKWORK
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 29th March 2006, 01:23 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •