Hey All,
I have a casa2g which is giving me a problem. The area between my fire bricks, sand and foam insulation board is constantly wet. After I cure the oven, in a day or so (with or without cooking use) the area above will be wet again to the touch--to the point of making any embers or ash very mushy. I am in Texas and didn't know if the humidity had anything to do with it. At first I thought it was a leak in the dome or even the surrounding structure, but I have taken steps to seal the structure with a waterproofing membrane; this problem also happens when it does not rain between curing and the following days. I'd appreciate any info or insight anyone might have because this problem is really throwing me for a loop.
The actual physical layout of the oven is: the oven sits on a concrete block 3 wall structure with a 5" reinforced concrete hearth/platform. I continued the blocks from the structure above the oven and capped them with flagstone--the overall appearance is very squarish if you are trying to visualize. I have since applied a waterproof membrane across the top of the flagstone to prevent any water from coming in around the flue or seaping into the flagstone or mortar joints.
I have a casa2g which is giving me a problem. The area between my fire bricks, sand and foam insulation board is constantly wet. After I cure the oven, in a day or so (with or without cooking use) the area above will be wet again to the touch--to the point of making any embers or ash very mushy. I am in Texas and didn't know if the humidity had anything to do with it. At first I thought it was a leak in the dome or even the surrounding structure, but I have taken steps to seal the structure with a waterproofing membrane; this problem also happens when it does not rain between curing and the following days. I'd appreciate any info or insight anyone might have because this problem is really throwing me for a loop.
The actual physical layout of the oven is: the oven sits on a concrete block 3 wall structure with a 5" reinforced concrete hearth/platform. I continued the blocks from the structure above the oven and capped them with flagstone--the overall appearance is very squarish if you are trying to visualize. I have since applied a waterproof membrane across the top of the flagstone to prevent any water from coming in around the flue or seaping into the flagstone or mortar joints.
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