The bolts hold the plate horizontally in essentially the same way that shelf supports hold up shelves in a closet or bookcase. Removing the baffle plate may require a silicon-spray lubricant to loosen the bolts, which may be hardened from years of heating and cooling.
Things You Will Need
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Open the door or doors of the wood heater to locate the baffle plate near the top of the heater interior.
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Push up on the front edge of the plate.
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Tap the underside of the baffle plate with a rubber mallet to loosen a stuck plate. The baffle may be wedged tightly in the back wall after prolonged periods of heating and cooling from the fire.
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Spray lubricant on the bolts holding the baffle to the heater wall. Let the lubricant work for at least 10 minutes.
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Loosen the bolt heads wirth a slotted screwdriver. Switch to pliers and grip the bolt heads to unscrew them if the screwdriver does not remove the bolts easily.
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Lift the baffle plate up and out of the notches on the inside back wall to remove the plate from the wood heater.
The Drip Cap
- The baffle plate inside a wood heater helps radiate heat downward and into the room.
- Lift the baffle plate up and out of the notches on the inside back wall to remove the plate from the wood heater.