How long do fire bricks last?
How long it lasts will depend on how much the stove is used, under average seasonalevening usage this will usually be years. Pinking: if the bricks change to a noticeable pinkshade, this is sign that the stove has been over-fired, or burnt at excessive temperatures fora prolonged period of time
We have a few tips on how you can make your bricks last longer:
Do not use over sized logs in your stove. Cramming logs that are too big into your stove can cause damage to your stove, causing you to replace the firebricks more often
Do not overfill your stove
Ensure you only burn seasoned wood, see point below about moisture
Where possible, place the logs into the stove rather than throwing or dropping them. This reduces the shock absorbed by the firebricks, thus making them last longer
If cleaning your stove internally do not use water or water based cleaning agents, vermiculite will weaken if it absorbs moisture. Equally if you have drips coming down your chimney this can happen.
If you have vermiculite bricks on the base of your stove, take care extra with tools and logs
