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Originally Posted by Pete
I've had that happen more than once. The first time it sagged in the middle.
When it cooled I put a couple of bricks (The ones with holes) side ways under the middle. The front was standing up a couple of inches.
Next time I fired it up the front dropped back to level.
But even then after a couple of winters or so the bars get real thin and the grate needs to be replaced.
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Thats how most folks learn about it, even with relatively light or intermittent use. It's not a good situation to be in if it happens in the middle of a long duration event.
I was lucky in that I had some experience from using a wood stove when I lived in the mtns. I moved off the mtn & when I took a look at the grate in the fireplace my first thought was 'that tinkertoy isn't going to hold up long, need to upgrade that now' .