We use a combustion heater for about six weeks during the coldest part of winter. Living in the mountains and finding our abode constructed of fibro means that even mild winters can be very cold inside the house. The combustion heater warms the whole place to an acceptable temperature.

But a few days ago a log shifted harshly in the firebox and cracked the glass. It fell almost perfectly in neat portions into an already hot fire. That was the end of the stove for the night.

I have been sourcing a glass replacement and other bibs and bobs to do a home repair on the door. It's an old heater and much needs maintenance work, such as the bricks that line the inner box. They are cracked and at the end of their lives. You can see for yourself below. The whole unit needs a repaint too. Hopefully she will be back in action in a week or so.

Sad and broken for now.