--- title: "Forno Piombo Pizza Oven Repair | PizzaOvenRepair.center" description: "Forno Piombo pizza oven repair. For a Forno Piombo oven the tech asks for a cold floor and a dry dome, because damp refractory hides its cracks until the next…" url: "https://pizzaovenrepair.center/brands/forno-piombo/" --- # Forno Piombo Pizza Oven Repair For a Forno Piombo oven the tech asks for a cold floor and a dry dome, because damp refractory hides its cracks until the next fire opens them. ## Forno Piombo pizza ovens, specifically. Forno Piombo is a father-and-son shop founded in 2014 in California's Napa Valley area, building wood-fired ovens with thick refractory domes and a small yearly batch of tiled brick ovens. These are masonry ovens first: service is about the dome, the floor, moisture, the vent and, on the Roman 80, an optional Italian gas burner. The Forno Piombo lineup ### Builds 2 pizza oven types Outdoor gas pizza oven · Wood-fired pizza oven ### Called out for Pizza Oven Dome Cracked Inside or Out After Rain or a Big Fire and 6 more problems on Forno Piombo ### Repairs we do 10 repairs, on any make Pizza oven diagnostic visit · Pizza oven burner and igniter repair · Pizza oven gas valve and thermocouple repair · Pizza oven floor and dome repair ## The Forno Piombo lineup. Forno Piombo builds 2 of the 4 pizza oven types this site covers. Which one decides how the visit is planned. [All pizza oven types](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/types/) Outdoor gas ### Outdoor gas pizza oven **3** of the problems we see on Forno Piombo come up on it Outdoor gas pizza oven repair Wood-fired ### Wood-fired pizza oven **6** of the problems we see on Forno Piombo come up on it Wood-fired pizza oven repair ## What is particular to Forno Piombo. The refractory line is the Santino 60 and 70 (stucco or tiled) and the Roman 80; the brick line is the Casa (90 and 110) and the Palazzo (90, 110 and 120); there are also Concessionaire and Caterer oven trailers and an Enzo 90 kit. Only the Roman 80 takes the optional gas burner. ### An unusually thick refractory dome The Santino and Roman 80 carry a 2.5-inch refractory clay dome over a 2-inch firebrick floor, which holds heat for many hours. That mass is why a Forno Piombo that heats slowly or smokes is usually wet inside, not broken. ### Brick ovens made in small batches The Casa and Palazzo are brick domes built to order in a limited run each year and finished in stucco or tile. Repairs to those domes are masonry work matched to one oven, not a swap of standard pieces. ### One gas option, on one model Forno Piombo offers an Avanzini P1+ gas burner from an Italian burner maker for the Roman 80. On an oven fitted with it, a no-light call is a gas burner call, while every other Forno Piombo is a wood oven with no burner at all. ### A clear line between normal and serious cracks Forno Piombo calls expansion cracks normal and not structural, and asks to hear about any crack a quarter inch wide or more. We measure before we call anything a repair, and we check for trapped moisture first, since water droplets on the door after three minutes closed mean the oven needs drying out. Parts Forno Piombo makes its brick ovens to order in America, so dome and arch repairs are matched to the oven on site rather than ordered as parts. For a Roman 80 with the Avanzini burner, burner parts come through Forno Piombo from its Italian partner, and we confirm the burner model before a visit. Repair or replace Hairline cracks, a soaked dome and a damaged door or vent are repairable on any Forno Piombo. A dome with wide cracks that keep opening, loose pieces or a floor that has broken up is a job to assess on site with Forno Piombo's own guidance before any decision. Book your Forno Piombo visit ## What we are called out for. On Forno Piombo, most often pizza oven dome cracked inside or out after rain or a big fire. [All problems](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/) ### Pizza Oven Dome Cracked Inside or Out After Rain or a Big Fire 6 causes, cheapest first ### Pizza Oven Floor Cracked: Split Tiles, Lifted Bricks, Crumbling Stone 6 causes, cheapest first ### Wood-Fired Pizza Oven Smoking Heavily Out of the Chimney Top 6 causes, cheapest first ### Pizza Oven Not Getting Hot Enough to Bake a Crisp Crust 7 causes, cheapest first ### Black Soot Streaks on the Pizza Oven Arch and Front Face 6 causes, cheapest first ### Pizza Oven Door Warped, Hinge Broken or Seal Worn Out 6 causes, cheapest first ## Not a Forno Piombo? Forno Piombo is one of 16 pizza oven makes on this site. 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Is something wrong? Forno Piombo expects the roof to turn white, at around 800 degrees, in about 30 to 40 minutes. A dome that stays black usually means too little fire, damp wood or ash that has soaked up moisture. Dry the oven with a slow curing fire before suspecting the dome itself. ### How do I know if my Forno Piombo oven has moisture inside? Put the door on tightly for three minutes, then take it off. Water droplets on the door mean moisture has built up, and the fix is the same slow fire schedule used when the oven was first cured. ### When is a crack in a Forno Piombo dome worth a visit? Expansion cracks are expected and are not structural. Forno Piombo draws the line at a crack a quarter inch wide or more; at that size, or when a crack keeps growing or pieces come loose, book a visit so the dome can be measured and assessed. ### Can a Forno Piombo oven run on gas? The Roman 80 can be fitted with an Avanzini P1+ gas burner that Forno Piombo sells for it. 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