Vermont Castings Defiant.

[kybishop]

Got the old Vermont Castings Defiant cleaned up and ready to chase off the cold. This old girl really puts out the heat. It is in the home I grew up in and currently renovating.

I cleaned up the stove pipe as well. Inspected it inside and out. Painted, straightened and tightened up the stove pipe, all its connections and supports. All 20 some odd feet of it. Just need to install a griddle gasket and it will be ready to go. Waiting on the gasket cement to come in the mail. Haven't used the stove in several years. Look forward to using it all winter long.

 

[AJP]

Very nice. I put a Regency in my cottage 3 years ago and have been VERY happy with it. It isnt as elegant as your Vermont though ... but they are very efficient .. when I started to shop around I found my insurance company (Canada) insisted that the installation be "WETT" certified ... not sure if you have that in the US

 

[canman]

Looks nice, but you might want to check on the minimum clearance at the rear. It looks too close to the wall. My brother-in-law has a similar model, and he had to install a metal shield one inch away from the drywall behind his.

 

[kybishop]

Looks nice, but you might want to check on the minimum clearance at the rear. It looks too close to the wall. My brother-in-law has a similar model, and he had to install a metal shield one inch away from the drywall behind his.

I appreciate the comment and it is an important thing to keep in mind.

It has a heat shield on the back of the stove and we have used it in this spot for going on 40 years. Wall just gets a little warm. It does look like it is really close to the wall in that picture though doesn't it. Not near as close as that photo makes it look.

 

[kybishop]

Very nice. I put a Regency in my cottage 3 years ago and have been VERY happy with it. It isnt as elegant as your Vermont though ... but they are very efficient .. when I started to shop around I found my insurance company (Canada) insisted that the installation be "WETT" certified ... not sure if you have that in the US

There may be something but I am not aware of it. This stove was self installed by family a long time ago. I am sure things I have changed.

I know some insurance companies don't like the long stove pipe and wood stoves in general.

 

[canman]

A few years back, we had someone come out to inspect our house as we were renegotiating our mortgage. The guy told me that my woodstove in our basement was no longer to code even though it has a heat shield on all three sides (house was built in 1989). It was about 8" from the rear wall, which I had recovered in cement board and then artificial stone. I told him the wall barely gets warm to the touch, but that didn't matter, he told me to install a heat shield.

 

[kybishop]

This old stove is about 21" from the back wall and the heat shield sticks out from it a couple inches and is about 19" from the back wall.

 

[pb4ugo]

I installed my Harmon Oakwood about 7 or 8 yrs ago. Thru my research on codes, I found that most codes coincide with the NFPA 211 requirements. I found that most locals codes refer to the NFPA. The newer EPA rated stoves have their own instructions and requirements, and non-EPA rated stoves requirements are dictated thru the NFPA 211 guidelines. IIR, Stove pipes and such are dictated thru the NFPA 211 too. My insurance company came out took pictures and wanted the stove manufacturer instructions on clearances and also the physical clearances of my installation, which in my case, were the same. My insurance company had no problems with the installation. The stove is EPA rated, FYI.

 

[kybishop]

My current insurance company didn't say anything about this one. It has been like this for about 35 years or so.