Bought a used Regency F2400... use or sell?

burnt03 · Mar 24, 2012

There's a guy down the road flipping a house he just bought, noticed a woodstove in the basement when I was there turning on the water. Managed to get it for $200, and close enough to drag it home on a dolly

. Came with a blower and will get the class a chimney when they pull it off the house (even though I won't be able to use it.

According to the tag, it was manufactured in 2006.

Here are the pics:

In short, how does it look? I guess I'll have to remove the bricks (and replace) and check welds... or?

I'm trying to decide on keeping it and using it or selling it and continue saving up for a BK Princess.

Thanks!

kingquad · Mar 24, 2012

Keep it and use it till you can afford the BK. Check the welds/gaskets and replace the bricks and baffle. Should serve you well, especially when you consider the price you paid.

Edit-I've had a few too many drinks

begreen · Mar 24, 2012

Sweet deal. Agreed, clean it up, replace the bricks, and put it to work.

WES999 · Mar 24, 2012

I have it's little brother the F1100, great stove, I really like it. Replace the baffle and bricks ( they are the lightweight pumice kind) and install it in your house. It should keep you plenty warm.

You got a killer deal, new those stoves are close to $2000, and the class A to go with it ++.

weatherguy · Mar 24, 2012

Im going to be the odd ball and say clean it up and sell it and use the money towards the princess.

Defiant · Mar 24, 2012

Keep it !! they are great low maintenance heaters. :cool:

burnt03 · Mar 24, 2012

Pulled the bricks out, as far as I can tell the welds look ok.

Excuse my ignorance, but where's the baffle?

Defiant · Mar 24, 2012

Two pieces on top of the stainless tubes. Saw them in your third photo, looked like the left one had a crack in it.

burnt03 · Mar 24, 2012

Ah, ok. Yeah, they both had cracks in them. Guess I'll have to hit a regency dealer for those. I found the fire bricks at the local home hardware or canadian tire for about 5 bucks each, just have to make a couple cuts for the off size ones

Defiant · Mar 24, 2012

Yes you do, you have a pedestal model, was the ash pan used? To me it looks like the block-off plate in your last photo is still bolted.

burnt03 · Mar 24, 2012

Nope, no ash pan. Still has a plate screwed onto the front of the stove under the magnetic door.

begreen · Mar 24, 2012

burnt03 said:
Ah, ok. Yeah, they both had cracks in them. Guess I'll have to hit a regency dealer for those. I found the fire bricks at the local home hardware or canadian tire for about 5 bucks each, just have to make a couple cuts for the off size ones

That sounds a little expensive for basic firebrick. Standard splits can be purchased for about $2.50/brick.
http://www.amazon.com/US-Stove-FBP6-Firebrick-Pack/dp/B000AMC5VA/ref=pd_sim_k_1

DAKSY · Mar 25, 2012

begreen said:
That sounds a little expensive for basic firebrick. Standard splits can be purchased for about $2.50/brick.
http://www.amazon.com/US-Stove-FBP6-Firebrick-Pack/dp/B000AMC5VA/ref=pd_sim_k_1

Agreed. Split firebricks should be more like $2. Check a masonry supply outfit. IIRC, the Regency F2400 baffles are about $80..You hafta remove the front air tube to install them. Vice grips & BFH required...

Lumber-Jack · Mar 25, 2012

DAKSY said:
the Regency F2400 baffles are about $80..You hafta remove the front air tube to install them. Vice grips & BFH required...

I have the same stove. I remove the baffles every time I clean my chimney, removing the front air tubes is not nessesary.
Great price on the stove by the way.

Pallet Pete · Mar 25, 2012

Amazing deal congratulations on a sweet stove I thought I would fuel your mind some more ;lol

Pete

WES999 · Mar 25, 2012

My Regency uses the lightweight pumice brick, I would expect yours does also. The ones you are talking about are probably the heavy weight kind. I have never replaced any so I am not sure where to get them.

burnt03 · Mar 25, 2012

These are the ones at the local hardware store:

http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i...72/Ntk-All_EN/R-I5540391?Ntt=wood+stove&Num=0

WES999 · Mar 25, 2012

I think that is probably the heavy ones. Try weighing one of the bricks in you stove.
My Fischer stove use the heavy ones, they weigh slightly under 4 lbs (3.75 to be exact) each.

burnt03 · Mar 25, 2012

I'll give it a try, they didn't seem like they were 4 lbs.

Couple other things I'm wondering about
- hearth: just a non-combustible surface (ie. tiled)? Doesn't need any specific R-value?
- OAK: There's a knockout at the rear of the pedestal, old owner used inside air for makeup. Is there a knockout on the bottom as well? Can I just extend the 4" pipe up into the pedestal, down through the crawl space and out through the joist? Is there a max length for the OAK pipe?

Thanks for all the help

begreen · Mar 25, 2012

Yes, just a non-combustible surface will do. Download the manual for the stove from here:
http://www.regency-fire.com/Files/Manuals/F2400-918-154.aspx

You should get the baffle bricks from a Regency dealer. They have a shiplap joint in the middle.

elwoodps · Mar 25, 2012

burnt03 said:
..... I found the fire bricks at the local home hardware or canadian tire for about 5 bucks each, just have to make a couple cuts for the off size ones

The list price for the proper light-weight pumice firebricks from Regency is only US$2.50 each. They might even be cheaper in Canada, after what that jack a$$ Bernanke has done to the dollar the over last few years :mad:

.

The nice folks at Clarks Ace Hardware here in Maryland ordered some for me earlier this month, and I got them in a little over a week. Just $2.50 each plus Md tax

and no shipping :cool:

, since I picked them up at the store. These are the ones that Regency calls "Regular Full Size" bricks, though they are really split bricks, measuring 1-1/4" x 4-1/2" x 9". The Regency part number is 902-111, and they can be purchased individually (you don't have to buy the set). The one I just put on my kitchen scale weighs 1 lb 13.4 oz (834 g). Also, I think you'll find that the pumice firebricks cut a lot easier than the refractory (fire clay) firebricks they stock at hardware stores.

And congratulations on the great deal!

burnt03 · Mar 25, 2012

I'll have to check in with the local regency dealers, see what their price is. Weighed the old brick, looks like it's around the same as what elwoodps quoted. Thanks again!

burnt03 · Apr 9, 2012

Picked up the baffles the other day, $85 + tax. Been calling around on the bricks... for the actual set from Regency, looking at about $6/brick. For generic bricks (probably the heavier ones, come from one of the local hearth shops), $2.25/brick.

SO, do I really need the lightweight ones?

Thanks for all the responses. Not going to have the stove up and running until next fall, so just getting everything prepped

elwoodps · Apr 9, 2012

burnt03 said:
... Been calling around on the bricks... for the actual set from Regency, looking at about $6/brick......

Don't order the set. Your local Regency dealer(s) can order the bricks for you individually. The Regency part # is 902-111, and the list price is just US$2.50 each. You'll need 15 of the "Regular Full Size" bricks for your stove (see below), so order 18 and you'll have 3 spares that you can cut down to make the 5 "Partial" bricks. $2.50 x 18 = $45

Hope this helps.

velvetfoot · Apr 10, 2012

I have what looks like the Hampton insert version of your 2.3 ft3 stove. I really love it so far!

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