firebox repair

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    Country Comfort Model CC175 circa 1991 firebox issue

    Hello! First time post here. We bought our house last year and it came with a Country Comfort Model CC175 circa 1991 installed in the basement. It had a visual inspection by the chimney sweep last year who said it seemed well maintained and a unit capable of heating the house. We fired it up...
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    Remove rotted steel firebox or can it support a wood stove insert?

    Hi everyone. I have a house that was built in MA in 1978 and renovated in 2011 with the exception of the fireplace. We purchased our home in 2020 and I don’t know much about the fireplace or when it was last used. We have a three flue chimney with one flue decommissioned that was used for a...
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    Parts Needed for Enterprise Savoy Cookstove

    The (I believe cast iron) baffles that hang inside of the firebox of the stove have warped, cracked and broken away. They take the brunt of the flame so the sheet metal exterior and oven wall don't have to. The Enterprise Fawcett factory burned down (sadly, ironically) in 2012 and I have had a...
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    Alderlea T4 Repair

    Hi all, First time posting. I recently bought a used Alderlea T4 (09 -14 model) but was unaware of how bad of shape the firebox is in... I know I can get replacement parts for the baffle, brick rails, flame shield, etc. The exterior is cast iron and looks good, no cracks, warping or dents, but...
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    slightly warped side panels on old stove

    Howdy yall!! I bought a house in the Texas Hill Country that has an old wood stove that is built in sections that look to be bolted together. (the stove has "Colorado" embossed on the sides, but no other markings) Where the sides and the bottom meet there is a small opening which I originally...