Anyone ever heard of a Gibraltar wood stove insert?.?

[Renjilj]

Figure this is the best shot for info. Haven't been able to find anything anywhere on any search..

Was given an older Gibraltar insert free. Near as I can tell at least 2.5 cu' or larger and a solid chunk of steel. Has 2 blowers (shot) that appear to be 107 cfm ea. It is firebrick lined and has a shelf for a baffle although missing. No tubes or anything cat like. It's a double front door design and the only markings left are "Gibraltar" on one door in gold and a small plate under doors stating "wood burning only" and some other don't kill yourself stuff...

Any idea how many btu, efficiency, quality? The fact that I can't find much makes me nervous.. It needs an 8" adapter from square to round and an 8" liner as well as 2 blowers and a baffle. Figure about $700-900 to put in service. Concern is without knowing anything about it, is it worth it or sunk money (8" liner)?

Will send some pics when I can get later

 

[Grisu]

Those were usually wood/coal-combo stoves. It is a little odd that yours says for wood only. Still I would check in this coal-burner forum: http://nepacrossroads.com/
They may be able to help you.

 

[Renjilj]

Those were usually wood/coal-combo stoves. It is a little odd that yours says for wood only. Still I would check in this coal-burner forum: http://nepacrossroads.com/
They may be able to help you.

Do you know if they were any good? I am contemplating hooking up or new osburn 2000/2400 as you know! It would be the cheaper route, but if it sucks then I'm out about $800 in parts that aren't compatible

 

[Grisu]

Honestly, I have no clue about the stove, only remembered seeing a similar question on the forum a while ago. However, if the stove does not (currently) have the ability to inject secondary air you are looking at a pre-EPA stove which will require you to burn about twice as much wood as you would do in a modern EPA-stove. I don't see the appeal in splitting twice as much wood as I need to and smoking out the neighborhood but that is your call. Make sure you can fit an 8" liner down your chimney.

 

[Shwammy]

An 8 inch liner will likely pull too much draft on that stove. Think about the draft created when the stove is just kinda stuck in a fireplace opening, not much right? When you hook a liner to it you get way more draft than was intended. The fix is to scale down the liner size and go from there. There are a few posts on here dealing with this same sort of thing.

 

[BrotherBart]

It is a Gibralter DDi fireplace insert. Had a shaker grate for coal burning but a few of the makers by about 1984 were learning that their stoves weren't worth a darn at burning coal and started selling them as wood only.

An eight inch liner will do fine. Downsizing the liner would increase draft velocity. Not decrease it.

 

[BigL64]

Help! I need a fireplace screen for my 1986 Gibraltar wood burning insert. Model CF1. Anyone have one to sell.