Good Evening,
I had purchased a slightly used (a dozen fires) VC Intrepid II Model 1990 earlier this spring in anticipation of installing it in my finished basement. The gentleman that I was buying the stove from said that he dropped it when removing it to replace with a pellet stove and had cracked the stove back and broken the griddle. At the time I could not resist as I figured the repair could not be too involved and the price was just right. However after receiving the necessary parts to repair I realize that I am looking at a complete tear down and rebuild in order to replace the stove back. After several failed attempts to contact Vermont Castings I am seeking advice as to the complexity/feasibility of this repair. I was hoping to find some additional information from someone that has either rebuilt one of these stoves or knows where I can locate a repair manual, or more importantly if they can advise that I might be better off buying a new stove. One of the local dealers here in the area says I would be better off just starting over. Any comments or advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Nick
I had purchased a slightly used (a dozen fires) VC Intrepid II Model 1990 earlier this spring in anticipation of installing it in my finished basement. The gentleman that I was buying the stove from said that he dropped it when removing it to replace with a pellet stove and had cracked the stove back and broken the griddle. At the time I could not resist as I figured the repair could not be too involved and the price was just right. However after receiving the necessary parts to repair I realize that I am looking at a complete tear down and rebuild in order to replace the stove back. After several failed attempts to contact Vermont Castings I am seeking advice as to the complexity/feasibility of this repair. I was hoping to find some additional information from someone that has either rebuilt one of these stoves or knows where I can locate a repair manual, or more importantly if they can advise that I might be better off buying a new stove. One of the local dealers here in the area says I would be better off just starting over. Any comments or advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Nick