Vogelzang Boxwood stove...

[Dign]

I bought a new Vogelzang boxwood model BX42e wood stove. I have it in a large area and heat clearance is no problem. So far it has been working great for me. However I have been hearing a lot of negative reports on the poor constructon quality of the smaller bx26 model . Does this also apply to the larger bx42e model ? In other words, is this stove unsafely constructed and a possible future danger?

 

[crazy_dan]

Vogelzang is just Cheap cast iron knock offs of popular stuff from the past. That said the cast is pretty thin on the stuff I have seen offered by them. I do know a couple of people who have or are heating with a different model stove by them the potbelly they offer. I would have to say that they will not last as long a quality cast iron stove but they do not have anywhere near the price tag either.

 

[BrotherBart]

The major problem I have seen over the years with these stoves owned by people I know is a tendency for the furnace cement sealer in the joints to get brittle and fall out in a relatively short time. This creates even more air leaks in a already leaky stove and makes it even harder to control. That coupled with the questionable quality of the castings makes it a heater to be watched closely.

Another problem is that folks that only pay a hundred bucks or so for a stove have a strong tendency to not invest much in a safe chimney setup and this just compounds the safety issue. I have yet to see a two hundred dollar box stove with a $1,500 Class A chimney setup.

 

[lexybird]

goes back to the age old saying : good things are seldom cheap ..and cheap things are seldom good

 

[bsruther]

What about Vogelzang's plate steel stoves? Are they poor quality too?
On their site it says they're 3/16" thick.
Just curious...