Anyone recognize this stove?

[glenlloyd]

This junker cropped up on CL close to me, I went and looked at it. Other than being rusty and having housed mice for a while it's bigger than the Frontiersman in the garage and at the least it would accept longer cuts.

I looked at the label on the back but the only thing that stood out was the Warnock Hersey testing name and information about three models at the bottom. The stove makers name wasn't readily visible on the label. The models listed were 524XE, 527XE and 528XE. I've searched on the interweb but found nothing for any of the numbers.

The stove is in rough shape, prolly needs some new bricks, a door seal, glass seal and some serious grinding or maybe sand blasting. It is an EPA stove, build date of 9/93 but was stored outside under a covered deck for several years. The damper control seems to work and it has a rack with overhead bricks too.

LMK if you know who made it or anything about it.

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Thanks
Steve A

 

[BrotherBart]

It is an old CFM Century Heating stove. They were known as Haugh's Products back then.

 

[glenlloyd]

Thanks Bart

 

[Swedishchef]

GOod god. I would have never guessed what the hell it is... BB is like a wood stove encyclopedia!

If only I could learn 10% of what he knows!

A

 

[FyreBug]

Yup, it's a Haugh’s designed by a guy called Ron Geroux. If you want some info let me know and i'll email him. He might still have the manuals.

 

[glenlloyd]

You know what people have been interested in when they respond like Bart did. Obviously he's been paying attention to wood stoves for a long time!

I was hoping someone would recognize it, the door has a very distinctive shape that I haven't seen very often.

Now if I could only rustle up a manual for this thing, then I'd have some basic info and specs. The door seal is gone so figuring out what size it takes might be a chore.

Still haven't decided on it yet but it does have a wider firebox than the Frontiersman, and I would venture a guess that despite it's present rusty condition it's a better stove too. Might be worth the $50 he wants for it.

 

[Loco Gringo]

Scrap steel prices make it worth around 50 dollars so long as its near 500 lbs. Offer 40 and make it a rewarding project glen.

 

[FyreBug]

Dont give up on it yet. with some sanding and a can of paint this might be a perfectly acceptable stove.

 

[glenlloyd]

Scrap steel prices make it worth around 50 dollars so long as its near 500 lbs. Offer 40 and make it a rewarding project glen.

Well she aint 500 lbs but the seller was a nice old guy who has at least one truck load of locust that's been sitting cut for a year that he's also giving me, so that sweetens the deal for me since my 'seasoned' pile is on the decline, so I'll prolly give him his $50 just to keep a new source of wood open to me. He has about an acre and from casual observation it needs to be thinned out some more.

I'm not opposed to taking this on, I think it's complete and not all that bad, so for the cost of the stove plus new door gasket, maybe some firebricks and a new glass seal I might have a larger stove for the garage than I do now....and TBH a better stove as well.

If money was unlimited I'd send it off for sand blasting or 'tank dip' to remove the rust, but it's only for the garage so function is the most important to me.

Most used stoves around this area like to price in about $200 and above, sometimes you see them for $100-150 but not too often. Then there are a couple come along like this one because of condition, but I haven't seen any EPA era stoves for a while below $100. I bought my Frontiersman used a few years back and was happy at $125 although now after spending more time reading about other stoves and inserts it's clearly not a great stove...but it works.

Thanks for the comments folks

Steve A

 

[FyreBug]

Ron replied "That is an S273E ( S27x) Without seeing the inside it’s impossible to tell what it would need or if it’s worth fixing. It’ll likely need new glass and door gasket, paint, possibly new fire brick. I can’t tell from the pic if the bottom heat shield is there. I’ve attached the insert sheet that gives all the clearances and certification statement along with a parts list."

Glennlloyd, PM me your email address and I'll send you the cut sheet with the info. Some parts might still be available through myfireplace.com

BTW, its an EPA certified wood stove so maybe worth salvaging.

 

[glenlloyd]

Ron replied "That is an S273E ( S27x) Without seeing the inside it’s impossible to tell what it would need or if it’s worth fixing. It’ll likely need new glass and door gasket, paint, possibly new fire brick. I can’t tell from the pic if the bottom heat shield is there. I’ve attached the insert sheet that gives all the clearances and certification statement along with a parts list."

Glennlloyd, PM me your email address and I'll send you the cut sheet with the info. Some parts might still be available through myfireplace.com

BTW, its an EPA certified wood stove so maybe worth salvaging.

Thanks for contacting him. I think the stove innards (sans some brick and gaskets) are ok, just a little rusty, but I'll have a better idea when I get it home. I'm calling the guy today and telling him I'll take it...I want the wood anyway and I want any future wood he cuts down.

I'll PM you

Thanks
Steve A

 

[mellow]

I have refurbed a few of those old Haughes, they hold up well, hopefully the inside top plate is not badly rusted.

My only gripe with them is that they are a 35:1 stove, can't really control the air intake.

Here is an old thread on them with some more info:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/49952/

 

[glenlloyd]

I have refurbed a few of those old Haughes, they hold up well, hopefully the inside top plate is not badly rusted.

My only gripe with them is that they are a 35:1 stove, can't really control the air intake.

Here is an old thread on them with some more info:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/49952/

Thanks for the pointer on this. I assume that even though it's now labeled as the S244 it's still the same firebox, which is something I couldn't really tell before when I was looking at the same link online.

I bought it btw, I'm a sucker for something that needs fixing, and it has to be better than the garage stove I have now.