Hi everyone,
Im new at this but sure could use some help. I have a Vermont Castings Defiant 1610 about 5 years old. When I was cleaning behind the fire box, I noticed that there was a chamber behind it that was, as V.C. calls it a white fibrous material that I believe has something to do with the non-cat system. My problem is that I noticed a hole on top of the fiberous box about the size of a nickel. it was not centered but a perfect circle. I do not recall noticing this before. I would not have been concerned but, I use to work for a V.C. distributor and asked a friend if they had one. They did about the same age as mine, I looked in the flue and there was no hole. I emailed V.C., and of course no response. If it is no big deal, o.k., if it normal ok, if it should not be there I was going to patch it with a U.S. quarter coin and some 2000def. F gasket cement. I am not going to take that thing apart and replace the fiberous box for a little hole not to say it will problably cost a forture.
Any help would be apreciated.
Thanks,
Tim
Im new at this but sure could use some help. I have a Vermont Castings Defiant 1610 about 5 years old. When I was cleaning behind the fire box, I noticed that there was a chamber behind it that was, as V.C. calls it a white fibrous material that I believe has something to do with the non-cat system. My problem is that I noticed a hole on top of the fiberous box about the size of a nickel. it was not centered but a perfect circle. I do not recall noticing this before. I would not have been concerned but, I use to work for a V.C. distributor and asked a friend if they had one. They did about the same age as mine, I looked in the flue and there was no hole. I emailed V.C., and of course no response. If it is no big deal, o.k., if it normal ok, if it should not be there I was going to patch it with a U.S. quarter coin and some 2000def. F gasket cement. I am not going to take that thing apart and replace the fiberous box for a little hole not to say it will problably cost a forture.
Any help would be apreciated.
Thanks,
Tim