Dismantling Vermont Castings Encore 2550 Stove for rebuilding

[kelly-man]

Hello everyone,
I have a VC Encore stove that I am trying to dismantle to I can install new parts (lower and upper fireback and new firebox). It "seems" a lot of these parts are glued together. I would like to take the back off and the top of the stove off but want to be careful I don't actually break the cast iron. Any ideas or I am going about this all wrong?

Thank you for your help
kelly-man

 

[DAKSY]

This might help...

(broken link removed to https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vermont-Castings-Encore-2550-wood-stove-Service-manual-/182917248652)

 

[begreen]

Have you checked out this thread?

Encore 2550 rebuild... start to finish

Ok, so the amount of buildup I got in my chimney last year prompted me to take the stove apart and contemplate a minor rebuild. To set the background: - Wood supply is good. Last year I was burning 2-3 year CSS wood, mostly oak maple and some crabapple that I cut myself. - Stove seemed tight...

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