Help Identifying Old Stove

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Zog

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Jan 14, 2023
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Near Greensboro, NC
Our home also came with this unit in the basement. It's set up to provide heat into the return air of the HVAC. I have not found any information on this stove. Any assistance would be appreciated.

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It looks to me like a 1970's fireplace insert probably built at local weld shop adapted to be used like a wood furnace.
 
It's just an old 70s or early 80s fisher copy probably made somewhat locally. That was rigged as a makeshift hot air furnace.
 
Now there is a true smoke dragon.

The hood assembly definitely looks homebrewed and the adaptation to wood heating is now against mechanical code. The return needs to be at least 10 ft away from the stove.
 
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Sounds like we need to pull this one out and replace with a new(er) stove. This dinosaur will go well out in the workshop. Hope putting in a new flue doesn't become a major nightmare...
 
Sounds like we need to pull this one out and replace with a new(er) stove. This dinosaur will go well out in the workshop. Hope putting in a new flue doesn't become a major nightmare...
We have no idea if it needs a new flue or not