No fire bricks?

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nix4me

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Jan 15, 2026
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Alberta, Canada
Greetings forum. I have been given a wood stove but I haven't picked it up yet or seen it in person.
It appears from the pics that it doesn't have firebricks. Could someone please tell me who makes this stove and if it should have fire bricks?
Google lens didn't bring up anything useful.

Thanks.
 

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It looks like it's missing a baffle, but may not have had firebricks. Please have this stove checked over carefully to make sure it's safe to use. It looks pretty rough and there may be cracks, rust outs, or weld failure leaks.
 
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Also, if you were also gifted the pipe, inspect it carefully - I see plastic in the stove, and burning plastic is a recipe for sticky goo in the pipe (leading to hot chimney fires).
In fact, without a baffle, the pipe could be compromised because of seeing too high temps.
 
Probably a good call. Someone might want to restore it but that could be a lot of work, and best done by someone knowledgeable about this one.