Dear all,
I bought a house with a nice Defiant 1975 that I thought was working well. We were advised to change it because there is a crack in the back (see pic).
Is it safe to run it for one more year. I pointed a flash light to the crack at night and no light is coming out.
I have been researching replacements but it is not so easy because the flue is 8 inches. Any recommendation? I also really like the look and feel of this stove and it puts a nice amount of heat pretty fast. We only heat with wood. We are in the Berkshires MA. We have big cathedral ceilings and the performance of the stove seems fine to me. But I am not an expert since I grew up in a country with very mild winters, which is not the case in the Berkshires.
Any advice would be welcome. I learned how to use this stove in this forum, so I am really grateful to all of you!
I bought a house with a nice Defiant 1975 that I thought was working well. We were advised to change it because there is a crack in the back (see pic).
Is it safe to run it for one more year. I pointed a flash light to the crack at night and no light is coming out.
I have been researching replacements but it is not so easy because the flue is 8 inches. Any recommendation? I also really like the look and feel of this stove and it puts a nice amount of heat pretty fast. We only heat with wood. We are in the Berkshires MA. We have big cathedral ceilings and the performance of the stove seems fine to me. But I am not an expert since I grew up in a country with very mild winters, which is not the case in the Berkshires.
Any advice would be welcome. I learned how to use this stove in this forum, so I am really grateful to all of you!