Unknown stove

[bluemonster93]

Hello,

I just purchased my home and the stove in the attached picture is what came with it. The metal plate on the back does not indicate a model or SN#. I would love to find an owners manual and see how old this unit actually is. I have no experience with wood stoves and would love to do some research on it.

Thanks

 

[BrotherBart]

Use the "Upload a File" button to upload the picture.

 

[bluemonster93]

Sorry thought I did

 

[begreen]

Columbia Products "New America". Never seen one before. It looks a bit like a Fisher knock-off. What's it like inside? Are there firebricks, baffle above the bricks?

 

[bluemonster93]

Yes there are firebricks inside. I fired it up today as its 20 degrees here in NY today. See inside photo

 

[begreen]

That's a big beast. Looks like it might have some sort of baffling or basic heat recovery with the flue box at the back. A guess would be that this is from the early 1980s.

 

[bluemonster93]

LOL yes it is a big stove for sure and pumps a lot of heat. There is a flue box towards the back with 2 outlets for exhaust with a flue valve half way up the chimney. I was just wondering if anyone knows what kind this is as im not able to find any documentation online about it.

 

[bholler]

Have you had the whole system inspected for safety? and did you check that you have proper clearances?

 

[bluemonster93]

Yes the system has been inspected and chimney has been cleaned and deemed safe to use. Was just looking for some info on the actual stove.

 

[bholler]

Yes the system has been inspected and chimney has been cleaned and deemed safe to use. Was just looking for some info on the actual stove.

Good i dont know anything about the stove other than it looks like a fisher copy should be a solid heater and if burnt correctly with good dry wood it could burn relatively clean but not efficient at all

 

[bluemonster93]

Cool, Thanks for the advise. I get about 4 - 5 hours on a full load (about 5 - 6 logs). What do you recommend as a replacement to will give me the efficiency?

 

[bholler]

There are so many good stoves out there it is hard to say. But any new ones will be more efficient If you are considering a replacement There are lots of reviews here to help out. Allot will depend on the space you are heating the insulation you have your budget ect.

 

[Osage]

Good i dont know anything about the stove other than it looks like a fisher copy should be a solid heater and if burnt correctly with good dry wood it could burn relatively clean but not efficient at all

If it was to burn relatively clean, would it not also be relatively efficient?

 

[begreen]

Modern tech was introduced to stoves in the mid-80s that reduced emissions by a magnitude or more. This was done by putting in reburn systems that burned up unburnt gases. It sounds like you are running the stove pretty well. If so, and it's not allowed to smolder, it probably will be putting out 25-50gm/hr. A modern stove like the Englander 30NC emits only 1.63gm/hr.

 

[bholler]

If it was to burn relatively clean, would it not also be relatively efficient?

What i should have said was it could be burnt in a way that could keep buildup down in the chimney to minimum as well as not having huge clouds of smoke. But no you will never get the efficiency up anywhere near a modern stove.