Hello everyone. I came her to get advice on buying a woodstove back in 2008 and got a summit that I was very happy with. Now I moved to the north woods of Wisconsin and am struggling with a Fisher mama bear. Seems a bad design but when you go from a PC Summit I guess I can expect that!
We just picked up a used Encore 1450 for $350. Seller said it was 5 years old but date code ends in 4 so I guess it is 2004? Seems the refractory brick is in pretty bad shape. I didn't do my homework before buying and only noticed crack on back brick that I thought was no big deal. Now after reading some posts on here it seems a big issue.
The stove will be in a common space in a communal house at a school. Most of our wood is scraps of oak maple and pine T&G from a local hardwood supplier. A little cord wood that is not very seasoned dead oak from forest. Maybe 2-3 different people operating the stove. 1500-1600 sq ft ranch, avg insulation.
1st pic is looking down exhaust, It shows the top lip of refractory brick broken off.
Last pic is looking up the hole in the bottom under the clam shell design in second pic. This is the hole right in the center of the second picture. Sticking my hand up there it is very thin, jagged and deteriorated.
We are a non profit school so don't have the money to replace the bricks, also I read these parts will need replacing again in 5 years?
What do you think? Should we even hook it up?
Thank you in advance!
We just picked up a used Encore 1450 for $350. Seller said it was 5 years old but date code ends in 4 so I guess it is 2004? Seems the refractory brick is in pretty bad shape. I didn't do my homework before buying and only noticed crack on back brick that I thought was no big deal. Now after reading some posts on here it seems a big issue.
The stove will be in a common space in a communal house at a school. Most of our wood is scraps of oak maple and pine T&G from a local hardwood supplier. A little cord wood that is not very seasoned dead oak from forest. Maybe 2-3 different people operating the stove. 1500-1600 sq ft ranch, avg insulation.
1st pic is looking down exhaust, It shows the top lip of refractory brick broken off.
Last pic is looking up the hole in the bottom under the clam shell design in second pic. This is the hole right in the center of the second picture. Sticking my hand up there it is very thin, jagged and deteriorated.
We are a non profit school so don't have the money to replace the bricks, also I read these parts will need replacing again in 5 years?
What do you think? Should we even hook it up?
Thank you in advance!
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