Vermont Casting Defiant make your own Fountain?

[Finemedic]

I have the dreaded problem of no warranty on a Vermont Casting Defiant stove. Love the stove but the fountain does not hold up but for a couple years, Any one know where i can get the supplies to make my own replacement fountain?
Thanks,
Bill

 

[mellow]

Is it worth all that work to save $200?

https://www.plumbersstock.com/vermo...uHvDWyV5dat87ZuLGLlJev-XepYjQbQQ-MaAurW8P8HAQ

 

[mellow]

Came across this post: Just bought a VC Defiant 1610 for $350 then found out it's going to cost me like $1000 to fix it

Maybe @fohrman will come back and let us know if he rebuilt his.

 

[defiant3]

Fountain is like $300.00 plus, no? Still, think I'd stick with thee factory one. Is there an overfiring problem? Is the shoe gasket intact?

 

[webby3650]

Fountain is like $300.00 plus, no? Still, think I'd stick with thee factory one. Is there an overfiring problem? Is the shoe gasket intact?

Overfiring problem or not, they fail unexpectedly. It's all too common.

 

[webby3650]

I made my own cat and non-cat versions of combustion boxes out of skamol. I had mixed results. Clean combustion wasn't an issue, although expansion and contraction was. The boxes cracked unfortunately.

 

[Finemedic]

Is it worth all that work to save $200?

https://www.plumbersstock.com/vermo...uHvDWyV5dat87ZuLGLlJev-XepYjQbQQ-MaAurW8P8HAQ

Thanks, that's a great price but Four weeks delivery. 280 get it this week. Maybe I should buy the other for a spare...

 

[Finemedic]

After getting two new fountains delivered, both damaged in shipping I am back to square one. No fountain and a non working expensive wood stove. I have called Hearth and Home technologies "The Hearth Experts" and their customer service sucks, no help. Anyone have any idea the material these fountains are made out of? Of course Hearth and home will not tell me where these fountains are manufactured. 4 week delivery for a fountain.
Any constructive ideas appreciated wise ass comments may cheer me up!