Vermont Castings Encore Opinions

[CSAngel]

Hello everyone,

We are building a new home in the spring and will be installing a woodstove on the main floor. We really like the Vermont Castings Encore.

I've been doing some reading through threads here and there seem to be a lot of issues with the catalytic combustors overheating and breaking. Does anyone have any recent experience with the Vermon Castings stoves? Has the quality improved ?

Thanks!

 

[gthomas785]

I have the Encore 2040-CAT-C which I think is the latest model. The cat doesn't overheat because they eliminated the thermostatic secondary air which was causing all kinds of problems on the older models. It is a fixed secondary intake which makes it a little harder (smokier) to get the cat going but once it is up to temperature, it runs great.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

I have a 2040. I am using it for my main hear source. I find the stove not hard to use. The cat will get hot if you clean out the stove completely. I leave at least 1 inch of ash. My cat stays below 1450 and I haven't had any issues with it. the cats are not expensive anyway.. 125 Keep the stove at a reasonable temperature and you'll be fine. I get long burn times which is great, youll enjoy not having to tend to the stove all the time. Im using an 8in stove pipe as my stacks not very tall, you want to make sure you have plenty of draft. some people will tell you 5hat down draft stoves don't work well... they do.. you just need the proper draft. People will also say they are high maintenance... I dont think so.. haven't had to do much to mine, and I run it every day of the week.. zits a good choice...

 

[begreen]

Is your VC Encore the Non-Cat/ Cat Model 2040 ? I have access to my fathers as he used it one year. Been sitting in garage so some rust on the ash lip. I've been hesitant on using it. Not sure why he took it out since I can't ask him.

If the stove is free and in good working condition it might be worth trying out.