Vermont Iron Stove Works

[restorer]

Anyone out there familiar with this company's stoves. They are no longer in production, but do restorations. here's the link:


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Have a friend who wants something like this is a Mountain Cabin. Asked about the Vog@#$&&!#$@#&&# barrel stove. SAID< NO WAY.

Seems way cool. Comments and opinions appreciated.

 

[elkimmeg]

Company went out of business when it could not make EPA compliant stoves They also lived of the reputation of Vermont castings as many assumed they were VC products

 

[Corie]

THey are neat little stoves, they caught my eye as well. There is a cat version, wonder how it performed?

 

[thechimneysweep]

We sold the Elm back in the 80's. An interesting piece of work, that stove. First, it wasn't a cabin-size heater: it was a great big old boy, heated our 2000 sq.ft. showroom. The barrel was cold-rolled steel, and the front and rear plates were cast iron. The stove was held together with four long threaded rods that connected the front casting to the rear casting, and you had to periodically torque the bolts to retain a certain tension, specified by the manufacturer. It was the first woodstove we'd seen that had a flue collar on a 45-degree angle so you could easily top or rear vent it. The viewing window was a Pyrex pie dish! The stove didn't have an airwash design, but the Pyrex stayed remarkably clean, probably because the convex shape of the dish moved it out of the smoke flow. I don't think the Elm ever passed EPA testing, and wonder how it can be sold today.

 

[Roospike]

There just happens to be one on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vermont-Iron-St...ryZ41987QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Gooserider]

I'm guessing that since the guy isn't selling "New" stoves, he gets to slide on the regs. Looks like all he does is sell refurbs and parts. For the vintage it does look like a nice stove.

Gooserider

 

[carg3]

My neighbor, and best friend, picked up an Elm at auction a few years back for a hundred bucks. When the
local stove guy came to line the chimney, he offered my friend five hundred for it.......He's glad today that he hung on to that stove. He's developed some sort of unhealthy fetish with the Elm, and he and the stove guy gush about it every time we go visit his shop!

 

[restorer]

Seems like positive response in general. My friend is handy, welder, diesel mech. ect. I'll give him the go ahead if he has found one. He's using it in a clean air space and already figuring out how to make it cleaner.

Quite frankly, the tune my antennae. Seem like a great user friendly stove that can truly be tweaked. On good days, I'd like to fire one up at 0to-15*. Probably would roast the chestnuts.

 

[[email protected]]

I support many hundreds of Elm owners with genuine replacement parts. They are made from the Vermont Iron Stove production patterns from the same U.S. foundry that produced the parts in the 80's. We have improved the metallurgy to make superior parts which will resist the intense heat of the fires better than the original parts. I also provide all the information on how to install those parts and maintain the stoves, including the catalytic Elms. my site is open to anyone with interest in Elm stoves. http://www.vermontironstove.com From time to time I have used reconditioned Elms for sale. They have been completely disassembled, cleaned, repaired, gasketed, and painted to look and work better than new. anyone interested in being involved with bringing back tested Elm stoves should contact me at [email protected]

 

[Corie]

Bring back tested Elm Stoves? What does that mean? Sounds like something I would like!

 

[[email protected]]

Bring back tested Elms means that I am looking for help to get the stove tested. First test it privately to see if it would pass, or what would have to be done to make that happen. Then find investors or a company that would be interested in working with me. I am currently sole owner of the stove, it's patterns and designs.

 

[Riverstone]

funny enough i grew up about a mile up the road from the bobbin mill in warren, vt where they first made these things, and at the time they were making them. my dad took the legs and shelves off of his and set it into a huge masonry heater made of--yes--river stones and concrete. still the best looking most interesting wood heater i've ever seen--had stone shelves/seats in several rooms upstairs and down--and i'd build one in a second it i had the chance. i bet it's still there in that house up the road. anyway, my brother now has two and all else aside they're simply the most beautiful stoves i've ever seen. i'd love to see them tested, back in production, and brought outside of their small vermont footprint. up here in michigan i've never seen one but i'm still waiting for the day i can find one that no one wants anymore...especially a cat. can the cat versions be refurbished to run like they should, do you know?

just thought you'd like to hear about that masonry heater...

 

[[email protected]]

I have refurbished them with all new cat parts, combustors (Advanced Catalyst 6" by 2" stailness steel) cans, baffles, rods and knobs, and they are back to working better than ever. I prefer changing them over to burn cleaner with two 1" stainless steel secondary air tubes and not have the second air control to work with. Both cat Elms and non cat Elms get that change when I refurbish them. Elms from the mid 80's on DO have an airwash for the glass, and that is what keeps them clean.

 

[begreen]

Cool looking stove. It looks like it's ready to take off.

 

[[email protected]]

Every once in a while I hear of used Elms for sale in various parts of the country. If they are anywhere near here I try to buy them. Recently there was one in Michigan, in very good condition. Another in the D.C. area, again in very good shape. For me to ship them here means that they are too expensive to resell. I try to match them up with people I know who are looking to buy a used Elm. Since I have all the parts to repair them, even the ones that are not in good shape get sold, and can be made to work well again. I hear there is one way up in Maine for sale too. If any of you either has one to sell, or is looking for one, please let me know and I'll help if I can. I also like Free Flow stoves. I have bought a couple in the last year. One I sold recently, and the other I am enjoying in my work shop.