I bought this Vigilant on FB Marketplace in the Fall. He wasn't a 'stove guy' and didn't know much about the stove, only that he bought it and it was oversized for the room he was heating with it, so that's why it was for sale. It needed all new gaskets, and some work on the damper, which I didn't have much difficulty with. However, it has this weird pulley type contraption on the front of it. It's broken and doesn't move or appear to be connected to anything internally. I downloaded the manuals from VC online, and none of them reference this device on the stove. Just wondering if anyone can share any input about what it might've been used for? Also, any way to semi-accurately date this stove? Thanks so much in advance for any insight!
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Vigilant mystery device...
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No kidding?! Hmpf....so I could theoretically burn coal in this stove? That would be fantastic! What exactly did a 'shaker' do? This one doesn't seem to be operating. If I pull the shaker, nothing happens. Any issues with me burning wood in it as I currently am? Thanks for the input!
You can burn wood in it but it really isn't a good woodburner at all. There is a handle missing that would go through that ring down to the hole below to give you leverage. What does the interior look like? Are the shaker grates there?
i posted about this earlier. i didn't realize, but at least with the vigilant, VC came out with a "multi-fuel" stove that was set up to burn either coal or wood (i assume without conversion). i believe they made them from 1982-92. this may be the stove you have. take an interior picture.
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Yes and like most multi fuel stoves it does coal pretty well and wood pretty poorly
Awesome! Thanks for posting that schematic! I'll try to take some interior pics. It's in use right now...
Interesting. I was just mentioning to a buddy that I'm ripping through wood like crazy with it. Even when it's 'shut-down'. This is probably why. I didn't realize it was a multi-stove...
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