wood stove on a budget

[TK-421]

I've been looking for a used Vermont castings defiant on CL with no luck. I keep finding them but they tend to have cracks in the baffle. I you go this route be sure to bring a flashlight and do a thorough inspection before you waste a day and your back lugging a five hundred pound what could be paperweight.

How old of a Defiant? Is a Cat version acceptable? How far are you willing to drive?

I've driven to too many already. I've seen pitted ones that look like a golfball to ones that have no cracks until I get there and look inside. I was trying to get an old 75'.

We may try one more next week but I think we've sold ourselves on a Jotul f600.

 

[BrowningBAR]

I've been looking for a used Vermont castings defiant on CL with no luck. I keep finding them but they tend to have cracks in the baffle. I you go this route be sure to bring a flashlight and do a thorough inspection before you waste a day and your back lugging a five hundred pound what could be paperweight.

How old of a Defiant? Is a Cat version acceptable? How far are you willing to drive?

I've driven to too many already. I've seen pitted ones that look like a golfball to ones that have no cracks until I get there and look inside. I was trying to get an old 75'.

We may try one more next week but I think we've sold ourselves on a Jotul f600.

Those old Defiants are usually beaten up pretty bad. I think the Jotul is the better choice.

 

[tickbitty]

Where are you in NC? (I just love looking at craigslist!)
(broken link removed to http://eastnc.craigslist.org/for/2632300633.html) - this one's little, but cute!

 

[subyd00d]

I plan on running the pipe out the side of the house and running the chimney piping right up the side of the house.

That will run you more than $700 based on what I've seen here. Not including the stove.

That depends on where you shop.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200316637_200316637

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Same kits huge price difference.

Thanks for the link. From the looks of thinks I really may need a couple hundred more dollars. I plan on doing it safe or not doing it at all.

 

[btuser]

Thanks for the link. From the looks of thinks I really may need a couple hundred more dollars. I plan on doing it safe or not doing it at all.

I justified the debt by a return on investment. I figure after the stove, insulated liner, fireplace doodads, chainsaw, safety gear, wood shed, and a few cords to get me running I was in the neighborhood of 5k (not all at once). At $4/gallon and a savings of 400 gallons a year it will be a while, not counting my own labor. That's still a guaranteed rate of return of 32%, which beats the hell out of .2% in a savings account. However, its worth more than money to me.

 

[firefighterjake]

New stove: Englander (really depends on your house size, climate, house type, insulation, etc. as to what model)

Used Stove: Next best option to going with something like the Englander

As mentioned there is no way to run Class A and get a woodstove for $750 (around here folks call all Class A chimneys Metalbestos regardless of the brand -- basically we're talking about an insulated metal chimney).

As also mentioned while a budget is often a consideration and understandable . . . there is such a thing as being too cheap and cutting corners . . . something you do not want to do when installing a device that is generating temps in excess of 1,000 degrees F that can easily burn down your house if installed incorrectly with an improper hearth, clearance, chimney, etc.

 

[fredarm]

I plan on running the pipe out the side of the house and running the chimney piping right up the side of the house.

That will run you more than $700 based on what I've seen here. Not including the stove.

That depends on where you shop.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200316637_200316637

(broken link removed)


Same kits huge price difference.

Thanks for the link. From the looks of thinks I really may need a couple hundred more dollars. I plan on doing it safe or not doing it at all.

That's a good approach. I think you ought to be able to do it for around a $1,000 IF you find good deals on the stove and pipe.

 

[Nonprophet]

There's used pipe out there too--I just sold $1,600 bucks worth of used Class A for $400......the buyer was a very happy guy!


NP

 

[joecool85]

For your budget I would suggest waiting until spring. I bought 5 sections of 3ft Class A from Homedepot for $43 each on clearance in the spring. They normally go for $99 each. I bought my ceiling support style install kit for $99, normally $200. It's the only way to go when you need to get out of it cheap.

 

[joecool85]

As mentioned there is no way to run Class A and get a woodstove for $750 (around here folks call all Class A chimneys Metalbestos regardless of the brand -- basically we're talking about an insulated metal chimney).

I noticed that. The guy that will be installing my chimney asked if it was a Metalbestos type, I told him no, it is Duravent Duraplus stainless Class A. He told me, "yeah, from Home Depot, that's the stuff I meant." lol.