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This VC is not the original one. Reliability. Quality, Service is not there anymore. Ask.

New VC stoves...never. Ask why.

Similar experience - since you have no control, you are at the mercy of their intake system. I have fresh air intake installed and a vent with no bends. It doesn't get more straightforward. While I've worked out how to get it to burn OK (not great), the design pushes smoke to the front of the stove. When you open the door, and there is any smoke, it is coming into your room. This mostly happens as you get a fire going. Once you have it hot, the smoke is not as much of an issue. The exhaust design is a head scratcher. If I had a mulligan, I'd get one with some control of the air flow and exhaust near the vent. After the dealer struck out getting some guidance, I sent the CEO a note for any guidance/assistance. Crickets. I'd recommend an alternative unfortunately. This is what happens when someone from the EPA that never lit a fire dictates stove requirements :).

Worst wood stove ever! All it does is smoke. You can't open the door, to put wood in, and you can't give it air while lighting it. I have 4 wood stoves in my house and have had 7 wood stoves in my life and this is by far the WORST!!

I have watched this video and it is not what everyone expected. door alignment is not the issue. the hinge pins do not stay in place. If you loosen the retainer to align the door the pins drop down and the door falls off. Either show door replacement and hinge pin adjustment method or have a download on your site with those instructions. My stove is brand new and doors will not stay on.

Can you guys take a look at the Esse Bakeheart and make a bigger version for the US market? That thing is dynamite: it serves as a wood stove but also a cooker, oven and grill too. My problem is that they only have 1 distributor in North America, plus there's no catalytic option.

Guys, all of your stoves should have the grill accessory. It's such a neat feature!

The grill insert is genius.

I just purchased a new Encore With this problem. Trying to convince them to return and fix it. Most frustrating. Thank you for posting this video.

Does anyone keep the damper or once the fires going good do yall close the damper and just adjust the airflow

I bought a new defiant a couple months ago. If I put more than 2 pieces of firewood in it, it will run away. It has been over 825° with the air supply damper completely shut. There is no way that I could get over 3 or 4 hour burn times. It seems to constantly be feeding too much air. The ash door is latched. The supply damper closed. I can slow it down some by closing the door to engage the catalyst but then it gets even hotter. I would love to talke with someone from Vermont castings. The dealer seems clueless now and it's impossible to talk with the manufacturer. So much for buying American. Oh ya, the blower quit too! What a waste of $5k! If vermont castings is out there, please reach out to me!

I bought a new defiant a couple months ago. If I put more than 2 pieces of firewood in it, it will run away. It has been over 825° with the air supply damper completely shut. There is no way that I could get over 3 or 4 hour burn times. It seems to constantly be feeding too much air. The ash door is latched. The supply damper closed. I can slow it down some by closing the door to engage the catalyst but then it gets even hotter. I would love to talke with someone from Vermont castings. The dealer seems clueless now and it's impossible to talk with the manufacturer. So much for buying American. Oh ya, the blower quit too! What a waste of $5k! If vermont castings is out there, please reach out to me!

I think if this paticular stove was much larger and took 24 inch logs . It would be my perfect wood stove.

Love your BBQ

Does this have a catalytic converter to re-burn the fumes?

I have owned two Defiants over the years. My first one lasted over 30 years and is still serviceable and workable. My second one is going strong. Both heat 2550 sq.ft. in 35 below zero weather here in central British Columbia, Canada. I burn dried birch, pine and fir exclusively. Any definition of a perfect wood stove or a perfect product line would have to include Vermont Castings. Nothing else comes close. As a welder and iron worker I can tell you why this stoves construction is superior to almost all others.

Where can I buy parts for my Vermont Castings wood stove?

Nice, Hello from Russia 👍

Okay, my question is......... how to get the door back on, we changed the gasket that goes around the glass. The instructions said to take the door off, now we can't get the door back on, the pins slip out. What is the technique for getting the door back onto the stove. TIA

I'm a bit confused they made the encore, the defiant, and the defiant encore and I'm not sure the differences

I’ve always been a Jotul person (I’m in Scotland, so quite close to Norway) but Vermont are an excellent stove, and very well finished, in enamel paints, and I know the Americans, like the Norwegians make high quality goods. Sadly no dealers anywhere near me, 👍

I purchased a Dauntless w/o catalyst last fall, thinking that it would meet my needs. It was sized right for my home, a 1400 s.f. ranch. I purchased it for its looks, size, efficiency, and V.C.'s reputation. It heats great, is efficient wood wise, and looks beautiful when burning. I use seasoned Douglass fir, and hardwoods. Here are the drawbacks, why I would give this stove less than a less than 1 rating: 1) It is so complicated to clean, that I curse it every time it needs cleaned. It is impossible to properly clean. All the nooks and crannies and brick parts that need removed after a simple chimney pipe brushing make it a nightmare that requires special vacuum hoses just to reach the soot. 2) Any soot buildup makes it impossible to brush or scrape due to the side walls and corners being a jumble of angles. 3) The ash pan is tiny, requiring a complete ash and stove cleaning every other day, if using for 24 or more hrs. a day. 4l I bought it for it's "self regulating" air intake. I found that I still have to damper the air intake, an mostly have to leave it wide open to keep it even lit. 5) It still dumps smoke into the room if you do everything right. 6) 18" is the absolute max length, and 16" wood will only fit one way in it. In a semi-conclusion, this is the most complicated, over and poorly designed woodstove I have ever seen. I am 73 years old, and have been around wood heat my entire life, and wish I had never bought it. I even owned a 1974 Pinto station wagon, and consider that a better product than this stove. It is not a "Dauntless" design, but a "brainless" one. Buy something else.

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Should cold air be coming into the room from the bottom of the Montpelier II? When not being used mine lets the outside cold air into the room.

Now if only VC shipped air tight stoves...wouldn't that be nice?

Is there a chance it will be available in a cream or white later?

My doors both seem really low. The top pin keeps falling out. This is the right video I’m looking for, but the stove needs to be older and more messed up for it to be really helpful

Had mine now for 35 years dark green color no longer made

Bought this stove for my cabin a couple of months ago. The handle for the door has already broken and I really hate that you can't adjust the damper yourself. Looking at using the air intake soon.

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Hello, Where can I buy this insert fore a VC Encore ??

Where can I buy this insert??

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Beautiful! I had one once before so as the saying goes “Once you’ve had the best Nothing else will do” I’m retired so I will keep my memories and buy a lesser 😕

Beautiful and I had one in a cabin 30 years ago. Wonderful and so efficient as well as that Hidden ash pan underneath!

If closed...burn for an hour open then close trap. Stove needs to be good and hot before closing.

Are you burning with the trap door in the back open or closed?

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Mine has been order for 6mo still waiting

Can the Fresh Air intake be vented from the outside if the unit is next to an exterior wall ?

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Former foundry employee back in 1979. Primarily on shake-out, but ran the DISAMATIC a few times.

I was told it it’s really more of a glow that a fire once heated is this true?

Would this work for a 1350 sq feet

Gorgeous!

Bought mine last fall, I've used several stoves over the decades and this is seriously the best. Small fire, or larger load works great. Very heavy casting 475 lbs. Easiest stove to use. Not cheap but worth the money.

My new intrepid has air intake issues. Doesn't get very hot, smolders out fires. Went through the manual 5 times. Tried four different loads of wood. Any suggestions?