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!
Gorgeous!
Sure is a beauty.
Hopefully your factory can pump these out. Havent been able to find any locally.
Place your order early and get in line.
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!
Did you reach out to your dealer that you bought it from? I’ve had one for 15 years and no problems like this whatsoever.
@@nwynneus the dealer came last week and replaced it. This one works fine. They agreed that something was wrong with the first one.
Mine has been order for 6mo still waiting
What are them small rods on the side ?
They are called mitten warmers, you raise them up and fold them out and you can dry your gloves on them, alternative is to use them to roast hot dogs!