Vermont Castings Defiant - Product Walkthrough
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- The Defiant provides more than heat: it’s a skillfully crafted, timeless piece of American history. In fact, the last original Defiant Parlor Stove is located in the Smithsonian’s National History collection. Named over 40 years ago to “defy the wintery blast”, today’s Defiant does that and more.
Everything is designed with convenience in mind. You can:
Easily load wood from the top, minimising effort and keeping smoke and embers contained.
Cleanly remove ashes, even when the stove is hot, with the exclusive swing-out ash pan and handled cover.
Enjoy longer burn times with more even heat with thermostatically controlled combustion.
Perfect for mid-sized and larger rooms.
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I own a Vermont Castings Defiant made in 1980...I rebuilt the unit and it works like new, even after 42 years our old stove keeps our 1600sqft house warm all winter
Nice!
will this heat the second floor?
I'm sure witch one I might buy next year, our house is 1600 sqf I do like the huge o ne though!!
Any thoughts you might be able to guide me on ?
Thank you .
Brad.
NJ
@@brad4527 I've got a VC defiant encore from the early 90's. its the big one. I highly recommend it. I have a single level 1500 square foot house that is really well insulated. Once the fire has been burning for a few hours the whole house gets warm- My house also has a forced air furnace. If I've been away and the house is really cold I turn the furnace on for ten minutes +- while I build a fire. the furnace gets the whole house warmer- then furnace off for as long as the fire is lit. Days go by with no furnace.....
If you are in the market for a wood stove get the biggest one you can find. you will never be sorry about that.
Pro Tip: the ash pan door on Vermonts, when cracked open during initial start up is like a Turbobellows under the fire box, I have almost never needed more than one match and little kindling. What stove you buy, make sure it has an ash pan door.
You should invite us into this beautiful pub to show us this stove 🤓
This thing is a work of art
This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.
Its a crying shame that visionline airflue isn’t here in the USA. The outside air intake line built into the chimney is just pure genius, for many reasons…
How do you remove the catalyst? There seem to be no available instructions. There is a bit of sheet metal blocking its removal, and my attempt to remove the catalyst for inspection and cleaning only broke many pieces of it off.
How hard is it to change fire box that hold the cat.
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I love my new stove but it burns up the wood in about 10 minutes. I must have the flue or damper set wrong. Or maybe my wood is too dry. Shrug. Do you have a link with more detailed instructions? tyvm
I got 30 hrs off this stove over the weekend, so, yeah, doing something wrong there
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 $5k! If vermont castings is out there, please reach out to me!
I agree with you 1 million percent
@@lineman22 Yes. When I realised that closer the ash drawer might be the problem I was so excited to run it with the drawer closed. Nope. It maybe burned 10% slower but still. I have new, much harder wood this winter and it still burns through wood like a forge!
@@keithrepace118 After reading people with the same issue I'm thinking of putting an old school damper on the flu itself. I've always s had cheap wood stoves that worked great (so much control) with the two damper system so I'll spend 30 buck and a Saturday afternoon trying that.
I’m running into an installer telling me it can’t be within 3 feet of a window yet this video it’s clearly closer than that. Can anyone offer insight!?
It sounds like this is in UK and their rules are different
They have a double pipe which allows it to be closer. The major issue is it's a place you have customers coming in and nothing around the stove to keep people from touching it. They won't get insurance leaving it like that. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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I bought a Defiant in 2005 and the interior parts deformed from heat. Its a piece of trash now.
I’m wanting to purchase this exact stove but I’m reading horrible user reviews. Many say they get too hot and the insides get destroyed. What happens to yours? No customer service to fix? Thank you in advance
Did you use the air flow and damper correctly? It could have been user error. I have one and when used correctly it’s great.
@@anneross1859 me to! We love it and have slowly been getting the accessories
@@CrochetNewsNetwork that's because people let them burn too hot. I've had mine for 25 years. Never an issue.
I've had one for 20 years. This is a classic overfire issue. Don't over fire your stoves!
Think twice before buying a stove here. We bought a 5000$ small wood stove with a 3 section chimney and its impossible to ignite it. The smoke come out like hell from the door and if we shut off the door the fire died. We try for 2 months to have help from the cie and they want help us. So now cold is here and no eat.😡😡😡 and no we are not dumb we have a few wood stove in the past
Have your chimney draught checked out !
@@patrickmurphy9266 i follow all instruction and its over 2foot over a flat roof. Also try w another 3feet section. Thanks
@@dannyroy4411
An 8" flue ought to be least 5 meters high and one meter over a roof . Also nearby trees buildings can upset upward draught .
Hope you solve it .
@@patrickmurphy9266 its a 6" and it said 2 feet in the instruction above the flat roof and also try another 3feet section.
@@dannyroy4411 if you cannot get the fire lit it's because the chimney is cold and the cold air is forcing a column of air down upon the flame and extinguishing it. Take a hair dryer or a matt gas torch and let it run up the chimney for 10 or 15 minutes, also open a window near the stove before lighting to help establish the draft as well.