How old is your wood stove?

[PA. Woodsman]

I've got a 1993 Dovre Aurora 700 stove, door is warped, lots of the porcelain paint on top has been touched up, but the firebrick inside is still original and it works pretty good yet. I got to wondering how old the stoves you all have are so I posted this up here.

Thanks

 

[sean donato]

Hmm, i have a few. The shenandoah was bought new in the late 70's or early 80's. I'd have to ask if my friend can remember when his dad bought it.
The 1557m is from 99. I have a fisher too, no idea how old it is, it's in rough shape, doors are warped. Doubt it's ever going to see a fire in it anymore.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Mine is a Squire. Got it a a reduced price since there were cracks in the face near the upper air outlets. That was about 25 years ago. It's now used in my workshop. The cracks never changed. This is a stock photo.

 

[steele_109]

I have a king that was purchased in 1979 .It is still in great shape and has a fire in it right now.

 

[Dude270]

I've got a fisher my dad bought used in the 90s. I imagine it was made in the 70s or 80s. I've added new fire bricks to it but it just keeps on going.

 

[StihlsawuserMS361]

Dutch west here. First one lasted about 15 years. That one was made in China, poor quality. I did replace it almost 20 years with another Dutch west. Made in the States. It's been decent, two years ago I rebuilt it with a new inner top plate. It needs a new dampener and related (binding when hot), but will wait until season is over. I would buy another, tried to, but no longer available
I did look at new ones two years ago. Seems the EPA is choking them down for emissions and mandating tighter emissions by removing many user controls). My neighbor bought a Vermont Castings I believe and had the store he bought it from up to adjust the auto draft numerous times. Finally, he dialed it in himself.
Above mentioned stoves are catalyst equipped.

I'd really like a new stove, but am unsure of what type or which way to go?

 

[TheLazyBFarm]

Englander 30-NCH bought March-April 2014, installed 3rd week of Nov. 2014:

 

[Mark1]

ours is a 1980 craft stove w/ auto temp rear blower - real work horse - very well made

 

[buzz sawyer]

Englander 30-NCH bought March-April 2014, installed 3rd week of Nov. 2014:

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I like the enclosure - what material?

 

[Yarz]

The tag says mine was tested in November of '79.
I bought it and "restored" it in '17.

 

[TheLazyBFarm]

I like the enclosure - what material?

3/4" rock veneer:

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Thanks for the replies, some real "oldies but goodies" out there!!

Great stuff, thanks!

 

[diver64]

One now is 80's vintage I think. One before that in the camp was 50's of some type.

 

[sundance]

VC Resolute Acclaim installed in 1999. Done some rework on it through the years, due for some more. Like the top load, not impressed with the build quality.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

We installed our VC encore in January 2019, It’s been great. People here on fake book complaining about $800-$1400 electric bills for last month. Ours was $349. Yes it’s expensive here, It was unusually cold last month.

My best friend is retired and burns 24/7 (we don’t) his bill was $165.

 

[Agrarian]

Our daily stove is a Warner (made in Laconia NH) that we bought in the early 1980's. I've replaced the fire bricks a couple of times and the fiberglass rope door gasket but otherwise it has been bulletproof.

 

[muddy42]

In the UK, I have early 1990s Charnwood and Clearview stoves, that start well and work well. Unfortunately here the government here is pushing 'eco design' stoves that are designed by scientists in a laboratory for perfect flue conditions and lots of baffles to recycle smoke. I find they don't work well in old houses - hard to start and they smoke into the room.

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

This my Dad's stove he made in 1974. 2 boiler ranks and an old coal furnace door was used to put it together.

It had been their sole heat source since it was made and still performs great.

This was my great granparents stove, where I reside, that was bought in the 1920's I believe. Don't use it now but still in place for memories.

 

[fields_mj]

Mine is an add on furnace and not a stove, but my Energy Mate was made in 1980. I bought it used out of an old farm house in 2008, plumbed it into my central air system and have been using it ever since. I do need to replace it though.

 

[gggGary]

Ooh Ooh! Not the oldest here but an old school VC Reliant (the baby of the VC family) born on date about 1980. Bought it used but "unused" in about 2000, the woman in charge wasn't allowing dirty ole firewood into HER housekeeping. Was my upstairs stove til a remodel,

my basement stove since.

It's been run pretty hard, too easy to forget to go down and shut the damper after a bit. But an andiron and replaced the long spindly intake damper rod with one of larger diameter have been it's only needs. One cast iron firebox side that is the downdraft exit opening is getting a bit warped/eroded. Someday I'll bolt weld in some re-enforcements there. With the current cold weather it's running 24 hours a day. It's small narrow firebox makes top loading de rigueur. You can do a quick open, throw in a log, drop the lid without opening the damper when the chimney's warm and it's drafting well.