I've been looking for a wood stove to replace a pellet insert I sold.
I came across a used VC Resolute from 1980. In some earlier research I think I saw people saying that certain years/models are better than others, and some years were poor quality for VC (due to bankruptcy/acquisition or other issues).
Wondering where this 1980 Resolute lands on the spectrum? The guy moved into a house where it was installed and it looks very lightly/barely used for such an old stove.
I don't have the budget to go for a brand new stove at this time... but if I could grab this for under $1k, is it worth doing? Might I have to replace gaskets and such due to age, or do those only need replacing after heavy use?
Thanks!
![[Hearth.com] 1980 V.C. Resolute – good year/model? [Hearth.com] 1980 V.C. Resolute – good year/model?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/319/319240-f752f47e71e2d1ef9833b876a7819237.jpg?hash=JWab6mvX8M)
I came across a used VC Resolute from 1980. In some earlier research I think I saw people saying that certain years/models are better than others, and some years were poor quality for VC (due to bankruptcy/acquisition or other issues).
Wondering where this 1980 Resolute lands on the spectrum? The guy moved into a house where it was installed and it looks very lightly/barely used for such an old stove.
I don't have the budget to go for a brand new stove at this time... but if I could grab this for under $1k, is it worth doing? Might I have to replace gaskets and such due to age, or do those only need replacing after heavy use?
Thanks!
![[Hearth.com] 1980 V.C. Resolute – good year/model? [Hearth.com] 1980 V.C. Resolute – good year/model?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/319/319239-a8688f77590c23b24151f0d553dbbe9d.jpg?hash=mVN32lIHRm)
![[Hearth.com] 1980 V.C. Resolute – good year/model? [Hearth.com] 1980 V.C. Resolute – good year/model?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/319/319240-f752f47e71e2d1ef9833b876a7819237.jpg?hash=JWab6mvX8M)