1980's Luap Associates Inc woodstove

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I got 3 out of 4 of them. My pilot drill bit broke off in the hole for the upper bracket. Oh well, it's still going to be better than it was.

[Hearth.com] 1980's Luap Associates Inc woodstove
 
[Hearth.com] 1980's Luap Associates Inc woodstove
I upgraded the hardware as well. The old stuff was 1/4 long Phillips head, and the new stuff is 1/2 long Allen socket head. I figured I'd also add flat and split washers for extra hold down strength.
 
I just bought a double wide in Roseburg, Oregon and it has a Luap wood stove. Mine is a Convector 1. Yours is a Nighthawk according to the fine print on your emissions sticker. It is in the second to the last line.
Having grown up in Wisconsin and then spending 20 years in Idaho, I was familiar with Fisher, I was familiar with Blaze King and Earth Stove and some of the other bigger manufacturers, but the Luap was new to me. For a stove that predates the air tube technology, I'm very pleased with what a great stove this is. Though mine is called the Convector, it appears I may be able to add a blower to it based on the opening for the air passage that goes through the jacket and comes out above the lower step on the top. That's what motivated me to start looking online.
I haven't cleaned mine up yet, the move into the house has required my attention on more critical issues.
I have enjoyed reading this thread and seeing your progress.
 

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Flamewrench62 said:
I just bought a double wide in Roseburg, Oregon and it has a Luap wood stove. Mine is a Convector 1. Yours is a Nighthawk according to the fine print on your emissions sticker. It is in the second to the last line.
Having grown up in Wisconsin and then spending 20 years in Idaho, I was familiar with Fisher, I was familiar with Blaze King and Earth Stove and some of the other bigger manufacturers, but the Luap was new to me. For a stove that predates the air tube technology, I'm very pleased with what a great stove this is. Though mine is called the Convector, it appears I may be able to add a blower to it based on the opening for the air passage that goes through the jacket and comes out above the lower step on the top. That's what motivated me to start looking online.
I haven't cleaned mine up yet, the move into the house has required my attention on more critical issues.
I have enjoyed reading this thread and seeing your progress.
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Thank you so much for pointing out the model Nighthawk! I thought I had looked those stickers throughly, but I guess not good enough, lol.
Your stove looks to be in good condition, and hopefully will work good for you. For not having any modern technology, mine keeps my house almost too warm.
I've seen a few pictures of the Luap Convectors online but not too much info related to them. The blower idea sounds great, if you can figure it out.
Do you plan on making a thread about yours? If you do, I'll have to read it.
 
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