I am glad I found this site through google. I am not new to wood burning I have been running a Vermont Castings Encore for years and the stove does a decent job.
I inherited my grandfathers 1979 Daka wood furnace due to unfortunate circumstances. I remember loading it as a kid and it really kept his large, drafty house warm. Overall it is still in decent shape, the inside was just steel and a bit warped from being over fired. I lined the both sides and back with firebrick and a piece of refractory sheet for the top. The ash grate was still in great shape because I think he replaced it a few years back. The bimetallic damper is still functional as well as the rear thermostat and blower. I really like the auto damper feature you just set to low, med, or high and forget about it as it opens and closes itself to what setting it on. The firebox lined is still huge 28x18x17.
my main question does anyone have any links to a DIY secondary combustion tubes or chamber? I have searched the net and this site and I have not found much. I am sure someone has taken their old 70's stove and made it more efficient. I played around with the fire brick set up and I think I can manage to add a catalyst but the burn tubes would be cheaper in the long run. I plan on keeping the Vermont Castings and running this into my AC system and it will do a better job of distributing the heat. Any help, links or advice would be appreciated. Great site!
I inherited my grandfathers 1979 Daka wood furnace due to unfortunate circumstances. I remember loading it as a kid and it really kept his large, drafty house warm. Overall it is still in decent shape, the inside was just steel and a bit warped from being over fired. I lined the both sides and back with firebrick and a piece of refractory sheet for the top. The ash grate was still in great shape because I think he replaced it a few years back. The bimetallic damper is still functional as well as the rear thermostat and blower. I really like the auto damper feature you just set to low, med, or high and forget about it as it opens and closes itself to what setting it on. The firebox lined is still huge 28x18x17.
my main question does anyone have any links to a DIY secondary combustion tubes or chamber? I have searched the net and this site and I have not found much. I am sure someone has taken their old 70's stove and made it more efficient. I played around with the fire brick set up and I think I can manage to add a catalyst but the burn tubes would be cheaper in the long run. I plan on keeping the Vermont Castings and running this into my AC system and it will do a better job of distributing the heat. Any help, links or advice would be appreciated. Great site!