New Vermont Castings Defiant

[Charlene Kravec]

It's been a good while since I've been here, but I need some information and I know this readership has a lot to share.

I have a good friend who just bought a new VC Defiant for their home. It's not completely installed as yet and I would like to know if VC has cleaned up their act. Years ago we had a very bad experience with one that was a ZC and subsequently went to a Quadrafire 7100 ZC unit that we love.

I am hoping that my friend hasn't made a mistake so I need some feedback from you who have a current model. I want to help her as much as possible and BTW I did suggest that they join this forum for the wealth of information on it.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

 

[begreen]

The quality of the refractory has improved, which should reduce frequency of replacement. It's still a more complex stove than many, so more moving parts and a bit more work to clean. That said, VC castings are excellent and it is a great looking stove.