My wife and I recently bought a house with a nice red Vermont Castings Intrepid II 2070 stove. Our primary heat comes from a propane furnace, and propane is expensive so we'd like to use the wood stove to add some supplemental heat. Upon further inspection of the stove, I found this "plate" laying in the bottom of it along with these two handle things. It appears the plate fits in a channel at the back of the stove. I have tried numerous times to get it to fit in the track and stay upright on its own. However I have no idea which side is supposed to be where and what side is up. It also appears that it's been melted some.
Questions:
1). What is correct term/name for the plate?
2). Where can I find a replacement?
3). What else should I inspect before firing this baby up for the first time this fall?
4). What are the handle things called?
5) The "fire cord/gasket" (no idea what's called) around the top and in other places is almost gone. How do I replace this?
6) We also have a nice wooden desk (can been seen to the right of the stove in the pics) that sits next to the stove, how close can we keep the desk to the stove without burning it or warping the paint?
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Questions:
1). What is correct term/name for the plate?
2). Where can I find a replacement?
3). What else should I inspect before firing this baby up for the first time this fall?
4). What are the handle things called?
5) The "fire cord/gasket" (no idea what's called) around the top and in other places is almost gone. How do I replace this?
6) We also have a nice wooden desk (can been seen to the right of the stove in the pics) that sits next to the stove, how close can we keep the desk to the stove without burning it or warping the paint?
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