Wood stove info sought

Jul 27, 2006 4 Replies
P

Hello Everyone,



We have a wood stove that I would like to find out more information about. The insurance company is asking if it has any certification (UL, CSA, WETT...) to use safely in our home.



Here is a picture of it:

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The stove looks newish, however it is possible that it was restored before we acquired it. The casting on the top says that it is an Ideal 26, underneath there is a number cast in: Ideal 26-32 IT 97 I could not find any product plate attached to it, and nor was any search on the web successful.



Thanks for the help, Peter



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You're going to have a fight with the insurance company and, most likely, lose on this one...

A tip. Build your wood stove into a fireplace. (Probabably not this one) When the insurance co. asks if you have a wood stove you can say,"just a fireplace" and you won't have any trouble.

I have a stove insert fireplace that we heat our MN house with. Insurance companies are on wood stoves like flies on s#$% around here. The insurance guy was just here last week. The above answer sent him away without raising an eyebrow.

Back in the late 70s and early 80s, after the last energy scare, a whole bunch of fools burnt their house down that didn't know how to burn wood for heat. You can bet the insurance companies are anticipating this happening again.

Karl

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Hello, Peter:

I routinely repair and recondition stoves. You are the proud owner of an Ideal Clarion Parlor Stove. Unfortunately, as they were manufactured from 1870 to 1910 (yours most probably cast in 1897) there is no current UL,CSA, or WETT certification for them. Great looking piece, though.

Jon-Taylor Lawton Alaska Woodwright and Blacksmith Shop Chena Ridge Forge, Foundry, and Woodwright Shop Fairbanks, Alaska

Peter Orban wrote:

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You might contact these guys

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If they can't give you more info, at least you can drool over more really beautiful restored stoves

Koz

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Many thanks for the valuable comments and pointers!

Thank you very much, Peter

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