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Defiant
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1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove
30003846
Table of contents
Specifications .................................................4
Installation ......................................................5
Assembly ......................................................1
Operation ......................................................14
Draft Management ........................................19
Maintenance .................................................1
Replacement Parts .......................................5
Warranty .......................................................8
The Story of the Defiant
No wood-burning appliance, save for Ben Franklin’s Pennsylvania Fireplace, has a stronger heritage than the Ver-
mont Castings Defiant. Named for a 19th-century steamship, the original Vermont Castings Defiant Wood Stove came
to epitomize America’s resolve and independence during the Energy Crisis of the 1970s.
The year was 1975. With energy prices going through the roof, without an attractive or efficient wood stove to be
found anywhere, two entrepreneurs set out to create a stove that was both beautiful and highly functional. Finely
crafted from cast iron, the Defiant was the first wood stove to combine an artistically designed exterior with a methodi-
cally engineered interior, using new technologies for efficient combustion.
Americans purchased over a quarter-million Defiants, as they rediscovered the common sense of heating with wood,
a home-grown fuel with none of the political and economic entanglements of foreign oil.
Thirteen years later, in 1988, Vermont Castings ‘retired’ the Defiant, replacing it with modern wood-burners such as
the Encore.
With its 1998 return, a new Defiant incorporated all the finest aesthetic, convenience, and performance features to be
found on any wood stove. After continued development, this Defiant model 1610CE non-catalytic model continues the
tradition of the original Defiant while incorporating the very latest combustion technology. In a sense, the new Defiant
has been 3 years in the making.
Due to its significant role in American history, the original model Defiant is in the permanent collection of the Smithso-
nian Institution. Each new purchase of the Defiant stove continues that history.
Warming Shelf
#010 Classic Black
#011 Biscuit
#01 Midnight Blue
#013 Ebony
#014 Bordeaux
#015 Chestnut Brown
#016 Vt. Classic Green
#017 Brown Majolica
#365 Outside Air Kit
#1860 6” x 1” Oval Starter Pipe
#767 Fan Kit
#0178 Flue Collar Heat Shield
#0168 Connector Pipe Heat Shield
A line of porcelain enamel stove pipe is available
in Biscuit, Bordeaux, Chestnut Brown, Ebony,
Midnight Blue, Vt.Classic Green colors.
installation accessories
