Table Of Contents; Installation Accessories - Vermont Castings Defiant 1610 Installation And Operating Manual

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 1610 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 23 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.

Table of Contents

Specifications ................................................. 4
Installation ...................................................... 5
Clearance Charts ......................................... 14
Assembly ...................................................... 20
Operation ...................................................... 22
Draft Management ........................................ 28
Maintenance ................................................. 31
Parts Diagram .............................................. 35
Warranty ....................................................... 39
Proposition 65 Warning: Fuels used in gas, wood-
burning or oil fired appliances, and the products of
combustion of such fuels, contain chemicals known to
the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects
and other reproductive harm.
California Health & Safety Code Sec. 25249.6
30002850
The Story of the Defiant
Defiant 1610 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove

Installation Accessories

Warming Shelf
#0210 Classic Black
#0211 Biscuit
#0212 Midnight Blue
#0213 Ebony
#0214 Bordeaux
#0215 Chestnut Brown
#0216 Vt. Classic Green
#3265 Outside Air Kit
#1907 Firescreen
#1860 6" x 12" Oval Starter Pipe
#2767 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.
3