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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: July 27, 2016, 05:40:26 AM »

Wow, They go out of business and leave a bunch of people with problems. Now they are building stoves and selling them again. Obviously these stoves are not "overheating" and this is just a way to deal with the warranty that they will not honor. So less than 3%, my behind. Most people don't know they have cracks yet, but they will. So who is going to unhook there stove and haul it to there shop and have it fixed? Will they offer a warranty for the fix?

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: May 21, 2016, 08:55:49 PM »

Well, I think were all on our own. My 7500 has not leaked, has anybody had any sign of leakage? My fear is to get in the heart of a Michigan winter and have a problem.

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: May 08, 2016, 08:34:52 AM »

So they knew it was a problem and still sold the units knowing they would crack. Did they give any kind of idea how to fix them? Do you think they should be held accountable? Is anybody pursuing a refund or solution to the problem, or should we just chalk this up to a learning experience.

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: May 02, 2016, 07:29:40 PM »

I know mine never overheated. I don't think were going to get anything from the owner. it is what it is. From what I understood they were in business for 19 years. When I went and looked at the stove they were building a new house, I thought it was a tried and true product. oh well live and learn. Intensedrive let me know if you get a response. I think i'm going to sell the stove and get something different. There is no leaks and has worked great but I don't want to deal with welding the cracks.

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: April 30, 2016, 07:55:46 PM »

Well, Still not sure what to do. I don't want to sell the stove knowing there is problems. If I have it welded how long until it cracks again. I don't want to get in the middle of heating season and have it fail. I think its an engineering problem. Expansion and contraction with the heat? Metal not thick enough? water not circulating in that area? mlappin if you have any ideas let us know. The stove has worked without a hiccup for two years. It heats my 2000 sqft house and 40X60 garage with no problems in the heart of winter. I also think there are a lot more stoves out there with the same problem that we don't know about. I almost pulled the trigger on a central but didn't like there warranty, in regards to you have to ship it and pay the tab.

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: April 18, 2016, 04:30:27 PM »

I don't know if I should try and sell the stove now or hire someone to weld the cracks and hope for the best. I was hoping to get ten years out of the stove, I know it was not a high dollar stove but I didn't expect this so soon. I don't want a bunch of problems in the middle of next winter.

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Cracks

« on: March 06, 2016, 06:53:10 AM »

jamesbodeis, After reading your post I checked my boiler and found these cracks also. I have not had any leaking yet but it sure makes me nervous. I purchased my unit about the same time you did. I have had no problems with anything, it has worked great so far, so there have been no overheating issues. it is my opinion that this is a design problem. How many other Ridgewood owners have these cracks?