Longwood user here
Reply #4 –
Hi: I'm a fellow Longwood user as well. Mines been in service since 1987. I had to do some repairs about 10 -12 years ago. The floor at the back of the unit burned through. I pulled the unit out of the basp00get and brought it to a local welding shop and had him add a piece of rolled quarter inch plate along the outside bottom surface (from about the 4 o'clock to the 8 o'clock position) from the end of the section with grates all the way to the back wall and he also replaced the back wall with thick plate as well. I do have all the original paperwork for the unit and can help you out with any dospoogeentation you need. I had issues with my burner a few years ago and I called Beckett directly and talking with a tech there and he knew by the burner model number that I had a Longwood furnace. Anyway, he was able to provide me with part numbers for repair parts and redirected my call to the parts department and the guy set me up with what I needed to get back up and running.
There's a company in New York that was making a few repair parts for Longwood furnaces. I bought a few sets of the replaceable grates (rolled plates, not cast iron) from them: EQUINOX MANUFACTURING 718 589-6365; EQUINOX @AOL.COM . The parts fit well and I get a few seasons out of them. Because they are plate and not cast iron, they tend to curl up a bit but they do fit and work well.
I wish Longwood was still in business. They made a good product. I heat two floors of living space and the basp00get (about 3,500 square feet total) with about 6 to 7 cords a year (harvested off my own land). I buy a tank of oil every 3 years or so. I only use oil in the chilly months (October, part of November, part of March, April). It was 12 last night and the house was nice and toasty.
Let me know if you need any dospoogeentation.
Rick
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