Just purchased Nordic "Erik" Stove in Good Condition

Just bought this mid-1980s Nordic stove. It is a freestanding unit on legs, and appears to be in excellent condition, with manual and UL listing tags all intact. It still looks exactly as this one from the original brochure, with a little more heat staining around the top edges of the doors. Original wood handles intact and tight.




Anyone know anything about these? I have learned it takes a wide stovepipe - around 8". I hope these are readily available.

Nordic was (is?) a Nevada company, but I find no evidence of their existence. Are parts for this sort of stove relatively easy to buy as generic and/or fabricate if needed? (at this point everything appears to be in good shape).

It has the blower unit, and it looks unused. The stove itself looks lightly used - it shows no signs of overheat damage or metal fatigue.

I'd love to hear from anyone who had experience with an "Erik" or the Nordic made stove or heater. I paid $120 for it.

JH/Indiana

I have been using an Erik wood/coal model as an insert since the mid '80s. 8" stainless liner. Mom and Dad bought it back then. I have the house now. When heating oil was cheap we burned a cord or two. Last 5 years it's heated everything but the basement (about 2500sq.ft), on about 4.5 cords a year. I have replaced gaskets afew times and the baffle so far. I'm due for firebrick and new angle irons. Typical of inserts of the period the blower is noisy, but the savings make the extra noise a non issue. No parts are available as the manufacturer disappeared more than 10 years ago. I have never used coal in it, but as I recall it specified chestnut size coal. I have read that if you don't empty the ashes regularly they can retain heat and warp the shaker grates on similar style stoves. I fabricated the replacment baffle from 5/16 plate. Fire brick are standard size (4.5x9x1.5) I love the shaker and ash pan, and the unit has been great to operate. I get a nice fire going then close the underfire air, let it roll for abit then close the door air inlets down for a nice burn, but open enough so that flue gasses are still clear. Great price and hope you get at least as many years from yours as I have from mine.