anyone have experience with stuv brand .any good?

[joop]

was thinking of replacing old fireplace with a stuv just wondering if there any good

 

[joop]

i guess not lol

 

[begreen]

We don't see a lot of Stuv threads, but I don't recall any serious issues reported with them.

 

[T-Burner]

We put in a Stuv 1668z last April. We probably have 100 fires in it so far! We had a shallow depth to deal with where we wanted to install the stove, so Stuv was the answer. It's beautiful. My wife was hesitant to go with wood vs. gas, but tells me regularly how happy she is that we went with wood.

The only downside I see with the 16z is that you can't load it up and have it run all night. Too small for that. But we knew that going in. Our space limited the options.

As for Stuv itself, it lights easy, looks gorgeous, throws some good heat. Seems very well built.

 

[joop]

daughters place is small 800sqft so don't need large stove. her old fireplace showing age stuv looks nice and it's size looks like it would fit her fireplace opening .glad to hear it seems to be good quality

 

[T-Burner]

 

[joop]

sweet setup toesies nice and warm lol

 

[joop]

nice clean lines

 

[FaultyFire]

was thinking of replacing old fireplace with a stuv just wondering if there any good

We installed a Stuv July 2021, absolutely thrilled…..for about a month, when the dramas started, replacement parts, some incorrect , corrosion . Looks truly are deceiving. I’ve got pics on FB Faulty Fireplace.

 

[T-Burner]

Can you outline more here? What Stuv model?

 

[FaultyFire]

Can you outline more here? What Stuv model?

Yes the Stuv 30 High with Accumulator. For the price, we expected at least 10 years.

 

[RonP-Canada]

We installed a Stuv July 2021, absolutely thrilled…..for about a month, when the dramas started, replacement parts, some incorrect , corrosion . Looks truly are deceiving. I’ve got pics on FB Faulty Fireplace.

 

[RonP-Canada]

Can you please give me some more details opposite your STUV issues. I bought and had installed a STUV 21-95 less than 2 tears ago. Was sold on it being by far the best and very well engineered. Paid $ 23 K canadian (included almost $5K extra for upgraded version) for FB plus base fireplace install. Had contractor install everything except for the firebox to install which was included in the STUV fireplace purchase. Within 2 months, two of the floor tiles cracked. In less than 1 year, two of the ceiling tiles failed and fell into the firebox. Now less than 2 years in, two of my rear tiles have failed. Only burn aged hardwood in it. STUV is saying tiles failing because i have wet wood and need to pay for replacement tiles. 2 tiles at $ 40 ea plus almost $ 300 site service. They are saying wood wet, need to store wood in weatherproof area etc. Feeling bad design and lightweight compacted tiles are inadequate design for wood burning fireplace. Although we have some core design issues like the spark screen not being built into unit and needing to be manually lifted out of slots each time to access, when FP working, it does work well. Getting concerned about long term issues and additional unseen failures? Any history on your side? We are located in southern Ontario Canada. We get lots of snow and cold weather here. Like burning wood in it year round. Looked for your FB page but couldnt find? Link? Thanks for any feedback. Ron

 

[begreen]

I haven't heard of poorly seasoned wood causing firebrick damage before. Usually it happens when logs are banged against the brick or dropped on the bricks frequently. This is easy to do with some stove designs, especially on a hot reload.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Wet wood is normally a cooler fire. Maybe they are thinking of thermal shock? Or maybe damage from steam? I haven’t heard of it either.

 

[gmant]

We had a Stuv 6in (largest model) installed last November. It's a beautiful insert, largest viewing area I've seen, and fires are incredible to watch. My big complaints (and the reason I would likely do it differently next time)- 1) pretty small firebox. I believe ours is 1.6 cf? 2) because of the shape of said firebox, any time you open the door without the fire being completely out (including when it's just down to coals) you'll get smoke heading into the room even when draft is optimal. It's not always horrible, but rarely unnoticeable. 3) Stuv has an "automatic" damper, which means you have no control over how hot the fire burns, and therefore how long the fire burns. You either leave the door cracked so it's a normal fireplace, or you lock it to engage the damper, and leave your future to Stuv's engineers. 4) There is no option for a blower. Stuv states that their patented natural circulation system helps without the need for a blower, but this is pretty false. So if you like being super toasty in front of the fire, and feel next-to-nothing 15 feet away, then this'll be alright.

To reiterate, aesthetically I don't know I've ever seen anything as nice. 392 sq in of viewing area is pretty awesome (and solely what sold us on the insert). I'd love the above functionalities though, especially since it's not exactly priced cheaply. I've since thought about getting an Ambience Flair 34 for our other (masonry) fireplace, but would love other suggestions if someone has them for a very-large-viewing-area insert!