Franklin Casting Products question

[kevgle4587]

Hi everyone let me start by saying that I am a total newbie to wood burning stoves. I just recently bought my first house and one of the main things I liked was the wood burning stove in the living room, but when the code inspecter came he said since I dont have any paperwork on the stove it has to come out. If I can not get paperwork they use there standard clearance measurment which is 3 foot all around the stove. This stove has a rock wall behind and is 14 inches off of the rock wall but the stove pipe is right agianst the rock wall. The stove is also on a brick floor. I can not find any info on the stuff. It says Franklin Casting Products on the rear and says scandia on the front above the door, the door has no glass it is solid, and it is a pretty small stove. any info on where i could find the clearance specs on this stove would be greatly appreciated.

 

[fraxinus]

If my memory is accurate, Scandia stoves were manufactured in Taiwan and were basically illegal copies of Jotul stoves. This led to a number of lawsuits which eventually put Scandia out of business. Scandia stoves appeared in the 70's and were regarded as cheap, low quality copies. A manual or specs will be very hard to find, but if available anywhere, this forum is the place.