Identification?

[Jotulmonster]

hi, i know it’s a jotul copy, with Taiwan stamped in the back. But I never found another one here on the forum or for sale with those three holes on the top part. What is your opinion about it? I just bought this thing for a hundred bucks last week

 

[begreen]

I haven't seen that variant, but it may be a Scandia.
Note, this stove requires good clearances - 36" from any and all combustibles. The current installation is unsafe.

 

[Jotulmonster]

I haven't seen that variant, but it may be a Sandia.
Note, this stove requires good clearances - 36" from any and all combustibles. The current installation is unsafe.

Yeah I did some cleaning since I took the shot. This was the first time I had it heating, couldn’t wait more!

 

[begreen]

I checked on the Scandia models and didn't see it. The 200 is their model like this but it doesn't have those front vents.

 

[Jotulmonster]

I checked on the Scandia models and didn't see it. The 200 is their model like this.

only after I returned home with it, trying to show my wife how cheap it was compared to other I saw for sale I realised no others had the holes. If it’s a homemade mods, it’s very ingenious, and well done. The holes are going to the back and down, so the flames need to go around it and toward the front, staying longer into the stove so supplying more heat. Not to mention that by adding a thermostatic fan to the back, through those square holes that sometimes gets red, so lots of heat from there too.

 

[Turbo89]

Looks like a Jotul No. 4, here are some excerpts from an old Jotul manual I downloaded long ago:



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[begreen]

Yes, the combifire 4 is the original. One needs to control the air so that it doesn't get too hot. Glowing steel is too hot and will shorten the stove's lifespan. A wood stove thermometer will help with keeping it at a proper temp, below 700º.

It's good that the wood has been moved far away. This stove will throw off a lot of heat. I have been reading about too many house and garage fires now that it's getting cold outside. One happened just yesterday around here. A fellow put some bark pieces on the stove to "dry them out". Then went outside to get more wood. The house was on fire on his way back in.

 

[Jotulmonster]

Looks like a Jotul No. 4, here are some excerpts from an old Jotul manual I downloaded long ago:

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Wow, nice findings!

 

[Turbo89]

Wow, nice findings!

Yea, I had to save it when I found it, it’s a hand written Brochure! That’s a cool stove, would love to see it in action!

 

[Jotulmonster]

Yes, the combifire 4 is the original. Try to control the air so that it doesn't get too hot. Glowing steel is too hot and will shorten it's lifespan. It's good that the wood has been moved far away. This stove will throw off a lot of heat. I have been reading about too many house and garage fires now that it's getting cold outside. One happened just yesterday around here. A fellow put some bark pieces on the stove to "dry them out". Then went outside to get more wood. The house was on fire on his way back in.

Oops! Yep it’s not what i want, that red glowing. I ´m still learning with this stove. It happens when I light it and forget the intake open too long. Otherwise there ´s a brand new asbestos seal on the door and I quite easily control the burning rate. One of my nephew also forgot wood on top of a stove, fortunately his mom was home too and smelled smoke on time. He was about 10 years old and wanted to dry wood too. No harm, lucky

 

[Jotulmonster]

Yea, I had to save it when I found it, it’s a hand written Brochure! That’s a cool stove, would love to see it in action!

I would keep it even if it was a bad heater, but its good! And cool!