Jotul look a like

[LONDONDERRY]

So my dad is giving me a stove that looks like a Jotul,I think its a knock off, but after close examination I could not find the manufacture's name plate, but then agains it was really sooty on the side. The stove looks like this (see enclosed link)



It looks just like this stove (see link)
(broken link removed)

Any suggestions on the maker?

Thanks
Frank

 

[webbie]

Company was sued out of business for copying VC and Jotul - Scandia by Franklin Cast Products....

 

[LONDONDERRY]

So correct me if I'm wrong, but the model is a Scandia manufacturted by Frankline Cast Products? I'm getting this stove for free, but I don't plan on hooking it up this year, but can you or someone else tell me if its a quality stove?

Frank

 

[Highbeam]

And do the castings/parts interchange with the copied counterparts? from Jotul, VC? I like the ornate cast stoves like that and they are even fairly cheap from Jotul. I would worry that Franklin skimped on more than just the design.

 

[webbie]

Junky stoves.....that goes for most all Scandias.

 

[LONDONDERRY]

The stove looks similar in style to a Jøtul F 118 CB Black BearPrint. I looked for a Scandia from Frankllin and htey don't look like the one you mentioned.

 

[begreen]

No, it is not a quality stove. Search here on Scandia for more information.

 

[webbie]

Scandia copied MANY stoves models from Jotul, Vermont Castings, Upland and others......dozens of models.

 

[LONDONDERRY]

No, it is not a quality stove. Search here on Scandia for more information.

So not to be a wise guy, what techically is not so good about the stove I mentioned? Sorry to keep hound folks about this issue


Thanks
Frank

 

[begreen]

Poor and inconsistent casting quality. Poor seams and air control. Generally a second rate finishing job. Got the look but not the heart of the stoves they tried to copy.

 

[webbie]

No, it is not a quality stove. Search here on Scandia for more information.

So not to be a wise guy, what techically is not so good about the stove I mentioned? Sorry to keep hound folks about this issue


Thanks
Frank

I had two dealings over 30 years with the company that made that stove and it's principals. Both times I was left holding the bag with "paid for" junk that was not able to be sold. From bondo to thin castings, Scandia had it all......

Remember those $1.69 hammers (globemaster) at the hardware store? You would try to pull a nail and the head would pull off??? That is the equiv. of the Scandia stoves.