Make of stove ?

[jeff123]

see link below, does anyone know what make/model it is ?




http://newhaven.craigslist.org/for/742367882.html

 

[BrotherBart]

It is a Scandia low quality Jotul knock-off.

 

[begreen]

Jeez, what up with that part of CT? It looks like there are 3 of these Scandias for sale at this point on that Craigslist.

 

[jeff123]

I understand they are not EPA cert but are they known to be junk stoves, the picture looks good.

 

[BrotherBart]

The stoves were made in Asia in a time when cast iron parts quality there was awful. If I recall correctly Jotul suceeded in getting them to quit making those cheap copies of the their stove. The stove in the picture must leak air like crazy because furnace cement has been smeared on the outside of pretty much every joint that you can see. At the very least it needs to be taken completely apart and rebuilt. Even Jotuls version is somewhat prone to cracking the side burn plates inside the stove. And if there are any damaged parts you are not going to find replacements.

Bottom line: I wouldn't light a fire in that stove in my pole barn, much less my house. And I have burned some pretty weird stoves in this house.

 

[jeff123]

I now see each joint patched as you say, thanks for the advice, I'll stay away

 

[webbie]

BB has it right.....I guess he is gonna have to raise a million or two and buy hearth.com someday.....

 

[BrotherBart]

BB has it right.....I guess he is gonna have to raise a million or two and buy hearth.com someday.....

Heck no! When I can hang out here and babble for free?

 

[fossil]

...I have burned some pretty weird stoves in this house.

Not to mention the stoves you've burned outside the house. The smokin' file cabinet still in business? Rick

 

[BrotherBart]

...I have burned some pretty weird stoves in this house.

Not to mention the stoves you've burned outside the house. The smokin' file cabinet still in business? Rick

Yep. Smoked a buncha chickens in it yesterday. I fire it a couple of times in the summer to load up the freezer with smoked meats.

 

[sapratt]

Sadly someone thinks the stove is safe to use. Looking at the pictures I see they have a fire in it.

 

[stoveguy2esw]

Sadly someone thinks the stove is safe to use. Looking at the pictures I see they have a fire in it.

got it pretty well stuffed too, i hope they didnt leave the door open too long or folks may be bidding on a puddle of slag

 

[fossil]

...i hope they didnt leave the door open too long or folks may be bidding on a puddle of slag

So far as I'm concerned, they already are, fire or no. Puddle, pile, what's the diff? Rick

 

[stoveguy2esw]

...i hope they didnt leave the door open too long or folks may be bidding on a puddle of slag

So far as I'm concerned, they already are, fire or no. Puddle, pile, what's the diff? Rick

at least at the time they took the photo's it was still shaped like a stove lol. best advice to the origional poster, IMHO look elsewhere. too many of my learned colligues agree the unit is not a quality product, i value their opinion so i support it

 

[jeff123]

How about a better'n ben's 901 stove, is this a decent stove ?

 

[stoveguy2esw]

How about a better'n ben's 901 stove, is this a decent stove ?

well, its "better than ben's" but then "ben" might have a scandia