Anyone knows anything about Scan 60 wood stove? I like the look but don't know if it's a good stove.
summit said:scan is a nice unit, ver efficient burns, can't beat all that glass.. we don't sell too many, maybe 1/2 doz a yr, (the contemparary look isn't too big 'round here) but I've never had a complaint from any customers out there with one.... My fav is the Anderson-10. Nice smooth cast iron, and a very nice burn. I also like the double baflle design in most scan stoves, gives added heat retention and residence time in an otherwise small firebox stove.
ChillyNoMore said:I have been able to get some nice secondary burns, but find myself needing to reload the stove every two hours. This does not even come close to the 8 hour burn time stated in the product specs. So my first assumption is that it is operator error, of course! Any tips for me?
What is the best way to determine if the problem is my wood, my chimney, or my technique? I'm burning douglas fir with a moisture content of ~16%. My chimney assembly (floor to cap) is about 12' and the manual "suggests" a minimum of 15'. However, the stove store and the installer thought that the 12' would be fine. I often end up keeping the damper wide open in an effort to keep the flue temps above 400 degrees. Other times I can close it down half way...is this just variability with the wood?
Thanks for helping me become a better burner!
ChillyNoMore said:Precaud, the Scan manual mostly focuses on how to install the stove and says very little on how to operate it. What it does have on the latter topic is rather vague:
"Although feeding excessive amounts of fuel to the stove should be avoided, it is important to supply it with sufficient fuel to maintain a moderately hot fire (this is particularly important since burning wood produces volatile substances)."
Sounds like Goldilocks to me -- not too much, but not too little, either. Okay, got it... :-o
I have been able to get some nice secondary burns, but find myself needing to reload the stove every two hours.
This does not even come close to the 8 hour burn time stated in the product specs. So my first assumption is that it is operator error, of course! Any tips for me?
My chimney assembly (floor to cap) is about 12' and the manual "suggests" a minimum of 15'. However, the stove store and the installer thought that the 12' would be fine. I often end up keeping the damper wide open in an effort to keep the flue temps above 400 degrees. Other times I can close it down half way...is this just variability with the wood?
jdinspector said:I was talking with one of the salesmen about different stoves. He described the Scan and Morso stoves as "city stoves". That is, he didn't consider them to be 24/7 burners that were meant to heat. Really cool stoves though. He told me that if he were going for 24/7 that he would go with Hearthstone or one of the other stoves that they carry.
jdinspector said:I was up in Minneapolis last weekend and went to Woodland Stove right near the UMN campus. I was talking with one of the salesmen about different stoves. He described the Scan and Morso stoves as "city stoves". That is, he didn't consider them to be 24/7 burners that were meant to heat. Really cool stoves though. He told me that if he were going for 24/7 that he would go with Hearthstone or one of the other stoves that they carry.
Incidentally, they had a Tulikivi masonry heater on display that was actually running. WOW! I found my new wish list item. If you've never seen one of those, you're missing something. I really liked their shop and they seemed very knowledgeable. Great display of stoves too. They had several burning while I was there. I awlays like places that are running stoves to heat the place.
jdinspector said:Incidentally, they had a Tulikivi masonry heater on display that was actually running. WOW! I found my new wish list item. If you've never seen one of those, you're missing something.
Gunks said:I was quoted a price of $1200 for the Scan 60. Is that a good price?
precaud said:Gunks said:I was quoted a price of $1200 for the Scan 60. Is that a good price?
That's a great price.
Sure can... I've always noticed that wood stoves command attention in a room. The flame and heat are just natural attention getters. Well, the Tulikivi is all that times a factor of 10. They're very large (at least the display unit was), appear to be well built, and are simply massive. The one on display was a 2 sided unit, so you could see a fire from either side of it. Further, the unit on display had built in benches around it that you can sit on. The surface temp was warm, but not hot and you could feel the warmth coming off of the unit. It was just really neat.woodjack said:jdinspector said:Incidentally, they had a Tulikivi masonry heater on display that was actually running. WOW! I found my new wish list item. If you've never seen one of those, you're missing something.
Can you say more about that?
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