Scandia308 repairs & replacements

[Scandia308newbie]

Looking for advice on a crack in our Scandia 308. We just moved into a house with this stove and are new to it all. We recently noticed a crack on the interior baffle plate and are looking for advice on repairing it / safety of running it in the meantime. This is our primary heat source up in NH and does a great job keeping the entire house cozy. The stove is roughly from the late 70’s early 80’s and other than this crack is in very good condition from what we can tell and an inspection we had done at the beginning of the season.

 

[begreen]

Finding parts will be very hard. A used Vigilant might serve as a donor. It looks like there is a bolt missing to the right of the crack. That might help keep things in place.

 

[Scandia308newbie]

Any idea if removing this and getting a new one cast from the original piece would be worth it? We have a friend with a foundry and it’s not out of the realm. The rest of the stove seems to be solid but we moved in this fall and it’s our first season with a woodstove. If it’s worth getting cast then my next question is - can it wait til spring? We’re mid season and pretty cold up here.. I’m hoping we can avoid any major repairs that would put us out of a stove until warmer weather

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Stoves have come a long way since that one was made. Newer stoves will be putting out much more heat with less wood burnt. I’d put the money that you’d be putting into a 1 off casting into a new stove. That wouldn’t normally be a cheap piece to make. But maybe since you know the person casting it would be!

Is there a liner going down your chimney or is that exhaust just being pumped into the old fireplace? Back in the late 70-early 80s fire safety wasn’t as developed. I remember my parents had a chimney fire on a similar setup.

 

[begreen]

With continued usage that crack will likely separate and start warping in that area. If the intent is to cast a new piece, then this is the time to make the mold so that the fitment of the replacement is good.

 

[Scandia308newbie]

Stoves have come a long way since that one was made. Newer stoves will be putting out much more heat with less wood burnt. I’d put the money that you’d be putting into a 1 off casting into a new stove. That wouldn’t normally be a cheap piece to make. But maybe since you know the person casting it would be!

Is there a liner going down your chimney or is that exhaust just being pumped into the old fireplace? Back in the late 70-early 80s fire safety wasn’t as developed. I remember my parents had a chimney fire on a similar setup.

With continued usage that crack will likely separate and start warping in that area. If the intent is to cast a new piece, then this is the time to make the mold so that the fitment of the replacement is good.

We’re hoping to cast a new one since the rest of the stove is in good shape and it does a great job on our house. We’re hoping for a warm stretch so we can pull it apart and get once cast but I’m not thinking that’ll happen until at least March where we are. I didn’t think about warping though - unfortunately we’re in the 30’s every day and it’s our primary heat.

 

[Scandia308newbie]

Stoves have come a long way since that one was made. Newer stoves will be putting out much more heat with less wood burnt. I’d put the money that you’d be putting into a 1 off casting into a new stove. That wouldn’t normally be a cheap piece to make. But maybe since you know the person casting it would be!

Is there a liner going down your chimney or is that exhaust just being pumped into the old fireplace? Back in the late 70-early 80s fire safety wasn’t as developed. I remember my parents had a chimney fire on a similar setup.

I’m not sure if there is a liner I didn’t think to ask when we had it inspected the beginning of the season. He did say the chimney looked good and well maintained though. We were hoping to get a few more seasons out of this stove (the list of things to repair on a new house is long) but obviously safety is priority. Mid season is going to be tough though it’s our primary heat so stretching anything involving removing it untilAt least March would be ideal

 

[begreen]

We’re hoping to cast a new one since the rest of the stove is in good shape and it does a great job on our house. We’re hoping for a warm stretch so we can pull it apart and get once cast but I’m not thinking that’ll happen until at least March where we are. I didn’t think about warping though - unfortunately we’re in the 30’s every day and it’s our primary heat.

Could it be taken out for casting, then the old one put back in until the casting is done and ready to be installed?