Landlord has installed... something.

[cre73]

I think I may have seen one of these before, but we need a better view of the upper right hand corner of your picture to be sure. After looking over those details I will let you know.

 

[Sisu]

I believe that is a Dalek disguised as a woodstove. Remove it immediately if it starts saying "Exterminate! Exterminate!".

I would just invite the ladies in the photograph over, during the winter season. That would increase the room temperatures and/or decrease your ability to think rationally about room temperatures.

Judging from what we can see from the photograph, they would generate a lot of BTUs due to the limited amount of clothing. However, I agree with Cre73, a closer inspection is warranted!

 

[WNCburner]

I'm guessing that you have already thought of this, but it never hurts to mention...you should consider getting a carbon monoxide alarm if there isn't a working model already present. I like the idea of getting yourself a decent, safe stove that you could take with you when you leave, if that is a possibility. Has the chimney been swept/inspected by a chimney professional? Just my .02. I hope you can work out a way to get some wood heat this season, safely.

 

[DAKSY]

That's a DALEK! Don't anyone watch "The Doctah?"

 

[firefighterjake]

"This is not the droid . . . I mean woodstove . . . you're looking for . . . move on."

I'm still in a toss up though . . . Darth Vader's outfit, space ship, Dalek or some type of funky 1970s furniture designed to attract the ladies . . . looks like it worked based on the picture on the mantel.

 

[TomB]

String some twinkle lights and ornaments on it...

Merry Christmas!

Santa will be really confused with the fireplace Christmas tree!

 

[webby3650]

Looks like a strange version or possibly a homemade version of a Juca Stove. http://mb-soft.com/juca/index.html

 

[Digital Wilderness]

Call NASA and have them come and pick up thier space capsale

 

[tickbitty]

Looks like a strange version or possibly a homemade version of a Juca Stove. http://mb-soft.com/juca/index.html

I almost posted that one last night. Looks like maybe if it had a hood on top it might have looked like that. Or one of those cool orange hanging fireplace thingys like my grandparents had in their house.

 

[SlyFerret]

Did that thing pass inspection? My first thought is that it may not meet code.

-SF

 

[Bushman1]

I`ll be dammed, there is a wood stove in that picture!

 

[Hogwildz]

I believe that is a Dalek disguised as a woodstove. Remove it immediately if it starts saying "Exterminate! Exterminate!".

I would just invite the ladies in the photograph over, during the winter season. That would increase the room temperatures and/or decrease your ability to think rationally about room temperatures.

Judging from what we can see from the photograph, they would generate a lot of BTUs due to the limited amount of clothing. However, I agree with Cre73, a closer inspection is warranted!

LAFAO, I was just thinking Dielec, before I read Sisu & Daksy's posts. I used to love the original Doctor Who!

 

[meathead]

Any other source of heat in the place? I'm surprised your landlord didn't solve the problem for you by taking the woodstove out and bringing back an electric space heater. If wood is all you have, he needs to bring you an EPA rated woodstove...or at least a safe airtight stove in good repair. If you have something other than wood, you need to stop pi$$ing off your landlord and bite the bullet on the electric or oil bill. (burning bundld wood...you'll actually be saving money).

 

[webby3650]

I like how it reduces from eight to six right away! :coolsmirk:

 

[littlesmokey]

Yep-er. Most the posters are like the fellow in Bushman-1's post. %-P Do us all a little favor and describe the stove's interior. Does it have any baffles, tubes, or vents?

Most here are used to the traditional stoves. Something "Post Modern" just doesn't cut it with them. I am sure there is an artistic reason for the shape, the in-laid stones and size, but there also may be some interesting technical features. Remember back to Jotuls and Morsos of the past, not in the mainstream, but real hot cookers. There is a tiled German stove i have coveted for 20 years, looks like a column of tiles stacked to look like a landscape picture. The most efficient thermal mass stove I have ever seen. The builder made less than 500, most in the US.

So, before we start the worst landlord tenant battle over a wood stove ever recorded, lets find out what he's got and give him some help.

I once had the ugliest stove in Kitsap County, but everyone who made stoves wanted to know everything about it and where they could get one........ Ugly was being nice.....

 

[webby3650]

Yep-er. Most the posters are like the fellow in Bushman-1's post. %-P Do us all a little favor and describe the stove's interior. Does it have any baffles, tubes, or vents?

Most here are used to the traditional stoves. Something "Post Modern" just doesn't cut it with them. I am sure there is an artistic reason for the shape, the in-laid stones and size, but there also may be some interesting technical features. Remember back to Jotuls and Morsos of the past, not in the mainstream, but real hot cookers. There is a tiled German stove i have coveted for 20 years, looks like a column of tiles stacked to look like a landscape picture. The most efficient thermal mass stove I have ever seen. The builder made less than 500, most in the US.

So, before we start the worst landlord tenant battle over a wood stove ever recorded, lets find out what he's got and give him some help.

I once had the ugliest stove in Kitsap County, but everyone who made stoves wanted to know everything about it and where they could get one........ Ugly was being nice.....

I agree. I like the stove, more info would be appreciated.

 

[greythorn3]

Take me to your leader... bizzz bop beep boop

 

[fossil]

Anybody wanna actually help the OP, or just continue to amuse yourselves? Rick

 

[littlesmokey]

Took another closer look at the pic. That is not a tile, for those with low resolution, it's a pass through. The drips may be from something set on the shelf.

I'm likin' it more and more.

 

[Russ in Chicagoland]

My insurance won't allow a wood burning ANYTHING in my rentals. Fine by me, the tenants pay the gas bills. If your landlord is installing a wood stove for you to save you money on utility bills, good for you. Not so much if you can't breath because of it..

 

[begreen]

So I guess my questions are... does anyone recognize this thing? Is it a commercial product, a homebrew, a copy?
Is it legal to install just any ol' woodburning chunk of steel in a house, despite how bad it may be?
And finally, is it even worth messing with? My other option is to heat with electricity, which would make it a cold winter - but better than burning the house down or poisoning myself and my dogs.

I don't recognize it and wouldn't be surprised if it's a one of a kind. Is it legal? Most likely not. The clearances for unlisted stoves are 36" from combustibles. This stove does not meet that requirement and the stone hearth is not an excuse to install this stove so close to the wall. The hearth is also inadequate for an unlisted stove. And finally, the 8" to 6" flue reduction is not proper.

Print up this article for the landlord:
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/wood_stove_clearances_installing_it_safely

 

[berlin]

you're lucky your landlord put anything in there; i would have simply yanked the old one out and told you to deal with the electric. btw, unless you plan on playing w/ vinyl chloride while playing with the stove, what does "poisoning" have to do with anything? My "advice" is to stop complaining, and use it; as the clearances to combustables are questionable, don't burn it too hot - use common sense.

 

[Wet1]

Invite all your friends over and have a "LM-7, call-sign Aquarius" party. Take plenty of pictures beforehand and then burn her hot (get your valuables out of the house first)... with any luck you'll be able to call the landlord and say "Houston, we have a problem!"

 

[IPLUMB]

Anybody wanna actually help the OP, or just continue to amuse yourselves? Rick

thats what i was thinking...someone will be by latter to check spelling for you.

 

[karri0n]

Is there anything relating to a wood stove in your lease? If the lease explicitly states that a woodstove is present, and the landlord has now done work regarding it, he is required to give you a legal install. As there is no UL tag, the stove needs to be at a minimum 36" of clearance to combustibles, and the flue cannot go down from 8" to 6" like that. He MAY even be required to give you an EPA stove depending on the law in your area.

If there is nothing in your lease about a woodstove, then you will either need to tell him to take this dangerous thing out of your home, or, if you don't want to bother him(since he did this in an attempt to help you with energy costs), just don't burn in it.

The fact that it is pouring smoke into the house is not soemthing I can really diagnose. You appear to be using store-bought wood, so the fuel is not the problem(which is usually is). That points to a draft problem. This could be due to the fact that this is someone's home-brew design, or that it is going from 8" to 6", which will mess up your draft. Do you know anything about the piping after the thimble? Is this a 6" or 8" fully lined chimney it's goign into, or is this going directly into an unlined masonry chimney? If it's an unlined chimney, and there is nothing in your lease about a wood stove, take that thing out. If there is, then the landlord is going to need to spend some bucks to get that chimney lined in a safe and legal manner.

My answer as of right now: do NOT burn this thing if it's putting smoke into your home.