Manual for Petit Godin 3720?

My sister gave us a Petit Godin 3720 she used in her home before she sold the house. I want to install it in our house, but need the manual so I can observe the clearances and other installation considerations. Does anyone have a manual for the Petit Godin 3720 they could scan and emai? Does anyone know where I can get the manual online?
Thank you,
LDavieau@hotmail.ca

Be patient. The season is winding down. I'm sure Will or someone familiar with Godin stoves will be along shortly to help.

This will give you clearances. the 3730 is similar to your stove. Maximize the pic to read.

Hi and welcome on the forum. I don't see on your avatar where you are located??? Davieau is a French name so I was wondering if you were not in my neighborhood.
nortcan

Hi,

The 3720 is still manufactured by Godin in France. It is very similar to the 3730 spec sheet that Franco B posted . If I was told correctly the 3720 was made for the European market and, after the oil shortages/embargoes of the '70s & 80s, Godin developed the 3730 and others for the export market. They are very similar stoves with country specific labeling and regulatory required modifications. Prior to the export models being developed there were several companies that imported the European models to the states.

Information on the stove can be found at this link:

http://www.godin.fr/autres-energies/les ... etit-godin

The user manual, in French, can be found here:

http://www.godin.fr/notices-siteweb/372 ... 38B-05.pdf

If you cannot read the French use one of the online translators to give you a rough English version. If you have specific questions I may be able to help, leave a post here.

I have been using Godin stoves for about 25 years and have found them to be easy to use, low maintenance stoves.

I am looking at buying a used stove to heat my basement and upper floors. The basement is 600 square feet. We have been looking at petit godin stoves. We would like to use wood in the stove and are wondering if the godin is an appropriate stove for our needs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

The Godin as a wood burner is on a par with any of the old style wood burners, that is, not very efficient when compared to modern wood burners. Coal is better but has a poorly designed grate and undersized ash pan for coal.

What type of burning are you planning on doing? 24/7? Occasional fires when you use the room? When you say you want to heat the upper floors I assume you mean that you would like some heat to radiate through the floorboards so the floors are not cold on the feet?

The Petit Godin can easily heat 600 sf. The problem is, especially with wood, you will not get very long burn times. You would have to refill it every couple of hours. With coal you can easily get 8 hour burns.

If you plan on using it for occasional fires when you use the room, go for it. It is a pretty stove. As a 24/7 burner, especially with wood, I would look for a modern, EPA certified wood stove.

KaptJaq