![]() This is the technology that allows Jotul stoves to consistently burn cleanly year after year without the need for expensive catalysts that lose efficiency quickly. This reburn chamber allows super heated gasses to burn at a higher temperature than in the primary combustion chamber, effectively burning the smoke to reduce particulate emissions and increasing efficiency. Over the years this stove has been refined to include a top reburn chamber separated from the main firebox by a horizontal baffle, similar to the one found in the Firelight. The most iconic Jotul wood burning stove is probably the 118, known as their cigar burn stove because the wood loaded into the long narrow firebox burns from end to end not cross log as most styles of wood stove tend to. This will turn the stove into a blast furnace and destroy the baffle." Jotul Wood Burning Stoves - 118 Cigar Burn Stove A very common cause of over firing in these stoves is the ash door being left open or the gasket being bad. When I replace my baffle plate next year I intend to fix the tube holder with stove cement. The glass gasket I have not had an issue with, but the tube holders do break over time. The baffle plates are consumable and last for about 10 years if they're not over fired. Is this a common problem? I've been burning wood since 1982 and I do not overheat the stove." I sent pictures, etc and Jotul said it was overheating. When I went to order, the dealer said it was only available as a complete air kit at a cost of $300. Now I have a broken section on the left tube holder. The warped heat plates were caused by a defective factory gasket in the glass pane. I have had one for 6 years and experienced two problems that were dismissed as caused from overheating. "I read your article about the Jotul F600. Timeless classic wood stoves free#The best way to avoid problems with damp wood is to keep a quantity of softwood kindling on hand to start your stove with and get a bed of coals developed quickly so you can assure trouble free burning from your hardwood. These stoves will not burn green wood except ash (due to its low average moisture content even when green) because the metered air flow to ensure clean burning does not supply enough air. While these stoves will do okay once burning if you feed it with wet seasoned wood (something that happens in the winter sometimes) they will not start easily with wood that is even damp because the air is metered through the intake to keep a clean burn going. The most important factor to keep your Jotul wood burning stove happy is making sure that the wood that you burn is seasoned and dry. If I treat my Jotul stove well it has always done the same, rarely giving me problems as long as I respect its specific characteristics that also make it environmentally friendly. Sleeping through cold windy winter nights when the temperature drops below -15 degrees knowing that my Firelight will still have coals in the morning is a great comfort. It has since moved into my office where it warms my whole drafty barn and provides light as I write this.Ĭoming inside to its bright cheer on a cold winter day after working out in the woods is a great joy of mine. ![]() The Jotul Wood Burning Stoves Firelight is marketed as the largest non-catalytic wood stove in the world, and it sure can pack a punch.įor years it heated my yurt through wind swept winters of deeps mountain snow. Jotul Wood Burning Stoves - Firelightįor the last 14 years my primary wood stove has been a Jotul F600 CB Firelight. They offer their stoves in a range of colors, from classic stove black, to bright and vibrant enamels, all of which provide you with the strong heat you can expect from a solid cast iron stove. ![]() It may not be perfection but if you treat it well and feed it well seasoned firewood, it will give you many years of worry free heating.Įven in the off season, Jotul stoves with their elegant beauty adds to a home or work place. Of all the different wood stoves that I have used Jotul makes one of the easiest, most reliable units. Since then I've had the joy of having multiple Jotul wood stoves on my own farm. My first experience with them was at the barn warming myself as a young child over the Jotul 118 cigar stove in the tack room. I have been around Jotul stoves for over 30 years. ![]()
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