Hi there - this is my first post, my name is Dave, from a sunny, but not so warm, South Africa.
I'm mighty glad that I came across this forum as wood stoves are a rarity here, particularly Jotuls, and any kind of sensible advice even rarer.
I'm struggling with mine at the moment. The shaft that runs through the door seems to have clogged up with some gunk and the handle is hard to turn. I cannot turn it sufficiently to lock the door fully closed, so you can imagine this is a problem.
I see that there is what looks like a hollow pin holding the handle to the shaft. What I'm suspecting is that I need to drill this out, pull the handle off the shaft, pull the shaft out the door, clean it all up and refit it all?
Questions:
1. any idea why it gunked up?
2. what best do I use for a pin to replace the pin I drill out?
3. do I lube the shaft with anything, or will that just burn and gunk it up again?
Thanks
Dave
Edit: it got itself gunked up over summer - was working fine at the end of last winter...
I'm mighty glad that I came across this forum as wood stoves are a rarity here, particularly Jotuls, and any kind of sensible advice even rarer.
I'm struggling with mine at the moment. The shaft that runs through the door seems to have clogged up with some gunk and the handle is hard to turn. I cannot turn it sufficiently to lock the door fully closed, so you can imagine this is a problem.
I see that there is what looks like a hollow pin holding the handle to the shaft. What I'm suspecting is that I need to drill this out, pull the handle off the shaft, pull the shaft out the door, clean it all up and refit it all?
Questions:
1. any idea why it gunked up?
2. what best do I use for a pin to replace the pin I drill out?
3. do I lube the shaft with anything, or will that just burn and gunk it up again?
Thanks
Dave
Edit: it got itself gunked up over summer - was working fine at the end of last winter...