F55 Owners

Just an FYI,
One of the welds on my inside brick retaining plates cracked. I told my dealer about a month ago and sent them pictures to forward to Jotul. They are aware of the problem and have a repair kit. Last night the tech from my dealer was here and did both the left and right side plates. Basically they grind out the old ones and bolt in new ones. The guy did an awesome job and was here until almost 7:00 pm. I was a little uneasy about drilling holes into my stove but I guess that's what will correct the problem. Hopefully they hold up.

jeffesonm said:

Any symptoms? Or you just peeked inside one day and noticed?

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After noticing that the plates bowed out, I started paying more attention to the inside of the stove. One day while cleaning out the stove I had noticed the cracked weld. I am sure that it would still perform well but being a new stove, I figured that I would let my dealer know about the problem.

john84 said:

Do you know if this problem has been fixed? Or will all F55's need this repair kit?

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That I don't know. If you notice the plates bowing out, keep an eye on the welds. Should you have a problem I would contact your dealer.

jeffesonm said:

Is this the place you're talking about?

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Yes but mine had a small weld connecting it to the stove both front and back. Maybe yours is a newer stove?

jeffesonm said:

Mine was purchased October 2013.

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Mine is a year newer

jeffesonm said:

must be an "improvement"

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Well hopefully the new plates are an "improvement". Nothing like having holes drilled into your new stove!