Does anyone have advice on doing this? I just got a Combifire 1, and the handle ( looks just like the one on the #4 too) is fried, cracked and will soon fall off. It was installed (or re-installed) upside down (pointing up) which put the plastic heat guard dangerously close to the iron face of the stove. Looks like it came near to burning several times. Replacement plastic handle guards are still available at woodmans, but not the little hollow "rivets" that fasten the stainless steel "stirrup" to the cast iron. Any advice or tips on doing this are most welcome.
Replacing handle on Jotul Combifire ?
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I've replaced the handle on the combifire #4 twice. I reused all the metal rivets, so didn't need to replace any (but I think you can find those pins in your local hardware store). One trick I learned is that it's not actually necessary to get the rivets out on both ends. Just remove them on one end and that allows you to rotate and separate the two arms so you can replace the bakelite(?) handle part. Good luck!
Thanks for that! I will ask at the local hardware (there are still a couple of good left here). How do you get the rivets out part way ... just peen them out using a nail of the right diameter?
Yes -- you just drive them out with whatever's convenient -- a finishing nail of the right diameter will do.
What I meant is that there are two pins (IIRC), but you only need to get one of them out to free things up enough to replace the handle. Both times I replaced the handle I had to kind of learn (relearn) the procedure. You will surely figure it out if you keep at it.
The mechanism is designed so that the handle can be replaced.
What I meant is that there are two pins (IIRC), but you only need to get one of them out to free things up enough to replace the handle. Both times I replaced the handle I had to kind of learn (relearn) the procedure. You will surely figure it out if you keep at it.
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