I recently purchased a used Jotul F 3CB wood stove.
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Cosmetically it is good,
Structurally it is good, no broken castings or damage, good glass, soft gaskets, etc.
The burn plates are all there and are not warped, cracked or damaged in any way.
I do have concerns, the "label" that identifies the model, safe combustible set backs, etc found on wood stoves is not there.
Q. What year were labels required on solid fuel devices?
Jotul made this stove in its current design form from 1995 to today.
Most of the castings have part numbers but no dates except for the upper heat shield, post combustion air jets. This one has a casting date of 10 8 00 which by European terms is August 10, 2000.
Is this a manufacture date of the part? A manufacture date of the mold? Are new units being delivered with that casting date?
If it is a manufacture date of the part, how far ahead do they make parts?
I'm guessing my unit is a 2000 or a 2001 unit.....
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Thanks for any opinions or help!
Dave
Your 3CB looks exactly like mine, which I purchased new in 1998. Great stove! Have been burning steady and have not had to replace a thing excluding gaskets. My stove came with a heat shield attached to the back side. This shield allowed for close clearance, 6 inch I believe. This shield also has all the aforementioned labels attached. I would suspect when your stove was new it had this sheet metal shield which has since been removed. If you search out a Jotul parts list for this stove it may list the heat shield.