Jotul Firelight... with a cat?

[Light in the Dark]

Looking online, I see they are offered without cats. Did they offer them with cats at one point? Anything you can tell me about the build with a cat (looking at a used one online). Thanks

 

[begreen]

Yes, the early Firelights had a cat. An obvious visual difference from the current units it the foot pedal, lid lift (it top loaded).

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/58032/

Summit had a nice post about rebuilding one. There is a good picture toward the bottom of this thread:
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/54469/

 

[Light in the Dark]

I do see they have the foot pedal... seems like a real nice feature. What is the general concensus on such a beast? Is there anything to be 'concerned' with on such a stove, past the obvious stuff like they tried to launch a space shuttle out of it.

I see one for sale, for a real good price it seems (under 700), and they say excellent condition. Will be getting pictures soon. Just looking at all options, including what I might expect to walk into, if there are flaws. Thanks

 

[raybonz]

I was researching Firelights a few months ago and if the model has a CB at the end it is a non-cat ie Firelight 12 CB.. CB=Clean Burn technology.. I remember reading that the cat stoves they made were not as reliable as the CB version so they stayed with the CB line.. I missed out on a good deal on a Firelight CB in the Spring so I bought a new PE Alderlea T-5..

Ray