Jotul 606 Refurb

[Todd]

Picked this up today for $150. I couldn’t pass it up even though it has two cracks in the upper heat exchanger. One I get it apart I’ll see if it’s salvageable. The two side plates are toast. I don’t see a rear plate and don’t know if it even has one?

 

[begreen]

If it's like the 602, then no rear burn plate, though it could use one. I added one to our 602 after having to replace the back. Woodman's may have the side liners.

 

[Todd]

If it's like the 602, then no rear burn plate, though it could use one. I added one to our 602 after having to replace the back. Woodman's may have the side liners.

Yeah Woodsman has them for $243 ea! Not sure I want to do that. It looks like it would be pretty easy to line the firebox with firebricks?

I guess first off I need to take it apart and see if I can find a good cast iron welder for the heat exchanger panels.

 

[Todd]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/306710039458

Looks like they make a glass door and firebrick lined 606 over in the UK

 

[begreen]

I see the glass door though I'm not sure how well it stays clean. I don't see the firebrick and I am wondering how it is held in place?

 

[Todd]

I see the glass door though I'm not sure how well it stays clean. I don't see the firebrick and I am wondering how it is held in place?

The glass door has a rough air wash system on top of the door frame where there is no gasket allowing a small amount of air to wash over the glass. Expensive at $400 and I’m not sure if this is a later model 606 only sold in the EU. The castings could be a little different. I know you can’t fit a new 602 glass door on an older 602 so it may be similar on the 606?

I have a bunch of firebrick and played around with it a bit. There’s a groove along the side bottom where the side plates attach. With a little mod of the firebrick they fit right in there along the sides and can be wedged in by place by laying bricks on the bottom. There’s also enough space to place two firebricks in the back. I threw some in there just to see and I still have just over 16” long firebox but I do lose a little width.