Jotul 606 Refurb

[D. Hermit]

This is concerning to me! A small fire with some 2x4 scraps and one small piece of Oak. Seems pretty hot right there while the rest of the stove temps are ok. Internal flue temps barely climb over 400 but it burns clean.

Be careful you know I'm not currently reproducing those plates for replacement haha

Some of those center plates depending on the year are pretty heavy duty. Early ones are not.

And it's def the bricks more than the airwash causing that to get that hot.

 

[bigealta]

D is that a Pyrenees? Looks like mine. Well ours might be a Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog. Basically a smaller version of a pyr.

 

[D. Hermit]

D is that a Pyrenees? Looks like mine.

Yes that was my old boy Cooper before we had to say goodbye to a couple years back. I have another Great Pyr female now who is only 110lbs, Izzy, who is awesome. As well as Bluetick Coonhound, Kisa. Here is the hound posing w one of my finished stoves. Izzy is up next for photos of the next stove I finish up haha

 

[Todd]

Be careful you know I'm not currently reproducing those plates for replacement haha

Some of those center plates depending on the year are pretty heavy duty. Early ones are not.

And it's def the bricks more than the airwash causing that to get that hot.

Mine seems pretty heavy duty but I’ll still keep a close eye on it. I may just make some steel side and back plates instead of the firebricks.

 

[xtuffx]

Hey yall! Some questions. Been reading this thread and you all seem to have a lot of good insight.
trying to get this going this year.
1) when I close the door, it seems like the whole flame just dies over time despite the “window” being open all the way.
2) In the photo shown (circled in red) when I was trying to ignite (and I assume would be present when a fire would start) there was some visible glow from the flame in that spot… in that same spot, when the door is open, smoke flows through there as well… is it put back wrong? Does there need to be some type of seal there?

 

[xtuffx]

Finished her up today, just have a few touch ups in spots

On the arch/open space, for that hot plate, did you fill in the gap with some type of material or just let it sit naturally?
I made a post about it already, but in that spot, when the door is open, I notice some smoke coming from there…
Also noticing the plate isn’t totally flat/flush.

 

[Todd]

On the arch/open space, for that hot plate, did you fill in the gap with some type of material or just let it sit naturally?
I made a post about it already, but in that spot, when the door is open, I notice some smoke coming from there…
Also noticing the plate isn’t totally flat/flush.
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Something isn’t right there. It should sit flush, mine does. There’s no gaskets on any of those arch pieces it’s all furnace cement. I did smear some extra cement on those outside seams but probably didn’t need to.

 

[xtuffx]

Something isn’t right there. It should sit flush, mine does. There’s no gaskets on any of those arch pieces it’s all furnace cement. I did smear some extra cement on those outside seams but probably didn’t need to.

I’ll take it apart myself then and give it a look. The most I’ve done is taken the top off and cleaned it out and gave it a scrub with a wire brush. Ever really have taken it all apart, just out of fear 😂
Not really my realm!

 

[Todd]

I’ll take it apart myself then and give it a look. The most I’ve done is taken the top off and cleaned it out and gave it a scrub with a wire brush. Ever really have taken it all apart, just out of fear 😂
Not really my realm!

That bottom plate of the arch takes a lot of heat. I can’t really tell by the pictures but maybe it’s warped or that side is warped? Take a small level or square and check. Parts will be hard to come by hopefully something else is just out of wack and needs to be adjusted. Also look inside the firebox and check all the nuts and bolt that hold that area together.

 

[xtuffx]

Something isn’t right there. It should sit flush, mine does. There’s no gaskets on any of those arch pieces it’s all furnace cement. I did smear some extra cement on those outside seams but probably didn’t need to.

yeah, I’ve noticed the bolts were warped for a while.
Tried to get em off, bolts broke when trying to twist it off.
Gonna have to get those out and get some new ones in.
Good news is, it sits flush now.
Did you line the bottom with the rope gasket sealer stuff or just set it on there and did the furnace cement?

 

[Todd]

When I took mine apart there was a gasket on there but I was told from a good source that there shouldn’t be a gasket just furnace cement. I think mine was rebuilt improperly in the past. I even found some silicone caulk in places.