My Jotul C550 Rockland door handle is stuck!
Once or twice a year we get a hard rain that makes it past the stove cap. A small amount of water enters the stove and trickles out the front. In the off season I clean out the ashes completely so that it doesn’t make a mess and it usually isn’t that big of a problem. However this time the moisture has caused the door handle to stick.
I believe that I can put more force on the handle to get it to turn up but I don’t want to ruin it. This could be done by removing the wooden knob, sliding a short pipe over the handle and leveraging it.
Has anyone had this trouble with this stove?
If I remove the 2 hinge pins from the right side would the door come off to the right?
Is a handle cheaper than new glass? That is if I have to break it in order to turn the pin up from the inside.
I did spray penetrant into the outs handle mechanism with no luck. I did heat the handle and surround to about 200 degrees with no luck.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Sean
Once or twice a year we get a hard rain that makes it past the stove cap. A small amount of water enters the stove and trickles out the front. In the off season I clean out the ashes completely so that it doesn’t make a mess and it usually isn’t that big of a problem. However this time the moisture has caused the door handle to stick.
I believe that I can put more force on the handle to get it to turn up but I don’t want to ruin it. This could be done by removing the wooden knob, sliding a short pipe over the handle and leveraging it.
Has anyone had this trouble with this stove?
If I remove the 2 hinge pins from the right side would the door come off to the right?
Is a handle cheaper than new glass? That is if I have to break it in order to turn the pin up from the inside.
I did spray penetrant into the outs handle mechanism with no luck. I did heat the handle and surround to about 200 degrees with no luck.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Sean