Simple question... Does the shiny backing side face up towards the top of the stove or down towards the baffles?
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Jotul F600 insulation blanket
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Oh, I did not know that.
Yes, it is a generic replacement from my local stove supply store.
Sounds like they sold you a piece of cerimac wool blanket that's intended to be used for insulating a liner. Got a picture of it? Does one side look like aluminum foil?
Ya, that's not gonna work. You need a piece with no foil, for obvious reasons. Have you ever thrown an aluminum can into a fire? Not good!
It should be about 3/4" thick with no foil.
Well that kinda sux! I was ordering parts for my stove and when it came to the blanket they said I could use this instead of the one from Jotul. This is the same store that sold me Sil-Bond RTV6500 (650*F RTV) to cement the inside seams on my stove. Go figure
Not doubting you but are you sure. Maybe I'll take a propane torch to a piece and see what happens.
Not doubting you but are you sure. Maybe I'll take a propane torch to a piece and see what happens.
The Jotul replacement is pricey. It's real fragile and needs to be replaced every two or three years. I got a 10 ' roll for less than one. I posted the details here a few times. Try doing a search.
Go ahead and take a torch to it. It's aluminum...
The blanket lasts for many years. I clean some that are approaching 10 years old and have the original blanket. Now you could remove the foil, but it's not gonna be thick enough anyway.
The blanket lasts for many years. I clean some that are approaching 10 years old and have the original blanket. Now you could remove the foil, but it's not gonna be thick enough anyway.
Thanks webby, I appreciate your replies. Just a little frustrated with my local "wood stove store"! Any options until I can get a true blanket?
I went from 2008 to this year before I bought a replacement blanket . . . just gotta be careful when you clean.
That said, the Jotul dealership near me does the same thing as you . . . they said it is easier and cheaper (for them and for me as a buyer) to buy a roll and cut off how many feet the customer wants.
Warm_in_NH
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(broken link removed to http://www.bigceramicstore.com/superwool-fiber-blanket-8-1-thick-2-feet-wide-linear-foot-2sq-ft.html)
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/white-insulation-blanket-on-jotul-f500.148852/
There ya go...
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/white-insulation-blanket-on-jotul-f500.148852/
There ya go...
Thanks guys for all the help. I fired my stove tonight for the first time. Took it up to 300* for about 1/2 an hour for the first break-in burn. Used 2 pieces of the foil backed blanket (with the foil removed) on top of each other. Everything went well. Tomorrow morning I will do another break in burn up to ~400*.
My wife is sooooo happy!
Thanks Warm_in_NH for the link.
My wife is sooooo happy!
Thanks Warm_in_NH for the link.
Nick Mystic
Minister of Fire
I have an F600, so I'm familiar with the baffle blanket. One word of caution: if you burn with the doubled up thinner blanket you bought you need to be careful with burning a large fire. The blanket sits on the baffle right up near the front edge and I'd be concerned that too much exhaust flow might shift the light weight blanket backward and block the opening to the flue collar back there. When the stove is cold you can reach in through the front doors and feel on top of the baffle to make sure the blanket is staying in place. Good luck.
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