Hello ,am looking at the firelight 12tomorrow,w/ pedal and sidedoor,ash pan...cant seem to get a solid answer about the btu output...is this a good stove?..Is this an older model of the F 600?
Jotul Firelight 12 CB question
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It's a great stove. As put by a few of the Firelight 12 owners, prior to me, it's the best stove they've ever owned.
That said, I'm confused... the F12 never had a side-load door.
While they're great heaters, there's a lot of expensive parts that can be burned out or broken. Most are still available from Jotul. You will see many with a crack in the inner burn plate (fan pattern casting in back of stove), but this is a cheap ($70) casting, so not a huge deal. BrowningBAR said he even saw one or two with the rear burn plate (primary inside back of stove, behind inner burn plate) burned out, although I've never seen that, myself. The refractory is protected by all that iron, but some clumsy owners do manage to damage their refractory, while removing / reinstalling the catalyst. Expect to pay $400 for that refractory box replacement, plus another $130 for the other two refractory pieces (cat cover and little piece on the floor). The cat is under $200.
Check the top carefully, in the corners under the top load door. I have seen one with a crack in that area. Also, check ash door hinge, as I've never seen a broken one, but they seem fragile enough to me that I could imagine one getting broken.
Good luck! If it's in good shape, you will be amazed with how controllable they are, and how much heat they can crank out.
Oh... yes, it is the same exact primary castings as the modern Firelight 600, but very different inside. The F600 is a non-cat redesign on this old F12 catalytic platform.
That said, I'm confused... the F12 never had a side-load door.
While they're great heaters, there's a lot of expensive parts that can be burned out or broken. Most are still available from Jotul. You will see many with a crack in the inner burn plate (fan pattern casting in back of stove), but this is a cheap ($70) casting, so not a huge deal. BrowningBAR said he even saw one or two with the rear burn plate (primary inside back of stove, behind inner burn plate) burned out, although I've never seen that, myself. The refractory is protected by all that iron, but some clumsy owners do manage to damage their refractory, while removing / reinstalling the catalyst. Expect to pay $400 for that refractory box replacement, plus another $130 for the other two refractory pieces (cat cover and little piece on the floor). The cat is under $200.
Check the top carefully, in the corners under the top load door. I have seen one with a crack in that area. Also, check ash door hinge, as I've never seen a broken one, but they seem fragile enough to me that I could imagine one getting broken.
Good luck! If it's in good shape, you will be amazed with how controllable they are, and how much heat they can crank out.
Oh... yes, it is the same exact primary castings as the modern Firelight 600, but very different inside. The F600 is a non-cat redesign on this old F12 catalytic platform.
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