Jotul "old" 602 clearances vs. new 602 CB

[LiveOak]

Hello,

I am a "newbie" and this is my first post. I want to say that I've been impressed and amazed at all of the valuable information and knowledge on these boards - it has been extremely helpful!
I am planning on installing an older Jotul 602 (green enamel) that originally belonged to my wife's Grandmother.
One of the main questions I had was the clearances...obviously, I have the clearance info on the new CB models online - but is that relevant to the older "non CB" units? Any advice would be helpful.

Thank you!
Keith

 

[rover47]

I have a newer 602CB and it has heat shields on the bottom and back. It allows closer clearances. I don't think the older ones have the shields. There are some real experts here that have the older version. They can give you the clearances. Or just do a search, there is a ton of info on these great little stoves.

 

[begreen]

Wish I could help here but mine came without a manual and I have replaced the back on it, so no UL plate showing clearances.

 

[jruttle3]

Jotul lit says UL clearances for 602B are 28" min to a rear wall, if vented from the back If vented from the top, 24" min. From a side to a wall, clearance is 32" min.

If the stove has wooden knob on the door handle it is a UL stove ( and will say 602 B on right front face of stove). The earlier non-UL stoves have black plastic on the door handles.

No matter which type you have I think clearances should be the same, because both have side burn plates inside the stove ( and no burn plate on the back. So potential stove temps would be nearly the same. Make sure your stove still has the burn plates inside on the side.

 

[LiveOak]

Thanks for the replies and info. I started to realize we'd really be in a catch 22 with clearances on the old 602...since we have a window too close to put in a shield.
I just broke down and got a F100 (which my wife wanted anyway), and we'll get the tax credit...
I'll probably be able to use the 602 down the road in a workshop anyway.
Thanks again for the help, and hopefully I'll be posting more stuff in the future!

Keith