- Apr 1, 2012
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I went and looked at a used Jotul Oslo the other day with the red porclain finish that was on CL for $1500. My wife and I were hoping to save a little money by buying used. It wasn't quite what I expected. The stove was not hooked up so we couldn't see it running and see if it sealed up well. The red porclain paint was all chipped, and it was spider web cracking around the seal of the front door. The thing that scared me most was a mark down the front of the porclain finish where the front door seals to the body of the stove. It looked like something dripped down from inside the fire box and ate away the porclain finish in a few spots and there was excessive spider web cracking around these couple of marks. I don't know much about wood stoves but this thing looked pretty beat up. Are these marks typical? Could the drip mark be creasote, or did someone throw water on this thing when it was hot? The rest of the inside seemed alright. The air inlet tubes on the top seemed fine and there were no visible cracks in the housing. I checked the door seals with the dollar trick and it seemed to be tight except for a small spot on the side doors corner. Does any one with experience have any advice with this possible purchase?