New Jotul C 550 V2 impressions?

[BrianMeister]

Hey everyone,

New member, relatively new homeowner, not new to heating with wood though. Been in my home for 4 years now. Had an open masonry fireplace for those 4 years, mostly because the lady of the house never had a fireplace growing up and she enjoyed it. After this past winter in northeastern PA, I decided heat was more important than ambiance and set about installing an insert. Stumbled across the new version of the Jotul550, and it ticked all of the boxes. Fits nicely without too much empty space, looks good...all that jazz. Got a good deal on one, and it is now mostly installed (waiting on ceramic insulation for around the bottom of the transition plate where the liner will attach) I know it is new, but there must be a few of you out there with a heating season under your belt, wondering if you would share your impressions. TIA.

 

[begreen]

There haven't been many reports on this insert's revision so far. This is a posting from earlier this year.

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Thread 'New wood fired insert in my older home - Jotul C 550 V2 Rockland'

Jan 19, 2026

Hi,

I recently removed a 1970's era "slam door" type wood insert from our basement fireplace. This is an internal chimney type setup so no exterior exposure of the masonry. I replaced it with a Jotul C 550 V2 Rockland CF which is an EPA insert that was eligible for the IRS credit. We have lived here more than 10 years and never used the old insert because I had it inspected and the chimney sweep said it was dangerous. Here's a pic of the old unit...

I chose the Jotul because it fit our fireplace, met the IRS/EPA guidelines and we liked the flush mount and the look of...

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