Hi all. I've found this form very informative and helpful and know I will enjoy researching and gleaning all the information from the people here.
I live in Iowa on a small acreage with a 2300 sq ft house that is a passive solar hybrid farmhouse. The back half of our lot is all native parrie grass and the front is lawn and 80 plus trees. My family has a plot of timber near a local river and I'm on to a good start of wood for my future stove. I'm a Mfg. Engineer for a mid sized Ag manufacturer. (not Deere although they are 15 miles from me) so I have access to tools to repair my stove.
I just bought a Jotul Firelight Model #12 Mfg. June of 1993 for $250.00. It sat out all summer on the previous onwers deck and appears that he had a couple of garbage fires in it. Everything seems to function other than it has a lot of rust scale in it from sitting.
I need some guidance from you all here. I searched posts about my firelight and would like some more info.
1. Does this stove need a catalyst in it? (I don't see anything that makes me think I need to buy one for it. The metal tag on the back that mentions it, but it's vague so I'm unsure)
2. I have a lot of rust and scale to clean up inside I'm still searching for a "wood stove tune up" post. (Any pointers)
3. I have a small crack on the right side. Can i get this fixed? Do i need to worry about it?
4. Is there any tell tale signs of major abuse from the photos I posted. Warping, etc, etc?
5. Can i buy gaskets and repair stuff from a Menards or should go though dealers buying Jotul branded stuff.
6. I'm attaching pictures of the issues. Please tell me what you think. You donr need to sugar coat it if you think this stove is a dud.
Thanks for all you help
I live in Iowa on a small acreage with a 2300 sq ft house that is a passive solar hybrid farmhouse. The back half of our lot is all native parrie grass and the front is lawn and 80 plus trees. My family has a plot of timber near a local river and I'm on to a good start of wood for my future stove. I'm a Mfg. Engineer for a mid sized Ag manufacturer. (not Deere although they are 15 miles from me) so I have access to tools to repair my stove.
I just bought a Jotul Firelight Model #12 Mfg. June of 1993 for $250.00. It sat out all summer on the previous onwers deck and appears that he had a couple of garbage fires in it. Everything seems to function other than it has a lot of rust scale in it from sitting.
I need some guidance from you all here. I searched posts about my firelight and would like some more info.
1. Does this stove need a catalyst in it? (I don't see anything that makes me think I need to buy one for it. The metal tag on the back that mentions it, but it's vague so I'm unsure)
2. I have a lot of rust and scale to clean up inside I'm still searching for a "wood stove tune up" post. (Any pointers)
3. I have a small crack on the right side. Can i get this fixed? Do i need to worry about it?
4. Is there any tell tale signs of major abuse from the photos I posted. Warping, etc, etc?
5. Can i buy gaskets and repair stuff from a Menards or should go though dealers buying Jotul branded stuff.
6. I'm attaching pictures of the issues. Please tell me what you think. You donr need to sugar coat it if you think this stove is a dud.
Thanks for all you help