From: Rob Gray 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house misc.rural
Subject: Re: Jotul wood stove repair
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:01:22 GMT

Stacey wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>>>If I have to, I'd rather get a new top cast than spend
>>>money on a "pretty" stove that doesn't heat as well.
>>>This guy heats my 1500Sq ft house with no problem.
>>
>>Brazing will work fine.
> 
> 
> Thanx, I'll ask around and find someone who knows what's up with doing this
> correctly. I should be able to find someone in Atlanta that knows how to do
> this right.. I've done lots of brazing/welding in the past but never on
> cast iron, I'm not going to practice on this!


I have the same model Jotul and I can vouch for how good a stove it is. 
Keep in mind that while Jotul has not made that model for quite a while 
the Norwegians/Scandanavians were way ahead of the US in the woodstove 
technology curve. In other words, that model stove is still a decently 
efficient stove for today. I particularly like the model because I can 
put some wood in at night and it is still cranking out the heat when I 
wake up 8 hours later. US woodstove from that era were nowhere near that.

Rob
NE PA