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I am having a hard time finding info on a Jotul 8 wood stove. Does anyone have specs on the btu's or square footage that it would heat? THe local stove shop has a rebuilt one for sale that I am considering.
This site provides some info. Jotul is a company from Norway that makes great product BTW.
Specifications of the Jotul 8 | eHow.com
Thanks. I saw that link before, but that is the listed EPA numbers and according to EPA 90% of the stoves have the same btu's. I was hoping to find the numbers they listed in a brochure.
Some of the Jotuls are made here in Maine as well but I think they are mostly gas stoves.
I couldnt find the rating but found the manual. http://www.jotul.com/FileArchive/Fi...es and inserts manuals/Jotul_Series8_1097.pdf
It seems your stove was made in the late 90's and I dont know when it was discontinued. It's a fairly small stove and it is a catalytic combustor stove. So it is likely the BTU ratings are low since catalytic stove are designed to burn low and long. It's actually a good thing if you want low steady heat. The manual does not indicate this stove was EPA certified since it only lists UL testing. So I assume it was not EPA certified. Still, as a catalyst stove it should have efficiencies between 75% to 80%. If you think about buying it make sure it has a new catalyst. Otherwise you'll have to buy one (possibly $200-$300) and if you don't replace it all you have is an old inefficient stove.
100% of the EPA labels no matter the brand of model will show 63% efficiency. EPA doesn't test for efficiencies. It's their silly way of saying " if this stove is EPA certified, then you should get at least 63% efficiencies". MFG's run their own lab certified test to determine the 'real' efficiencies.
Thanks for the input everyone. We decided to go with a different stove. The Jotul didn't have a rear heat shield and they are not available anymore and a quick search came up with nothing. I think we ended up with a much better stove anyways, at least in value. We got one hell of a deal on a new DutchWest stove from the same stove shop. The price was hard to beat and it has a 14 hour burn time.
Fantastic! Make sure to post some pics.
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