Just got home last night with a nice gray enamel Jotul 3 off Craigslist. The ad said it was a 3TDC with a 7" flue collar. I'd never heard of such a thing, and searches online haven't turned anything up. The only manuals I can find are for the TDIC-2. I assumed this older lady was mistaken, that she had meant a 3TDIC, and my local Jotul dealer confirmed that none of the 3 series were ever produced with a 7" flue collar. The pics of the outlet were not very clear, and like a fool I didn't bring a tape measure with me.
Got it home, and in the light I could finally see that I have bought something weird. The riveted plaque on the back says it is either a 3TD or a 3TDC, and since it clearly has a round 6" combustor, it's obviously the TDC. Old lady 1, me 0. I also realized that the collar is indeed 7 inches, and the plaque clearly says that the 3TDC needs a 7" connector and flue. Old lady 2, me 0.
The cat is mounted in a heavy iron flue collar on steroids, outside the stove body, reversible from back to top of the stove. It pivots to allow a bypass for starting. One thread on this site mentions that Jotul did some weird experimenting when they started making cats-- this stove is dated to 1987-- and I assume I have one of these misbegotten freaks. Which would be fine, except . . .
I paid the chimney guys a lot last summer to rebuild my chimney and line it with 6" stainless. Never had a stove in here before. The chimney is internal masonry, through two stories and a full height attic before leaving the house. I'm guessing there's plenty draft. Can I get away with a 7"-6" reducer at the flue collar? I mean, the collar starts out at 6" at the combustor, then expands to allow a 7" connecter. Any way to make this pass inspection? Do I need to just get a different stove?
And finally, anyone ever see one of these Jotuls before?
Got it home, and in the light I could finally see that I have bought something weird. The riveted plaque on the back says it is either a 3TD or a 3TDC, and since it clearly has a round 6" combustor, it's obviously the TDC. Old lady 1, me 0. I also realized that the collar is indeed 7 inches, and the plaque clearly says that the 3TDC needs a 7" connector and flue. Old lady 2, me 0.
The cat is mounted in a heavy iron flue collar on steroids, outside the stove body, reversible from back to top of the stove. It pivots to allow a bypass for starting. One thread on this site mentions that Jotul did some weird experimenting when they started making cats-- this stove is dated to 1987-- and I assume I have one of these misbegotten freaks. Which would be fine, except . . .
I paid the chimney guys a lot last summer to rebuild my chimney and line it with 6" stainless. Never had a stove in here before. The chimney is internal masonry, through two stories and a full height attic before leaving the house. I'm guessing there's plenty draft. Can I get away with a 7"-6" reducer at the flue collar? I mean, the collar starts out at 6" at the combustor, then expands to allow a 7" connecter. Any way to make this pass inspection? Do I need to just get a different stove?
And finally, anyone ever see one of these Jotuls before?