I was planning on buying the jotul F602CB - the guy at the dealer says that cast itron stoves can crack in cold climates and should be started with a small fire to warm up - is this true - winters here can get to well below zero.
BeGreen said:I just caught your other post about the flue. I can see the dealer's concerns if this stove is just going to be used occasionally and started up from very cold and expected to go full blast. It's a tough little stove from Norway, so it is no stranger to the application you have. But a basic steel stove might be a better bet here if you have concerns.
raiderfan said:So i guess this brings me to my question, right along the line of the OP's : what maintenance can be expected with a cast iron stove? We can already gather it won't crack from starting from cold to hot, too quickly, but do they require any special/major maintenance (other than the obvious of not to overfire the stove) that a steel stove would not?
Slow1 said:Hmmm... Stove at full bore will have internal temps > 1200*f , surface > 600*f right? If I start my stove when the room is 20*f vs 60*f that is a 40*f difference - so how much difference does that really make here?
Webmaster said:I think a car engine and manifolds are the ultimate test - cast iron (in many cases) and heat from way below freezing to almost red hot hundreds of times....without cracking.
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