Decided to see how these cast iron stoves work, swapped out the Appalachian for the Jotul over the weekend. Not to crazy about going back to a tube burner but when I acquired this one I figured I would give it a shot. See if these Norwegian stoves are as good as I have heard.
I also took the chance to redo my insulated fireplace, put in Durock with Roxul on top and behind that to see how that helps.
On to the pictures:
I removed the Roxul that was behind the insert and replaced it with a sheet of Durock (Roxul now behind Durock):
I made a block off plate out of Durock (Roxul now on top of Durock):
Shot showing the OAK intake on Jotul spaced from Durock:
![Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122147-08471a822508c604623c8c91bc1c961c.jpg)
I also took the chance to redo my insulated fireplace, put in Durock with Roxul on top and behind that to see how that helps.
On to the pictures:
I removed the Roxul that was behind the insert and replaced it with a sheet of Durock (Roxul now behind Durock):
![Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122146-109da9c446054d36b9b63d0986587d90.jpg)
I made a block off plate out of Durock (Roxul now on top of Durock):
![Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122145-7b6b80ee9071c6b048cd9e146772a9f1.jpg)
Shot showing the OAK intake on Jotul spaced from Durock:
![Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec Got the itch again... Jotul C450 Kennebec](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122147-08471a822508c604623c8c91bc1c961c.jpg)