Jotul 602 V3
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Dajolu
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Id like to get one of these for my work shop some day. How do they get away with not having a by-pass for the cat? How does that work? I'm not familiar with that set up. And are there drawbacks/limitations to not having a bypass?
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I'm skeptical but hope it works out. The lack of a flame shield and bypass may lead to premature deterioration and plugging.
Top-down starts would be mandatory, to keep unburned crud going into the cat at a minimum.
This cat is a bit different than your typical cat, it has larger cells to let more air flow through so they claim no need for a bypass. Also a 20 year warranty. It’ll be interesting to see how it performs.
I didn’t see any EPA test report just the manual. 5000 BTU low burn rate and 23,000 high burn rate. The V2 was much higher but could be a different testing method?
Wisco Shepherd
Feeling the Heat
My Dutchwest has a refractory assembly. You have to handle it carefully, but it had held up pretty well. I think mine is original.
But it looks as though those blocks may be in direct contact with the cat, so I don't know. I'll guess that it wouldn't be an issue..
I see a 10 year warranty on their website?
Their "no bypass so lower clearances" is strange to me.
Their "no bypass so always burning in clean mode" is bogus - the cat won't be cleaning up much when it's cold, which is when other stoves use a bypass route.
Your right, they must of changed that, pretty sure it used to be a 20 year warranty.
