Review: Jotul F 602 CB
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Jotul F 602 CB
While the model 602 does its job I suppose, I have to admit that I was disappointed in its overall performance. First, the space in side of the fire box is really small, even for the size of the stove. I must limit the wood to short and small diameter pieces to get it to burn properly. Second, although I had the stove pipe professionally installed (presumably ruling out this as a cause), the stove seems to require a bit of effort to start and maintain a decent fire compared to other wood stoves I've had. Lastly, the burn time (even with oak wood) comes nowhere close to the adverised 5 hours. I am lucky to get half that in a burn time. Although the stove works well enought o keep it in place (small cabin), I would not buy this model again for a similar use.