Jotul F500

[HuskyMike]

Got a Jotul F500 coming as soon as I pay it off. Just got down taking my existing stove apart and awaiting some help to move it out.

We are pretty exited about the new stove as it should give us nice over night burns and put out a little more heat that the small sized stove that we run now.

Anyone run the F500? and pics of your stove doing its thing?

Any advice about the stove? I will be burning mostly hard woods with a bunch of Hemlock and a wee bit of pine mixed in. If next winter is anything like the previous 2 winters, the Jotul will definitaly have a chance to prove what it can do.

 

[jerryw66]

Mike, We've got an older Federal. Very small, I really want a bigger new stove, the Oslo 500 is the one I was thinking of. Sound like just the ticket for us, I know there expensive, but I hope there worth the cost. Next fall I hope to have one ready to burn. Good luck with it.

 

[cbill121]

I have a Jotul 500 and can say that while it's slow to start heating the house, once its thorughly warmed itself up it does a great job. 20 inch well seasoned sugar maple lasts all night with the damper open a touch. I'll try to post a pic of it in action. Oh yeah spend the extra bucks and get the porcelain finish. I did not and am sorry i did'nt.

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[coog]

I have one in MN that easily heats the upper two floors of a well insulated old house.I also have a F600 in my KS home that also does well.It can hold more wood than I care to load it with, and easily holds a fire for 12 hours.I think most stoves out there will give good results, I just happen to think the Jotuls are the best looking.

 

[coog]

I have a Jotul 500 and can say that while it's slow to start heating the house, once its thorughly warmed itself up it does a great job. 20 inch well seasoned sugar maple lasts all night with the damper open a touch. I'll try to post a pic of it in action. Oh yeah spend the extra bucks and get the porcelain finish. I did not and am sorry i did'nt.

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Curious as to why you put your thermometer one the stack?My manual, at least for the Firelight, asks that it be put on the top corner of the stove. I agree with you about the enamel.I bought the blue-black.

 

[cbill121]

The instructions for the thermometer directed it to be there. Another was added later on to the stove.

 

[HuskyMike]

I just went with the flat black, I couldn't bring myself to spend the extra$$$ on the finish. Plus, won't the Enamel chip if God forbid something was to hit it or something?

 

[coog]

The 600 is my third Jotul, all of which see hard use.The blue black, I've been told, is the primer they use for all of the gloss finishes.It seems part of the stove and I have seen no chips or scratches.

 

[HuskyMike]

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[hangnail]

i bought a jotul 400 and burned it all this winter. I blew through 4 cords, and ran out of wood in february, but it got us out of the oil prices anyways. I need to find some sort of better fan to move the air around it, but i usually ran mine wide open around 500* just maintaining the fire, adding a log or 2 at a time. I felt that if i put a few sticks in and tried to damp it back a little it would loose temp fairly quick.

I love this little stove, the ash pan is awesome, opening the door to help light the fire is a good little trick, just remember to close it after a few minutes.

get a good steamer pot too mine broke, so i resorted to a old pot, but it helsp a ton with adding some moisture back

 

[HuskyMike]

i bought a jotul 400 and burned it all this winter. I blew through 4 cords, and ran out of wood in february, but it got us out of the oil prices anyways. I need to find some sort of better fan to move the air around it, but i usually ran mine wide open around 500* just maintaining the fire, adding a log or 2 at a time. I felt that if i put a few sticks in and tried to damp it back a little it would loose temp fairly quick.

I love this little stove, the ash pan is awesome, opening the door to help light the fire is a good little trick, just remember to close it after a few minutes.

get a good steamer pot too mine broke, so i resorted to a old pot, but it helsp a ton with adding some moisture back

I was gonna ask if ya'll clean out the ash pan while burning. What if some ash falls while the pan is out? I got a cheap tea Kettle made from aluminum that I use on top of the stove. Not sure if it adds moisture but I do it out of cuz everyone says I should.

I will be starting off with out blower. I have 2 ceiling fans in the room with the stove but really don't foresee it doing what I want.

 

[coog]

I clean my ash drawer out in the morning when there are few coals.There is always some spillage.Since my 600 sits in front of a fireplace, I am able to hide a fan behind it.I only use it on the coldest days, and it does help spread the heat.It is a Vornado fan, very compact, powerful and quiet.

 

[hangnail]

i empty mine every morning, but i rake it down good before hand, open the draft all the way, and toss in some kidlin, while the door is open, its like adding a blow tourch to get the wood going agian. you literraly need 1 red coal, and you can get the fire going again.

if you rake the coals good before you open and remove the ash pan, nothing should drop out.