So, been burning the F600 for about a month now and I have to say- I LOVE IT! Ran the older VC stoves all my life, and am finding the Jotul to be both a great heater and easy to operate.
1- I like the air controls- one lever does it all. I think I have it dialed in now, tonight throwing off some monster heat and regularly more than adequately heating the house, even on the nights we have gotten down to 12 degrees.
2- The glass doors make it easier to monitor the fire- no more lifting the top load plate on the Vigilant to see how everything is going
3- Burns so much cleaner- a little smoke on the reload- and then the neighbors don't even know the stove is running. Neighbor asked me the other day when I was going to light the stove- I took him in the basement to show him the 550 degree stove top temp and to let him sweat it out a little in the 90 degree basement!
4- Not certain about wood savings yet- firebox is bigger and I think I will end up just around the same amount of wood used as last year- but I am definitely getting more heat out of the F600 than the Vigilant
5- Have yet to clean the chimney, but plan to take a look into the ss liner in the near future to see how things are going in there.
6- It's a damn pretty stove that has me thinking I need to finish off the basement to give her a proper home.
Yes, sometimes I do miss the Vigilant, but like an old girlfriend, the memories fade a little bit after the new lady gets a hold of you.
1- I like the air controls- one lever does it all. I think I have it dialed in now, tonight throwing off some monster heat and regularly more than adequately heating the house, even on the nights we have gotten down to 12 degrees.
2- The glass doors make it easier to monitor the fire- no more lifting the top load plate on the Vigilant to see how everything is going
3- Burns so much cleaner- a little smoke on the reload- and then the neighbors don't even know the stove is running. Neighbor asked me the other day when I was going to light the stove- I took him in the basement to show him the 550 degree stove top temp and to let him sweat it out a little in the 90 degree basement!
4- Not certain about wood savings yet- firebox is bigger and I think I will end up just around the same amount of wood used as last year- but I am definitely getting more heat out of the F600 than the Vigilant
5- Have yet to clean the chimney, but plan to take a look into the ss liner in the near future to see how things are going in there.
6- It's a damn pretty stove that has me thinking I need to finish off the basement to give her a proper home.
Yes, sometimes I do miss the Vigilant, but like an old girlfriend, the memories fade a little bit after the new lady gets a hold of you.
