The Stove Has Arrived! Jotul F-50

This stove rocks already I have never seen a stove take off this fast 2 fat wood sticks some dry kindling and whoosh into life its been a half hour and its at 480 F already!
The fire is gorgeous to look at and burns extremely clean within 15 minutes there was no smoke at all. so far the air control is amazingly easy to use and it throws some serious heat out. Best of all the wife loves the sexy beast :lol:

Pete

Todd said:

Good looking stove. Keep us posted on how she does. I'm interested in knowing how well that top load works out? I think some people forgo the top and load through the front.

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Todd I havnt housed the top load so far today and honestly see no reason to! It works great through the front door.

Pete

tfdchief said:

Great looking stove. What room do you have it in?

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Thanks Chief ! It is in the dining room and central to the rest of the house. I have the windows open for ventilation and it is really heating up in here lol

Pete

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BeGreen said:

Good to hear you have ignition. She looks sweet! I think you are going to love this stove. How is it with the new insulation in place?

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BeGreen It is a major difference it got to 90F real quick with the new stove! I am so glad we went with foam thanks for urging me to look at insolation again. I may not have looked again except for hearth members pushing me too lol.

Pete

IH3444 said:

Great pics! Thanks. What made you decide between the F50 Rangeley, and the new F55 Carrabassett?

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This stove is really throwing the heat now and the paint cure doesn't smell much at all. I would wait and look at the F-55 because it has a steel baffle and comes with a lifetime warranty on the baffle. PE uses the baffle and I have never seen such a good burn control ( air ) on anything to be honest. We decided on this stove because it had everything included with it accessory wise and Jotul has a good reputation. Our dealer was a god send to us as we needed a good dealer after the last disaster Heck they gave us a rather pricey bottle of wine some glasses and mugs to use by the fire lol! I am loving it so far.

Pete

BeGreen said:

Insulation rocks too! You are going to be saving year round with the new insulation. I'll bet the house is quieter too.

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O heavens yes my friend it is dead silent with the doors and windows shut! The snow is flying right now and it just makes me feel right at home

Bub381 said:

Where does everybody see diff outside dimensions.I find the exact on Jotul.com.By the way,nice stove but gee guy.Break her in 1st :red:

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It is full of very soft wood right now the fire will only last for a short while. The high temp was very short lived and to be honest I thought it was going to be less lol. This thing lights real quick and heats faster than anything I have ever used! I wish I could have done a 300F burn but it got hot to quick live and learn I guess.

Bub381 said:

Ahhhhh,but life is good.See what ya think of the straight in loading,it gets it's draft much better this way.

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I will defiantly try that out I got to learn her for sure! It is far more responsive than my Harman was on the air control.

Bub381 said:

Real responsive, i can kill a roaring fire by shutting it up,2ndaries go for a bit but it will lose it's open fire unless it's opened a hair.

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Check this out Bub

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/91140/

That would make a great addition to our stove thats for sure!