Sorry Jotul Oslo owners....

I had the Oslo up until last year and have not had the problems you mentioned. I never had the issue with logs rolling into the glass or ashes coming out of the front. Perhaps you could just empty your ashes more often. I thought it was a great stove.

croghanite said:

I am sad to say (only cause I bought it) the Jotul Oslo is a bad stove considering the cost. Everyone knows the ashpan is designed poorly, the front door design is poor as it lets ash out when you open it, and the fire box design is poor. You are forced to pack out the stove by stacking the wood in the direction that it could roll into the glass.

Anyone want to trade for a summit? I am very dissapointed.

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Satisfaction with any stove is a strong function of how it is operated.

The ash spill from the front door is indeed a design flaw, but only a minor irritation. Fortunately, I run the stove almost exclusively from the side door, and have only opened the front door once since starting the burning season. I probably won't open the front door again until spring cleanout. The side door is better in every respect anyway. It minimizes the chance of smoke spilling out. It reduces the chance of stray sparks flying out. It eliminates the chance of wood rolling out. And it's easy to slide splits in right up to the secondary air tubes. That makes the front door a non-issue.

I was initially concerned about the lack of andirons. But, I have only had wood roll against the glass once so far this season, and that had no ill effects. The glass is certainly thick enough to withstand the impact of wood rolling a few inches anyway, so I'm not really concerned. If you've had lots of problems with wood rolling, maybe it's the way you're stacking the splits. Or maybe you're burning full loads of unsplit small rounds. It is not a good stove design for that, for sure.

As for the ash pan, I think it's a very good design. I leave a layer of ash in the firebox at all times, and do minimal raking, less often than daily. The ash pan needs to be emptied about once per week of continuous burning, and it is very easy to remove, empty, and reinstall. I was also a fan of the ash pan design on our old VC (about the only thing I like about it other than looks), and the Oslo's large ash pan was a selling point from my perspective.

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Oh well, hey, he who knows not how to burn a Jotul, I'll give ya 20 bucks for it :coolgrin:

Ash on the front is a minor inconvenience. I have no problem with logs rolling. I appear to be able to operate the ash pan fine. 2/10 Troll attempt - too obvious

And, looking at your recent posts, you haven't had that stove in more than a few weeks, if you ever had it in.

I'd kill for an Oslo, I got a Castine right now, but with the weather we're having, love to blast our house with that bad boy. Previous poster offered $20, I'll take it off ya hands for $25, how's that sound?

Soadrocks said:

I'd kill for an Oslo, I got a Castine right now, but with the weather we're having, love to blast our house with that bad boy. Previous poster offered $20, I'll take it off ya hands for $25, how's that sound?

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I see the offer at 25 - I'll give ya $27.50, face cord of 2yr seasoned Oak, and I'm about 5 hours closer ;-)

And, if ya want, I'll even throw in my smoke dragon! It has a 6" flue also.


All kidding aside, why don't/can't you use the side door to load?
If the ash pan is such a PITA - don't use it until the end of the season. Just let the ashes build up beyond the top of the grate, then take care of them from there.

WOW! I just don't understand why someone would start a thread like this. :roll:

croghanite said:

I am sad to say (only cause I bought it) the Jotul Oslo is a bad stove considering the cost.

Anyone want to trade for a summit? I am very dissapointed.

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I'll trade you my Jotul Castine.

I think if you try hard enough you can find something to complain about on any stove. However, the Oslo is a pretty damn good stove. It's like buying a Mercedes and saying mirror design sucks. Okay, umm you want to try a Lexus?

croghanite said:

Everyone knows the ashpan is designed poorly

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It is. Just ask the dog.

croghanite said:

I am sad to say (only cause I bought it) the Jotul Oslo is a bad stove considering the cost. Everyone knows the ashpan is designed poorly, the front door design is poor as it lets ash out when you open it, and the fire box design is poor. You are forced to pack out the stove by stacking the wood in the direction that it could roll into the glass.

Anyone want to trade for a summit? I am very dissapointed.

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Tell you what, I have an Intrepid in TOP working condition. Let's just call it an even trade and be done with it. Now, where can I pick up this 'bad stove'?

ashpanannie said:

croghanite said:

Everyone knows the ashpan is designed poorly

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It is. Just ask the dog.

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thats funny, I hope hes not stuck

I seriously have no problem with Jotul's ashpan design. I have seen worse. What do people suggest is a good ashpan design (if one even exists)?

Also, this is probably the first person I have ever heard of who does not like a side loading door.

Okay, so you have to take a little care when loading the stove. Umm, that is kind of true with any stove with a window, unless you don't give a crap and you just want to shove the wood in there, which, by the way, works just fine too unless you smash the glass.

ILL bet he didnt even know it had a side door

Hanko said:

ILL bet he didnt even own a Jotul

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Fixed it for you.

wow how did you do that

croghanite said:

I am sad to say (only cause I bought it) the Jotul Oslo is a bad stove considering the cost. Everyone knows the ashpan is designed poorly, the front door design is poor as it lets ash out when you open it, and the fire box design is poor. You are forced to pack out the stove by stacking the wood in the direction that it could roll into the glass.

Anyone want to trade for a summit? I am very dissapointed.

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You have my deepest sympathy.

The good news is that Summits are awesome.

The bad news is that the Summit owners agree so they will very likely selfishly decline your trade offer.

Excuse me, but I thought this was a web-site to help people and point out what we're doing wrong--not to criticize and make fun of--some of us are having problems with our Oslos and we need info --the book is no help-- I for one have an ashpan door that doesn't fit right - my local tech knows it and the factory rep has been here and said it needs to be replaced that was 2 months ago - now I'm waiting for someone from Jotul to call me -- the thing either sputters along at 400 or runs at 600 -can't find a happy medium--it's very sensitive to the wood - the atmosphere and anything else it feels like. I have read some of you guys previous posts and it hasn't all been great for you from day one -- so lighten up and give us new Oslo burners some slack.

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The Oslo is a fine stove in certain applications & environments.

IMHO it needs a straight flue run, with very little horizontal run.
It does not do well in basement applications.
The ash tray is a mess & doesn't promote good coaling.
Burn times are too short considering its size.

I paid a lot for my Oslo, and felt I didn't get my money's worth considering
a much cheaper steel replacement stove did the job better.

Looking back in retrospect, it probably was a "bad marriage" - the wrong stove
for my application/environment.

My Bad..........

The best ash pan design is called a SHOVEL. It ALWAYS works providing the handler knows how to use it. How come we haven't heard back from the original message?

My error, didn't read the reply above mine.