Just saw a Jotul F500 oslo on ebay. Bid is at $100 with two days left. The people had a chimney fire, and now think all woodstoves are EVIL.
Jotul F500 oslo on ebay
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sullystull
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Yep...I believe it's the same stove. They have lowered their starting bid down from the original $900. Still doesn't sound too appealing.
It'll be interesting to see what it finally sells for. I wouldn't be surprised if we gained a new Hearth member here on the forum shortly afterward. Keep us posted.
brooktrout said:
The chimney fire wouldn't hurt it but how they put it out darn sure could. Tossing water in or on a raging cast stove would be a disaster.
In their ad notice that sunlight is shining down the chimney. Must have been a goody of a fire. And either a monster chimney or the top of it is gone now.
Edit: The thing is only 90 miles of good road from me but 1.) Some nut will pay way too much for it and 2.) I am a steel stove guy.
They posted a couple more shots of the interior of the stove and cleaned it up a bit. It looks like they might have used a fire extinguisher? If so, this might not be that bad off. Wish I was closer to take a gander.
sullystull
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The seller's response to whether a fire extinguisher or water was used to put out the fire:
"Unfortunately, after the fire extinguisher was empty, I had to finish it off (the fire) with water. It was this, rather than the fire, which necessitates the repainting and such mentioned in the ad. However, I can see no evidence of cracking and there is no warping."
"Unfortunately, after the fire extinguisher was empty, I had to finish it off (the fire) with water. It was this, rather than the fire, which necessitates the repainting and such mentioned in the ad. However, I can see no evidence of cracking and there is no warping."
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