Man I love Jotul ! 10hr burn and still 200F

We loaded the stove at 9pm before bed and I slept way longer than normal so the stove went unloaded. The wife is sick and just plain tired so she can't load the stove or really get out of bed. I got up at 6:45 am and went to load up to my surprise the stove had a huge coal bed yet This is actually getting to be the norm now that we are figuring out the stove better. I loaded it at 7am and it took right off without any help. The load last night was soft maple too! Man we can't wait for next winter to see how some of that ash and oak does. It certainly makes for a happy house pets included

Pete

another excited stove owner...well done on the 10 hr burn. Before you know the first chill will be here next oct/nov.

We have been heating with the f50 the last few days and I find that it is too much at times. When it was 20f it was 80 inside ! This is a great problem to have lol. I can burn a load in the am and the house is toasty most of the day after words. I am a jotul fan for life at this point.

Pete

Glad that thing is working out for you Pete. Sorry to hear of the sickness though. Also, I was on the road and planned on calling you and stopping in but it didn't work out. It will one of these days.

Thanks Dennis ! The wife is very sick the last couple of days and very cold so we have the house cooking to keep her warm. I am sure it will work out someday soon.

Pete

Sounds great Pete! I had the flu a while back and it knocked me for a loop.. Took a week before I started feeling better!

Ray

I am glad your better ray and thanks ! My wife and I have both been sick more times this year than in the past five years. It's the darn warm and wet winter I think. She is at her first major sickness however. My big one lasted about two weeks and took out the majority of work for almost as long. Hers is a recurring devil that just one leave her alone this year. We can't wait for summer ! I tell ya what I got a 12.5 hour burn last night woooooot ! That sucker can burn like I have never seen on a tube stove.

Pete

I can't believe I am saying this but I can't wait for the dang frost and 20f nights to go away.

Pete

I hear that Pete! My T-5 gives very long burns as well.. The baffle is nice because it creates a rectangular firebox with no obstacles to hit with the wood.. I am not familiar with the stove you use so I will look it up.. The reason people tend to get sick in the cold weather is because we tend to stay indoors so the germs build up unlike in good weather when the windows are open and the air exchanges frequently.. Cold air does not make people sick being indoors does.. Hope your wife recovers quickly and gets to a doctor to make sure she is OK..

Ray

Sounds awesome! I loaded after 24 hours yesterday with a 240 stove top.(cheating I know)

I'm with you on the cold weather leaving for good. Looks like we'll be good this week. I'm thinking the load I put in the stove last night will be the last for the season.(fingers crossed anyway)

Crossing my fingers too rdust ! Gotta say I never thought I would be ready for a summer but man the dismal winter burned me out.

Pete

Congrats on the long burns. Nothing better. Let's hope you don't need those burn times for another six months.

Thanks browning I am sure ready for the stove to go out for the warmer months.

I would like to add for any readers considering this stove large splits are the ticket with this one 6" to 8" . Then put the little splits to fill the gaps.

Pete

Pete - how big is your house? I was thinking of the Castine, but now considering the Oslo. Ours is 1,200. We have an older Fisher with some cracks -considering repair and while waiting for someone to come by to look at it, went off to showroom to look at newer stoves. The Fisher takes 22 logs and so does the Oslo - we have 20-22 inch wood stacked - 2 yr supply - bigger splits because that is what the Fisher took. Hate to split everything again to get it to fit in smaller Castine box. Wondering if the Oslo would be too big for us. Our house if 36 years old - windows could use replacing (not an exceptionally tight house.) I have seen other Oslo owners with 2 story houses. Ours is only one story. Anyway, could see you considered stoves for a long time and are happy with the Oslo.

Which fisher do you have? How well did it heat the home?

Welcome to the forums Diane ! Our home is 1500 sq which is right at the low end of the f50 capabilities. We actually have the rangeley not Oslo Dian ! I know of a few people with the Oslo however and they love it in fact it was the other contender for us. It should heat your home very well as it is a decent size stove. The larger box one us over to the rangeley because I hate to split small and loose burn time as well as it has a built in cook top. That said the Oslo has a cook top option and in my opinion is one of the best made stoves available. I did study stoves far too much and over thought the heck out of what we where gonna buy to the point of indisicion lol. Just ask Begreen ! There are so many good stoves these days it is easy to get lost trying to find a good fit but don't let yourself get overwhelmed. Having 2 year wood is essential for new EPA stoves I have discovered so good job on that Diane . If you type Oslo in the search bar you will find tons of good info and you can also use the reviews section to read up on stoves and even find new options.

Shoot me any questions you got and I will try to help where I can.
Good luck.
Pete

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Pete

We have had the mamma bear - 33 years approx. The exterior dimensions similar to the oslo. We liked putting the wood in cigarette style so the oslo can be a side loader so similar that way.

It will be rear vented and the only elbow will be really the T connection. For the height - I believe the masonry chimney will be 14 feet from the hearth - the installer may have to add a foot or two he said with the stainless liner unless I can get the mason to add some height. we are going through a chinmey rebuild right now because of storm damage from last year. The new hearth went in this week and the throat and rest of the oustide of the chimney early next week if weather holds out - posting a picture if I can

And how well does it heat the home?

It heated very well that is why we are sad to see it go

If I recall, the Mamma Bear was not a small stove. I think it was about the same size as the Vigilant I used. I would go with the Oslo and not worry about it. The Castine will feel two small when comparing it to the Fisher.

Thanks, I am thinking the same thing , go larger. We seem always to get larger pieces delivered and when my husband splits, he does not go to0 small - I was thinking if I went to a smaller stove we would have to buy an electric splitter to resplit everything or spend the summer doing it by hand - rather be gardening now that splitting wood. Thanks for all the great advice and confirmation going larger than our square footage would indicate.