Hi Everyone an fellow Jotul owners .
I recently 2025 fall purchased a 2nd. Jotul F500 wood stove for my home which is a replacement of a former 2014 era Oslo f500 stove . The Jotul stove has been a excellent all around stove for myself heating my home in New England . My stove for the most part is utilized starting the Fall and runs /operates till maybe 1st. week of April pretty much non-stop either than for cleaning / dumping ash or I give it a break and don't burn /use it for a day or two. I burn mostly oak ,maple, ash and some small other clean type firewood and yes its seasoned covered approx a year or two.
My question an concerns on this Oslo F500 V3 is it seems to burn up eat a little bit more wood than my older 2014 oslo . Yes I monitor the catalyst probe on the side of stove keeping it within the mfg. reccomended temps. I do / can see the interior manifold is bright red glowing and operable at the temps noted .
My gaskets appear to be in good shape with no leaks as I tested them and also smoke tested the stove passing both tests.
At times I have to basically choke the stove off to have a long burn which i find kind of dumb to do to get a long burn into the nite.
Yes I have read about the 2 ports located underneath stove whisch houses the ashbox . On my stove the ports were sealed with some type of sealant which is still there.
I also had found on both sides of the lower ashbox heat shield , what looked like rubber type colored yellow plugs which I removed and assumed they were from the 2 ports everybody talks about of air leakage .
Yes I did buy magnets , but the ports have the sealant in the holes rendering using the magnets useless.
Being this was a New purchase 2025 , I did have the dealer come back housecall an check it. They said it was fine , my chimmney height c/o the stainless liner to exit was perfect and the gaskets good . Dealer stated that this F500 acts operates a lot more different than my other 2014 Jotul .
So bottom line what other areas might I check also on this Oslo V3 ? Just seems to eat up more wood , maybe it's just me over thinking this newer f500 compared to my older f500.
Thankyou for your input / oppinions .
I recently 2025 fall purchased a 2nd. Jotul F500 wood stove for my home which is a replacement of a former 2014 era Oslo f500 stove . The Jotul stove has been a excellent all around stove for myself heating my home in New England . My stove for the most part is utilized starting the Fall and runs /operates till maybe 1st. week of April pretty much non-stop either than for cleaning / dumping ash or I give it a break and don't burn /use it for a day or two. I burn mostly oak ,maple, ash and some small other clean type firewood and yes its seasoned covered approx a year or two.
My question an concerns on this Oslo F500 V3 is it seems to burn up eat a little bit more wood than my older 2014 oslo . Yes I monitor the catalyst probe on the side of stove keeping it within the mfg. reccomended temps. I do / can see the interior manifold is bright red glowing and operable at the temps noted .
My gaskets appear to be in good shape with no leaks as I tested them and also smoke tested the stove passing both tests.
At times I have to basically choke the stove off to have a long burn which i find kind of dumb to do to get a long burn into the nite.
Yes I have read about the 2 ports located underneath stove whisch houses the ashbox . On my stove the ports were sealed with some type of sealant which is still there.
I also had found on both sides of the lower ashbox heat shield , what looked like rubber type colored yellow plugs which I removed and assumed they were from the 2 ports everybody talks about of air leakage .
Yes I did buy magnets , but the ports have the sealant in the holes rendering using the magnets useless.
Being this was a New purchase 2025 , I did have the dealer come back housecall an check it. They said it was fine , my chimmney height c/o the stainless liner to exit was perfect and the gaskets good . Dealer stated that this F500 acts operates a lot more different than my other 2014 Jotul .
So bottom line what other areas might I check also on this Oslo V3 ? Just seems to eat up more wood , maybe it's just me over thinking this newer f500 compared to my older f500.
Thankyou for your input / oppinions .
