Another ?? fella's.

[knotdodger]

I was wondering if anyone knew how much larger the Oslo's firebox is compared to
the hearthstone shelburne's . 2.0 cubic ft. --
There is no spec on the oslo's firebox anywhere. Like I said a few day's ago. I have
found a good price on a Hearhstone shelburne. Just I am torn by the Oslo I seen at
another stove shop. I only have 1500 sq. ft. is all. average insulation. Middle of Michigan.
It seems logical that the Shelburne would do fine. But I just dont know. I found a new
enameled Oslo for 2500. I thought that was a good price. But for 500 bones less I could
have a Shelburne. Which is 400lbs. The Oslo is 445lbs. Single level house also. My Masonary
chimney is 15 to 16ft. My liner may have to go up higher.

Thanks again


Rob B.

 

[begreen]

Jotul stoves increment in roughly .5 cu ft. The F3CB is ~1.0 cu ft, F400 ~1.5 cu ft, F500 ~2.0 cu ft and the F600 ~ 3.0 cu ft. The Shelburne looks like a very fine stove as well. I was impressed by the build quality and finish. Though I'd try a couple other Oslo dealers. That sounds like full retail.

 

[mikepinto65]

Does anyone here know how many cu ft the Vigilant holds? The manual only says the lbs of wood it will hold.
Thx

 

[cgeiger]

Agreed on the full retail price for the Oslo. If you can afford to wait a bit you should find plenty of Oslo's on craigslist in a couple of months. I've seen several enameled Oslo's go for around $1,500. I also considered a Shelbourne - beautiful construction but felt the Oslo would have a bit of an edge on capacity. Though, in my case I'm trying to head about 2,000 square feet instead of 1,500. All things being equal for my house design, I would rather have gone with a 600 but couldn't fit it

 

[knotdodger]

Thanks for the input . I checked a few places and I can't seem to find anymore Jotul Dealers around me.
Will have to yellow page them. There has to be more here in Michigan. The one is 25 miles away, the other one was
south a couple hours. And they were not very happy to answer any questions, so there out. I have been checking
Craig's list for a couple month's. But people are trying to sell 10 year old vermont casting's for 2,000 dollars. I really
like that Oslo. I just don't want the price too shoot up on them agian while I am waiting for them to go down.
Two grand for a Shelburne in any finish I want. That seems alright for the Hearthstone. Two places I checked
today were $50 apart. I know both stoves are pretty nice, no doubt about it. My fireplace is warm for 15 ft. in
front of it in 20 degree weather. But the rest of the space is in a Ice Age...........

 

[gpcollen1]

I would tend to think that a liner in that 15-16' chimney should be sufficient. I'd check the manuals for the stove you end up installing of course. I installed duraliner in my chimney connected to my Castine. 5 feet of the heavy duty oval flex through the damper connected to another 10 feet (4+4+2) of the duraliner. Total of 15' - sticks out the top of the chimney about 1.5 feet. Drafts pretty well.

 

[potter]

I posted a similar reply on a similar thread- but here goes. Do you have your wood yet for next year? Seems best to focus on that (the Oslo is a picky eater). I only say this because I might not of thought of it when I was buying. Luckily, I had bought quite a bit of wood for a traditional fireplace which had seasoned. Stoves are likely to go on sale as winter ends, plus clarification of 2009 tax situation for stoves.
I have the Oslo in a roughly 1000 s.ft. house (inc. basement) The stove is in the basement, so that may be very different from your situation. But the stove is great and I'm glad I didn't go smaller. Every situations different- we have gone to 24/7 wood and wanted to be able to handle any weather without resorting to propane.

 

[knotdodger]

Yes, I have 3 full cords of oak I cut last winter. Should be ready in the fall.
I am cutting now on the weekends trying to get a year or so ahead.
I have been burning elm and popular in my fireplace. Can't bring myself to
burn any of the oak. ( It was alot of work getting those oaks out of there
with a wheelbarow. }

Thanks again.