Any thoughts on Jotul F55 V2 Carrabasset?

[d-dayman]

As the title states, I can pick one of these up for around $2700 new. Does anyone run one? What are your thoughts? Is 2700 a good price on that? I see they discontinued the model, so is that something to be concerned about. It is a Jotul though. I would think they would still stand behind it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[begreen]

It's an average price, but it is a good stove. Jotul appears to have been revising their stove designs to beat the EPA threshold of 75% HHV for the now killed 25C tax credit. The older v2 model may end up being a better stove with no cat and will be less expensive to maintain over the long haul.

 

[d-dayman]

It's an average price, but it is a good stove. Jotul appears to have been revising their stove designs to beat the EPA threshold of 75% HHV for the now killed 25C tax credit. The older v2 model may end up being a better stove with no cat and will be less expensive to maintain over the long haul.

Ok. Cool. What kind of burn times do you expect I would see from it?

 

[EbS-P]

On low 8 hour reloads. When it’s cold 6. That depends on a lot of factors. I’d buy at that price. It’s not a deal. But the only deals these days are ones that I have work in for hours to make functional again. Or the gelato sampler at Lidl. $1 for a tub

 

[Todd]

I think that’s a great price! You won’t find many large high end stoves for under $3k anymore. Most are $4-5k around here.

As far as burn times if it’s anything like my old F45 it should easily get 10 hours on low unless you have a tall chimney.

 

[d-dayman]

I will be putting a deposit down on the F55 V2. Question is, do I opt for the additional blow kit for the stove? It’ll be an additional $400. I’ll be using my existing ductwork and some fans to circulate the heat through the house, so I’m not sure if the blower is worth the purchase or not. I guess I could always add one later on if I feel I need it.

 

[EbS-P]

I will be putting a deposit down on the F55 V2. Question is, do I opt for the additional blow kit for the stove? It’ll be an additional $400. I’ll be using my existing ductwork and some fans to circulate the heat through the house, so I’m not sure if the blower is worth the purchase or not. I guess I could always add one later on if I feel I need it.

If you are worried about it not heating or not heating fast enough a blower is nice to have.

 

[d-dayman]

If you are worried about it not heating or not heating fast enough a blower is nice to have.

I plan to burn it 24/7 through the coldest months. Only shutting it down every couple weeks for cleaning. I guess I’m more worried about being sure the hot air is circulated out through the room so that my existing ductwork and floor vents can circulate the warm air. If $400 seems a good deal, I’ll pick one up for it.

 

[DuaeGuttae]

I can't really speak to the price and whether that's a good deal for the blower, but I will say that I'm glad we have the blowers on our freestanding stove. We, too, use fans and at times our existing ductwork to move air around the house, but I find that turning on the blower seems to help push the air into the farther reaches of the house more easily. In a sense that helps the fans and ductwork do what we want them to.

One difference may be that our stove is thermostatically controlled, and running the blower causes it to burn at a higher rate that the same thermostat setting without the blower. Our prior two stoves in different homes were non-flush inserts, and those could heat the rooms they were in without the blowers, but they needed the blower to help the heat spread farther. The difference there was obvious. With our freestanding stove, it's less obvious, but I'm assuming that something similar happens when air is moving in the house with a little more pressure behind it.