Not a fan of down draft stoves, but the option to top load or front load, plus a cooking grate, though small, are and were nice options, as was the large ash pan.
Jotul F-500 V3
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...because of the Harmon name. They got to big for their britches, as they say. Their pellet stoves are no different today and because of such high maintenance costs if I were in the market for a pellet stove, and I am not, they would be at the bottom of the list.
It had nothing to do with the name. It was crappy design and engineering on the woodstoves. Their pellet stoves on the other hand are pretty much the best around. Easy to work on and really don't take much work if they are maintained property.
Automation requires sensor (or user) input. For firewood-based woodstove operation, I could see temperature input used to mitigate overfire through control of air intake rates, though more complex automation would invariably require more (and different) sensor information
The price of stoves has gone through the roof in the last year. Most companies have had 3 price increases just this year! A small amount of the increase was 2020 compliance, the rest is from pricing steel prices.
Yes that is very true. They had gone up with steel prices a couple years ago as well. But we can't blame epa regs for that
BCC_Burner
Feeling the Heat
Hello,
I was wondering if there was anyone that can help me here. We purchased the Jotul v3 Oslo March 2021. We installed it and used it a few times but this is our first full season so far.
It’s been doing really well but tonight I noticed my cat is starting to deform slightly. The right side of it is starting to bubble where the little “support” looking metal brace is.
I have 3 temp gauges on this thing and have been very diligent in following the guidelines using it. Making sure the ash pan is sealed closed etc.
I was wondering if there was anyone that can help me here. We purchased the Jotul v3 Oslo March 2021. We installed it and used it a few times but this is our first full season so far.
It’s been doing really well but tonight I noticed my cat is starting to deform slightly. The right side of it is starting to bubble where the little “support” looking metal brace is.
I have 3 temp gauges on this thing and have been very diligent in following the guidelines using it. Making sure the ash pan is sealed closed etc.
Dang I see that I have a cracked thing at the top just like this post has now.
The inside of my stove also appears all rusty color and that’s never happened before.
Todd
Minister of Fire
I would let the stove burn out and do a good inspection, take pictures and contact your dealer. Sounds like Jotul is making good on replacement parts.
I don’t understand why Jotul didn’t install a flame shield in front of the cat, those secondary flames getting sucked in can’t be a good thing even if the cat is steel? They should of used the same baffle turbulator design they did in the F45/55 IMO.
Thanks for the advice. I guess I got a project now.
Middle of winter ain’t great timing. Good thing we got heat pump heat as well.
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