Jotul F500 break in fire
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Squisher
Minister of Fire
Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
RandyBoBandy
Minister of Fire
RandyBoBandy
Minister of Fire
I just installed it on the hearth in the house last night but didn't get a chance to burn, had to help a friend track a deer...will post pics this evening. Still extremely impressed with how well this stove cleaned up and how beautiful it is. Hats off to stove bright paint.... now for the durability, not too concerned about that though. The rear and bottom heat Shields have also been installed. All in all about $1000-$1100 into the stove completely and maybe 10 hours of work with refinishing and installation. Looks and seems to preform as new even though it's a 2004 model. Hopefully a long lasting staple for our home. Thank you to everyone for the suggestions and tips and compliments.
Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
No sir we did not unfortunately. That's always a tough break. But we did jump it and it seemed to be ok.
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Supersurvey
Feeling the Heat
Thank you very much. This is my first actual fire in the house so I'm not sure on burn times. The only burns I have done was the break in fire out in my sugar shack. Also this is my first EPA stove so it will definitely be a huge learning curve....
My burn times have been anywhere between 3-8/9 hours. It all depends on how the stove has been loaded. I am also still on the learning curve for sure. Not really in a solid rythm of when and how much to burn. Also my wood is not "optimum" but working on being 2 years ahead.
Good luck brother. Real nice job on the stove and hearth. With that straight shot up it should draft well. Mine runs best with a 2 inch bed of coals. With that bed I can burn 1 or 2 splits. Most of the time I only need the stove top at 300. If you have dry enough wood, its hard to choke out the burn. Well my wife can. Forget using the front door. Side load, get long stove gloves. If the wood is good and your burning correctly the glass will stay clean. When we blacken ours a hot fire 500 for an hour will burn it off. Your air control will need lubing. I use dry lube.
Mine is 2000 vintage and it's as perfect today as it was then.
Mine is 2000 vintage and it's as perfect today as it was then.
Yes when I redid everything I opened the dog house and sprayed with some dry graphite lube as heeded on this forum.
As stated my wood isn't "optimum" so I have been trying to get the stove top somewhere around 500° with full loads and side door cracked then closing door and backing primary air down to about 10-15% open. Generally loading around 5am for the day then not reloading until 5pm with little or no coals. A few small fires in the evening then loading for overnight around 9pm. Still haven't figured out a great schedule for us yet but still learning. The wood we have takes a bit of heat/time before its capable of backing down the air or being fully engulfed. Which I suspect is due to not being optimum MC. Sadly no moisture meter.
Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
I took the 2 bolts out of the dog house which is where the primary air comes in. Remove the cover and vacuum out and clean out area thoroughly. Then use a dry graphite spray to lubricate the slides of air control plate. Spray on the slides liberally and work air control lever back and forth. ...can't remember where but I saw it on the forums here somewhere. Works well.
Burnmeister
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The paint was stove bright and the color is called "Jotul Iron." I used about 1 and 1/2 cans of the spray paint. Ordered online. Not sure if I'm allowed to "advertise" the website....if a moderator would chime in and let me know then I will post the website. It's rather hard to find, not sure if it goes by another name because it's not listed under stove brights colors.
Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
Where is the dog house? I have been looking for the primary air intake but can't find it.
Dry graphite spray? I have graphite in a plastic tube that I use for doorknob locks etc. Is that what you mean?
How often do you do this maintenance? My stove is 2 years old, seems to work fine.
Dry graphite spray? I have graphite in a plastic tube that I use for doorknob locks etc. Is that what you mean?
How often do you do this maintenance? My stove is 2 years old, seems to work fine.
We had a castine that was this color from the factory that we bought used and we sold it because we thought it was going to be too small and wanted to be able to use the side load feature on the Oslo...no regrets. We were stuck on the color and thought it wouldn't show dust and ash as bad as the matte black. My in-laws have the matte black and they love ours now and mentioned they may redo theirs.
As for the painting, I don't really have any experience to speak of. Although this summer I have done my fair share of spraying polyurethane with an hvlp. I kinda applied the same basic principles with the rattle can, smooth even light passes. Starting off the piece then moving across and ending beyond the piece. 3 light coats. Although I will say i was impressed at how uniform and easily it laid on. So long story short just take your time with the prep work clean well with a solvent and then spray even light coats. It's simple
