Jotul f600 16" hearth

[tjcole50]

Really pushing for a free standing option on my hearth infront of fireplace opening. I dug through some older posts and read one where a member had a jotul f600 on a 17" hearth. Now my hearth is 16" from the opening of the fire place. All other measurements should fit but I did see where the other member could not open side door completely but it was still very useable. What are your opinions on putting a free stander on a 16" . I do have extended hearth at floor level. Or is there some other free standing stoves that are rear vent with a large box similar to the f600 that is front load only? Thankyou all again

 

[fraxinus]

Really pushing for a free standing option on my hearth infront of fireplace opening. I dug through some older posts and read one where a member had a jotul f600 on a 17" hearth. Now my hearth is 16" from the opening of the fire place. All other measurements should fit but I did see where the other member could not open side door completely but it was still very useable. What are your opinions on putting a free stander on a 16" . I do have extended hearth at floor level. Or is there some other free standing stoves that are rear vent with a large box similar to the f600 that is front load only? Thankyou all again

If memory serves, you need 16" of non-flammable hearth surface measured out from the legs in front and from the loading door on the right hand side for the Jotul f600. You need somewhat less on the side without the loading door. If the hearth itself is only 16 inches in width, you won't be able to come close to these requirements using just ithe hearth. The extension on the floor level may meet the relevant codes, but I'd certainly check before installing.

 

[tjcole50]

Just wondering if that space would allow me to open side door all the way I do like the stove alot

 

[remkel]

If not, you can load the stoves through the front doors if necessary

 

[Nick Mystic]

I have my Jotul F600 sitting on my hearth extension that is 17" deep and the front legs of my stove are sitting two inches back from the front edge of the extension so that I can have the rear legs sitting inside my fireplace opening. I didn't want my extension to carry the full weight of the stove since the extension sits on my wooden subfloor while my fireplace sits on a solid foundation in the basement. So, with a 16" extension you would be able to position your front legs within an inch of the front edge and basically have the same set up I have. I can open my side door about 85 degrees and have no problem loading through the side door. In fact, I never open the front doors except when the stove is cold to occasionally clean my glass. Here are a couple of photos of the side door opening:

 

[tjcole50]

Hey nick that is a very very beautiful stove. If you don't mind me asking what is the price of a new enamel f600 I love that color! Thankyou for pics I remember reading your post but thought you had a larger hearth, so that is reassuring. I have come up with a possible stover purchase/idea that I will post about after a bit. But my end goal is to have something that looks that nice as my fireplace is the first thing you see and the focal point of the house

 

[Ashful]

My hearth extended 0" in front of the fireplace opening. I simply extended it. Bigger things have been done in the history of humanity, I didn't consider it an insurmountable challenge.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/old-fireplace.88498/

 

[tjcole50]

My hearth extended 0" in front of the fireplace opening. I simply extended it. Bigger things have been done in the history of humanity, I didn't consider it an insurmountable challenge.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/old-fireplace.88498/

Floor level would be very easy but I have a raised hearth and my fireplace is all field stone random shapes sizes so extending raised would be a slight issue. The fiancé wants cobble stone and for it to run up to the peak of the a-frame . Heck I used to do concrete and retaining walls and paver patios . But I will leave that project/option out when comes to telling her lol

 

[ColdNH]

I have a similar setup as Nick, only mine is an F500 not a 600, I can get my side door open about 80 degrees and its more then enough for loading the stove. I never use the front door to load only when cleaning the stove.

 

[Nick Mystic]

As you probably know buying a stove is a lot like buying a car in that you have to go in the shop and be prepared for some haggling. After a bit of back and forth we ended up at $3249 for the Jotul F600 in the Majolica brown porcelain enamel finish. I offered to pay cash if they would drop another $100 off the price, and that's where we settled. I also bought a 20' Olympia flex liner with all the extras (extra large top plate - 18'x13", all the connectors, rain cap, extra standard top plate that I used in conjunction with my block off plate, and T-connector) for $470.