Full review of the Jotul F100
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2023
- This is a full independent review of the Jotul F100 Eco range, we test the stoves real world performance in:
Clean glass
Fuel economy
Ease of lighting
And controlling
I also give my views and a bit of background information. The videos are designed to be quick with only the "must know" information, they are independent and I'm not paid to make them.
If you would like any further information please feel free to drop me a comment or you check can out the manufacturers page here:
www.jotul.co.uk/products/wood... - Розваги
Great review - the production of your videos get better each and every time. Top quality guys 👍
Thanks a lot, we’ve been playing with things a lot recently. I’m glad it’s working!
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Thank you for the review! Is the Jotul F 602 V2 the only model with a cooktop? They are still making those right?
Yes it is the last deep cooking stove they’re currently making.
Hi there! Thank you so much for your review! It convinced us to buy it! Can I ask you a question: what diameter is the chimney flue pipe necessary for this stove?!
In the UK it’s got a 5” outlet and is approved for 5” flue systems.
Love this channel....great review...all the best from a Derbyshire wood stove enthusiast ....cheers
Thanks a lot 👍😁
Lovely traditional stove and a great review (again). Living in a barn conversion I do have a concern that so many of the stoves on my list (Hampton XL, Allure 5 etc.) just look a little too 'modern' for the setting. I like the look of the DG Aste 5 but it is quite a compact stove and with the size of the room (33 sq m.) and the large fireplace opening, together with the smaller viewing window it may end up looking a little 'lost'. Incidentally, having previously owned a cast iron unit from Dovre, one of the benefits of cast iron is the absence of the regular clicking sound you get from stoves made from steel as the body expands and contracts with the variation in temperature, although I did not have a thermometer in those stays to regulate the temperature so perhaps not so much of an issue today. Would be nice to see a few more reviews of 'traditional' styled stoves if possible.
I’m a fan of some traditional stoves. Although I think given your room size you may be better off with a slightly larger stove for output as well as look. Assuming it is a normal height room and not super insulated, I’d be suggesting a 7kw.
And with regard to ticking, interestingly this definitely seems less of an issue now. I get the occasional one that ticks, but the majority of steel stoves now are pretty good.
@@TheTortoise Thanks Gabriel. With regard to output I always find this a little confusing as a stove rated at 5kw can have an actual declared output of several kws either side of that figure. I know 5kw is often quoted as it solves the air vent issue. So is your recommendation of 7kw based on its official rating or actual output (the most common declared output seems to be 5kw or 8kw unless you go really big!) I had a look today at the Stovax Huntington 30 which is a really lovely looking unit and although 'officially' rated at 5kw has a declared out put of 3.5 - 7.5kw. The Ecosys Hooga 8 stove is another I like the look of although a totally different style but at a bargain price and if its built like the Hampton XL you tested still a top notch stove. Any opinions about those two?
Just before I answer, can I ask:
What will you be burning, wood or coal based fuel?
Will it be used all the time, just evenings or only occasionally?
And roughly how old is the house (when was it renovated), and is the ceiling standard height.
Let me know and I can then give you some useful info (hopefully)!
@@TheTortoise Thanks Gabriel. The barn was converted in 2007. Basically solid stone outer wall and they built an inner wall of block with a standard 4" cavity with insulation in between. We are double glazed throughout. Ceiling height is 2.25m so my 33 sq. m is about 75 cu. m in our main sitting room where the stove will be cited. I would say the insulation level is average. Up until know I have tended to light the stove about tea time (17.00 - 18.00) and run in the evening but only during the colder months. However, with the ability of modern stoves to make a pack of logs go a long way I may look to extend that period and light it earlier. We use only wood. The house has oil central heating but as our wood supply is essentially free then obviously the more we can heat via wood the more economic it will be for us. I have run our room size through the calculators on various stove suppliers websites but the result seem to vary a little from just under 5kw to approaching 7kw if memory service correctly. Our current unit is a Jetmaster 60f which has a quoted output of 6.9kw and seems adequate for the task but not very economical (possibly because it is a multifuel unit) and the airwash system leaves a lot to be desired!
If you want to use the stove more seriously and you may want to keep it in, then I would go for a larger stove (7kw). I would stick to something more focused on wood and control, eg the DG Ivar 8 (purely as an example). If you’re planning to use it more for evenings, then I would look for a “large 5kw” (in other words something that has had its output downplayed) eg a Herald Allure 7.
Nice review. How long will this stove burn on a single full load of firewood til it’s down to just enough coals to relight without a match?
Technique, fuel and chimney draw are a big factor in this, but with some practice you could get it to run overnight. Most people won’t have the interest enough to learn this though. I didn’t max it out, but by the time I removed it from the fireplace, I had got it to run for 9 hours.
@@TheTortoise time for a serious in depth how to video?
@@wobdeehomestead1464 😆 yea you’re probably right. I will definitely come up with a format and do a long form version of my “how to run your stove overnight” video.
I’ve lived in my house 10 years. I found out today that there is a lower air adjuster that is missing on my wood stove! This is probably why we frequently have issues lighting.
They’ve made different versions over the years, so the controls do vary depending on the age of your stove.
How is the long-term maintenance on the cast iron? Any specific maintenance that needs to happen because it's cast iron compared to steel?
No not really. Most of the time ongoing maintenance will be left to your sweep, including re-roping doors etc. the main thing with cast iron is that you’re not rough with it. Moving old cast stoves around will increase the chances of cracking, and over firing them unnecessarily ages them quicker. Steel stoves on the other hand are hardier, but much more plain in design, because steel comes in flat sheets, but cast iron can take any shape at all.
Jotul castings are top draw as you’d expect, so I would buy one of these without any concern for longevity or additional maintenance.
Nice review :) we are currently looking for a stove and we were interested in this jotul f100 or the charnwood C-four. Any preference?
2 very lovely stoves, but quite different. I think in this case the look would probably be my biggest focus, that and potentially the higher output of the Jotul if I had a larger room.
@@TheTortoise thanks for the answer :) quality speaking are they both equal?
They’re so different. One is a Scandinavian casting and the other is British steel. One has a grate and ash pan, the other is an empty box. To give an example you could say they are equivalent to an Audi estate (the Charnwood) and a Maserati Quattroporte (the Jotul). They both have 4 doors and a lot of other similarities, but they’re also hugely different. I think like the cars they’re both excellent, but because they’re so different buyers will tend to have a very clear favourite between them.
For me I might pick the Maserati and the Jotul, but mostly because I want to be a bit different. The Audi and the Charnwood are perhaps the more sensible, but this is a tricky question because they typically have very different audiences.
How much praise
So weird to get this rewiew when i i have worked at the factory in norway
That’s awesome, what did you do there?
@@TheTortoise general maintenance of ventilation ducts and patching holes made by the sand they use for the casts
Ah that’s interesting! Thanks for watching 👍
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How do we remove the door?
If my memory serves, it is a little bit fiddly getting right into the hinge, and removing the hinge pin to release the door.
No self respecting wood stove has a grate. Just see the 602 which has changed much in 80 years
Except with a grate and ash pan I can run my stove 24/7 indefinitely