mo burns said:
...Not a fan. I saw the color ad slick on it this morning. From the picture it seemed like to me the casting looks thinner. The ad slick/broschure does it no justice. I would have to see it in person. Did they have one at the jotul meeting? Has any one touched it?
the color ad slick was a computer generated stove image, not the real deal. I saw it at the dealer meeting. The computer generated adslick image is pretty blah compared to the real deal. The castings on it are just trimwork: the stove itself is 100% steel firebox, firebrick lined, completely made and assembled here in Maine.
After getting my hands on the cold display model, and then loading some wood into the hot and running unit set up on a chimney at the meeting, I got a pretty good feel for the unit.
facing it it looks kinda like a Hearthstone Shelburne. The firebox is square, like a PE stove, does n/s and e/w loading. The top load is unique, with he only drawback being the "overnight load" you can get purely thru the top door. Because of where the opening is, and how it operates, you can stack a fair amount of lumber in thru the top load door, but stuffing it for overnight burn would probably be best with a straight in load thru the front door. use the top load for chunking in a few sticks here and there.
Easy to operate w/ one air control, and the swing away baflle is "dummy proof" in that when you close the top load door, there is a tongue that pushes the baffle back shut.
Rear heatshield included. Blower option. Looked to be a Castine ashpan fitted to the bottom. The flue collar is like the Oslo/Castine/Firelight: reversable. And standing next to the thing running was something else: It really cranked out the heat!!
I did snap a photo of it going BUT i'm not gonna post it till i ask the Jotul rep if its okay....