Using it like this video with the massive standing logs is quite opposite to what the manual says. The rear air infusers wkntwork then and then it wont burn clean. It has a nominal output of 5.5kw.
It's difficult to find independent reviews on this, so thanks for posting. Jotul have since redesigned it, but have missed some opportunities IMHO. It's still the most popular stove in Europe, and the earlier version was the only wood burner to ever receive the coveted "Red Dot" design award, although personally I have no idea why. This stove is a HEAD or HEART choice. There are far better designed stoves for the same money - your HEAD would tell you to buy the HETA 900 Scan Line, or a HWAM, but your HEART (and the missus) would tell you to buy the Jotul F373, which is, frankly, beautiful. It graces a high-end interior and is a talking point. The big glass, the raised position on it's plinth - the elegance...superb. BUT, even with the V2 Advance redesigned model, you have a small ashpan (contrast that with the HETA gorgeously convenient 5 litre deep pan), a fiddly, poor riddle system (again, contrast with the HETA), ash that drops out on door opening if you're not careful with log size (small) and positioning when loading. Also the "afterthought" pull-out/push-in control mechanism sticking out of the front of the stove (why-oh-why!!!). Contrast with the superb rotating dial adjust on the HETA -superb!!! Also, this stove won't stay in all night. Frequent loading needed. I think even the newer version doesn't permit external direct air supply - why not? Max output of 10Kw, whereas the HETA is 12-13Kw. The Jotul is below 80% efficiency, but the HETA is 83%. I could go on.... So, am I buying a HETA or HWAM? No. I'm buying the F373. Why? Because of its drop-dead gorgeous looks. I can put up with its problems, because it's beautiful.
Hey Bill, thanks for the video. I am currently in the market of this particular stove and could not find any review until now. You have answered most of my questions. Great review!
I’ve had this stove for five years and use it daily six months a year in Ottawa Canada. My only complaint about this stove is that anything longer than 14-15 inches is a problem to fit in. I buy wood from my neighbour who cuts my wood smaller so it’ll fit. I can’t tell you how many times a blazing chunk has fallen out and nearly burned my house down. I really hate this stove.
I really want this stove, but $4k is pretty insane, especially if it's a DIY install where the stove will be the major cost component. I might consider it at $2500, but that's probably not gonna happen. :-(
HI Bill, we have this very stove, you speak of how long wood lasts, going by your video and the roaring fire inside, no wonder you wood doesn't last very long. If you haven't, you need to throttle it back a lot, that fire is way over fired, if you control the damper the heat would be more than double of the fire you have going now. I clean the ash out one a year because there is little to no ash if you use the stove as directed. I've been heating with wood for most of my life.
Bill Stoll In the video it was burning at the highest setting to show what the stove can do however I should have shown the medium and low setting also. 95 % of the time it runs on low.
Thanks for the info, Bill. We have similar setback restrictions, which trump the expense of the stove....It's that or nothing...the esthetic of a raised hearth, somewhat contemporary feel, is attractive somehow....fire.....
Thanks for the video. Does the silver handle heat up? Does any ask come out when you open the door? What do you use to clean the side glass? Lastly, can you take a stationary picture of the unlit stove as far back as possible? Ours won't be on often so I am trying to gauge if it looks as good when "off."
The silver handle stays cool all the time. If you load the stove really full you can have some ash come out when opening the door. The glass cleaner that we like is called {Meeco's Red Devil} from our local stove shop. If you send me an email at lee65497@gmail.com I will send you some pictures.
The woodstove probably puts out enough btu's in the 4 hour window to heat your entire 1800 sq/ft home to 72°. Issue is moving the heat from the source to the need. . . The same issue all woodstoves have. Tried using the blower only on your furnace?
Hi Asley, The living room, kitchen, hallway and dining room will stay around 75/76 while the back bedrooms will be 69/70. I had no luck using the furnace blower for moving heat around the house, I think it would work if I had a larger woodstove putting out more BTU’s or if my stove was directly under the return vent for the furnace.
@@GarbageBarge I've put several returns above/behind woodstoves for customers. May be worth looking into... and remember a stove that's producing heat for 60 minutes per hour only needs to be half the size of your furnace to produce the same btu's per hour since furnaces are generally sized to only run 50% of the time under normal conditions.....
@@GarbageBarge Get a good HVAC Contractor involved with designing u a system that'll run variable speed based on heat at the stove and target specific locations to "dump" that heat into. Dampers and sensors. . .
Hello Bill , Thanks for this Informative video . Am about to buy this stove , 2nd hand , bit old... Did you have some problems with the glasses ( small cracks ) ? And what about the Interior stone plinth ? Resistant?
Hi Bill. my house is big 658,752 sq ft. do you think this jotul model will heat my house well? charging in the evening around 23:00 the following morning is on?
Hi.... Love the stove! How do you think it would perform in a 300 sq. foot tiny house? How controllable is the fire...... can you run it successfully at a 'lower' setting? Do you get more burn time with pressed logs? Can you cook on it? Thanks!
Hello! I find very interesting the piece of rock on the floor. I would like to install one wood stove in my living room too and I have hardwood on the floor. Do you think it would be possible to install quartz? Thank you!!
Check with your stove shop on what type of protection is needed for your stove. My stove only needed ember protection however most stoves need ember and thermal protection. If your stove needs thermal protection a quartz slab will not work.
In the video it was burning at the highest setting to show what the stove can do however I should have shown the medium and low setting also. 95 % of the time it runs on low.
Excellent review! As you say ... these independent reviews are quite rare.
Using it like this video with the massive standing logs is quite opposite to what the manual says. The rear air infusers wkntwork then and then it wont burn clean. It has a nominal output of 5.5kw.
It's difficult to find independent reviews on this, so thanks for posting. Jotul have since redesigned it, but have missed some opportunities IMHO. It's still the most popular stove in Europe, and the earlier version was the only wood burner to ever receive the coveted "Red Dot" design award, although personally I have no idea why. This stove is a HEAD or HEART choice. There are far better designed stoves for the same money - your HEAD would tell you to buy the HETA 900 Scan Line, or a HWAM, but your HEART (and the missus) would tell you to buy the Jotul F373, which is, frankly, beautiful. It graces a high-end interior and is a talking point. The big glass, the raised position on it's plinth - the elegance...superb. BUT, even with the V2 Advance redesigned model, you have a small ashpan (contrast that with the HETA gorgeously convenient 5 litre deep pan), a fiddly, poor riddle system (again, contrast with the HETA), ash that drops out on door opening if you're not careful with log size (small) and positioning when loading. Also the "afterthought" pull-out/push-in control mechanism sticking out of the front of the stove (why-oh-why!!!). Contrast with the superb rotating dial adjust on the HETA -superb!!! Also, this stove won't stay in all night. Frequent loading needed. I think even the newer version doesn't permit external direct air supply - why not? Max output of 10Kw, whereas the HETA is 12-13Kw. The Jotul is below 80% efficiency, but the HETA is 83%. I could go on....
So, am I buying a HETA or HWAM? No. I'm buying the F373. Why? Because of its drop-dead gorgeous looks. I can put up with its problems, because it's beautiful.
Hey Bill, thanks for the video. I am currently in the market of this particular stove and could not find any review until now. You have answered most of my questions. Great review!
Yes he has a good video, unfortunately he didn’t suggest an alternative fir comparison
You're a popular guy! Great video. I'm looking at this for all the points you mentioned, space, supplemental heat, etc.
Great review. We are about to purchase this for our new 1,000 sq ft pole barn home.
This stove will be perfect for your pole barn.
Thanks for the info! We are looking at this stove right now and we appreciate the review. I think it might be the stove for us.
Great review! I use RUclips for everything and your review was excellent! Thank you
We have one here at the glamping hotel. LOVE it!
I’ve had this stove for five years and use it daily six months a year in Ottawa Canada. My only complaint about this stove is that anything longer than 14-15 inches is a problem to fit in. I buy wood from my neighbour who cuts my wood smaller so it’ll fit. I can’t tell you how many times a blazing chunk has fallen out and nearly burned my house down. I really hate this stove.
I found that cuting my wood at 12" helps with controling ash from falling out.
I really want this stove, but $4k is pretty insane, especially if it's a DIY install where the stove will be the major cost component. I might consider it at $2500, but that's probably not gonna happen. :-(
HI Bill, we have this very stove, you speak of how long wood lasts, going by your video and the roaring fire inside, no wonder you wood doesn't last very long.
If you haven't, you need to throttle it back a lot, that fire is way over fired, if you control the damper the heat would be more than double of the fire you have going now. I clean the ash out one a year because there is little to no ash if you use the stove as directed. I've been heating with wood for most of my life.
Bill Stoll
In the video it was burning at the highest setting to show what the stove can do however I should have shown the medium and low setting also. 95 % of the time it runs on low.
Bill, can you offer a video on cleaning the Jotul F370 Woodstove?
Great video… is there a model you’d recommend?
I'd miss the ability to put a coffee percolator or tea kettle on a flat plate top at a safe height. For a high end living area it looks great.
Thanks for the info, Bill. We have similar setback restrictions, which trump the expense of the stove....It's that or nothing...the esthetic of a raised hearth, somewhat contemporary feel, is attractive somehow....fire.....
Hi, thanks for the review! Is there any chance you know what is temperature around 40 cm away from stove in the back and on the sides?
Thanks for the video. Does the silver handle heat up? Does any ask come out when you open the door? What do you use to clean the side glass? Lastly, can you take a stationary picture of the unlit stove as far back as possible? Ours won't be on often so I am trying to gauge if it looks as good when "off."
The silver handle stays cool all the time. If you load the stove really full you can have some ash come out when opening the door. The glass cleaner that we like is called {Meeco's Red Devil} from our local stove shop. If you send me an email at lee65497@gmail.com I will send you some pictures.
That's a beast
I love the looks... is there something similar that burns longer? With a small fan built in to help radiate heat?
The woodstove probably puts out enough btu's in the 4 hour window to heat your entire 1800 sq/ft home to 72°. Issue is moving the heat from the source to the need. . . The same issue all woodstoves have. Tried using the blower only on your furnace?
Hi Asley, The living room, kitchen, hallway and dining room will stay around 75/76 while the back bedrooms will be 69/70. I had no luck using the furnace blower for moving heat around the house, I think it would work if I had a larger woodstove putting out more BTU’s or if my stove was directly under the return vent for the furnace.
@@GarbageBarge I've put several returns above/behind woodstoves for customers. May be worth looking into... and remember a stove that's producing heat for 60 minutes per hour only needs to be half the size of your furnace to produce the same btu's per hour since furnaces are generally sized to only run 50% of the time under normal conditions.....
Thank you for the info - I will be building a new home next year a will look at putting a return above the placement of the stove.
@@GarbageBarge Get a good HVAC Contractor involved with designing u a system that'll run variable speed based on heat at the stove and target specific locations to "dump" that heat into. Dampers and sensors. . .
LoL..... thanks for setting off my Alexa with the outside temperature etc 😁
Holy shit, how hot is the outlet temperature? The old Suburban would heat a gym if you put enough wood in it
Hello Bill ,
Thanks for this Informative video .
Am about to buy this stove , 2nd hand , bit old...
Did you have some problems with the glasses ( small cracks ) ?
And what about the Interior stone plinth ? Resistant?
No problems with the glass
Hi Bill. my house is big 658,752 sq ft.
do you think this jotul model will heat my house well? charging in the evening around 23:00 the following morning is on?
Thanks!
Hi.... Love the stove!
How do you think it would perform in a 300 sq. foot tiny house? How controllable is the fire...... can you run it successfully at a 'lower' setting? Do you get more burn time with pressed logs? Can you cook on it?
Thanks!
Runs great at low settings, The top is too small to cook on, You will be very warm in a tiny house.
Looks to be drawing way too much air. Does it have a damper adjustment? Nice looking stove but it really burns intensely.
Yes - It's full open I will show it cut back in the next video.
Hello! I find very interesting the piece of rock on the floor. I would like to install one wood stove in my living room too and I have hardwood on the floor. Do you think it would be possible to install quartz? Thank you!!
Quartz would be great! Place a layer of cork between the hardwood floor and the quartz for moisture protection.
Check with your stove shop on what type of protection is needed for your stove. My stove only needed ember protection however most stoves need ember and thermal protection. If your stove needs thermal protection a quartz slab will not work.
wondering if you find that your ceiling or walls get black from opening /closing the door or just use over time?
Just finished our first season no problems yet.
Not at all!
I want one for my tiny house I'm about to start building (Bus conversion)… would it be good for that?
Space wise - yes. heat wise - you would have to burn on the lowest setting.
Hello, would you mind publish an update after now more than a year of use. Would you say that this stove is reliable ?
Going into our third winter and still love the stove. The stove is very reliable and still looks new.
Hi, when you refill it doesn't it puff out the smoke?
Not at all, it is our 4th year with it and friends comment that our house does not have a wood burning smell at all.
I really loved ------ sorry I have a phone call.
Slow the burn down and it will be a lot better
In the video it was burning at the highest setting to show what the stove can do however I should have shown the medium and low setting also. 95 % of the time it runs on low.
2 years in are you still happy with it? Side glass any sustained problems?
Still happy and the stove still looks new.
Bill, Thank you for the great review! Is there an option for an air feed from outside with the Jotul F 370?
Hi Robert, Air enters the stove above and below the front door only. Unfortunately, there isn’t an outside air option for this model.
Did you install the stove?
I had a local stove shop install it.
Won't go bery long, not for me.
Looks too modern lol. I would like a traditional one to heat up 950 sq ft