Jotul F 400 Castine

Review: Jotul F 400 Castine

Reviewed November 25, 2008 by aprilb

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Jotul F 400 Castine
What a total waste of my tax rebate money. the glass has just broken for the second time, this gets a little expensive at 140.00 a piece. The coals fall out when you open the door, very little wood fits in it, about 3 pieces. The ash pan does nothing. This is not a good stove if you need it to last all day while you're at work because it will be dead by the time you come home. I never should have upgraded, I should have stayed with my old vermont castings stove.

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Jotul F 400 Castine
Reviewed and rated by lyonred on November 22, 2008
Nice heavy duty stove. Heats up my downstairs and half my upstairs to around 73 degrees. Right now, it's about 30 degrees outside and I have the stove heating my whole house, without my furnace...
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Reviewed and rated by j. mitchell on December 05, 2008
I am a little disappointed in my new Jotul 400. I can't fit more than 3 pieces of wood in the box and there doesn't seem to be enough of a draft to prevent smoke from coming ino the room when I open...
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Reviewed and rated by dale on December 06, 2008
Very good stove. fire will not last more than 8 hours and the draft could be better when starting a fire. it appears that all new stove have a smaller firebox to allow for additional space for...
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Jotul F 400 Castine
Reviewed and rated by H2GURU on December 08, 2008
Super efficient stove that requires more operator exreience on the part of owners w/complaints as I experienced these as well. Its 10 degrees outside and my oil burner isn't on yet (2000 ft2)....
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Reviewed and rated by shelley269 on December 10, 2008
Smokes out my house every time I start a fire. BAD BAD BAD. gets hot in about 30 minutes. Very nice to look at. Will not buy again. Does not burn threw the night...
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Jotul F 400 Castine
Reviewed and rated by TedMaxJr on December 11, 2008
Purchased 3 years ago. Firebox too small. Struggles to get temp in room (900 sf) to low 60's when outside temp is in 30's. All other factors seem ok, e.g. draft, seasoned wood, stove burn temp...
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Reviewed and rated by Glen NY on January 01, 2009
Awesome stove! I have experienced some of the problems listed in this blog, but it just takes some getting used to. I have had all Vermont Castings (2-resolute and a vigilant) and I have to say I...
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Reviewed and rated by Glen NY on January 01, 2009
Try lighting a very high flame paper fire before atttempting to burn wood. I light the paper in several areas and let the flame get high. Close the doors and open the ash pan if necessary. You should...
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