General Maintenance
Like your car, regular maintenance prolongs the life of your appliance. The following procedures do not take long and are generally inexpensive, but when done consistently, increase the life of your appliance and in turn, increase your years of enjoyment.
At least once a year you should perform the following maintenance procedures:
Thoroughly clean the stove. Enamel surfaces should be cleaned with soap and water.
Empty stove of all soot and ashes. Only use a vacuum for this job if the vacuum is specifically designed for ashes.
Inspect the stove; using a strong light inspect the stove inside and out for cracks or leaks. Replace all cracked parts and repair any cement leaks with furnace cement.
Gaskets
Check door and window gaskets for tightness. To check the seal of the front doors, close and latch the doors on a dollar bill and slowly try to pull the dollar bill free. If it can be easily removed then the seal is too loose. Check several spots around the door, and repeat the procedure on the ash pan door as well.
If gaskets need to be replaced, scrape out the old gasket and cement and clean the area with a wire brush. Apply a small bead of cement and push in the new gasket. After closing and latching the doors wipe clean, any excessive cement that has come from beneath the gasketing.
GASKET LIST FOR THE OSLO F500
Description | Order # | Size | Length | |
Top Cover Gasket | 100038 | 3/8” LD |
| 3 ½’ |
Top Plate Gasket | 100038 | 3/8" LD |
| 7' |
Smoke Outlet Gasket | 200028 | 3/16” LD/SA | 3' | |
Ash Housing Gasket | 200028 | 3/16” LD/SA | 4' | |
Ash Door Gasket | 200024 | ¼” LD |
| 4' |
Glass Gasket | 100038 | 3/8" LD |
| 5' |
Door Gasket | 100038 | 3/8" LD |
| 6' |
Side Door Gasket | 100038 | 3/8" LD |
| 4 ½’ |
The OSLO F500 is designed to burn cleanly and efficiently when used according to the guidelines expressed in these operating instructions. However, to maintain the proper performance, a yearly chimney inspection and cleaning in necessary. Failure to keep the chimney system free of creosote and build up could result in a serious chimney fire.
ACCESSORIES
Many accessories have been manufactured for use with the Jøtul OSLO F500. ONLY USE ACCESSORIES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE JØTUL OSLO F500.
Firescreen (part # 129172)
The OSLO F500 has been approved for use as an open fireplace, with front door open. This feature is especially nice when the ambience of a fire is desired. Some care should be taken when operating the stove as a fireplace.
·Always have the firescreen in place, attached to the stove front.
·Never over load the stove, for the best appearance burn in the traditional three log configuration.
·Reminder, when burning the stove with the screen in place, you are sacrificing efficiency for aesthetics, and you will be consuming wood at a much faster rate.
WARNING: OPERATE YOUR JØTUL OSLO F500 WITH THE FRONT DOOR FULLY OPEN AND THE FIRESCREEN IN PLACE OR FULLY CLOSED. A PARTIALLY OPENED DOOR MAY RESULT IN OVERFIRING. ALSO, IF THE DOOR IS LEFT PARTLY OPEN, GAS AND FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT OF THE STOVE OPENING, CREATING RISKS FROM BOTH FIRE AND SMOKE.
Outside Air Kit (part #154335)
In certain installations it may be necessary to provide outside air to your OSLO F500 wood stove. Guidelines to determine the need for additional combustion air may not be adequate for every situation. If in doubt, it is advisable to provide additional air.
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