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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by un-impressed on Jun 11, 2009; Quadra-fire should re-name this the "Mt. My Ash". I did have it installed by the dealer and spent just over $4000.00 for the unit. I've went through 2 burn seasons and have had 9 parts replaced some more than 4 times. I keep my stove in tip top shape...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman XXV: Review and ratings contributed by Trish on May 20, 2009; I have a Harman Accentra. It cost $3000.00 four years ago. It has had nothing but problems. The local dealer has said that they don;t know what is wrong. It won't turn off. Harman refuses to stand behind the stove. In four years it has had a new...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by bear1ne on May 10, 2009; had mine 3 years..makes a lot a noise rattles.had to replace convection motor.burn pot overflows frequently when trying to light...cost way to much for these kind of prolblems
requires daily cleaning to burn efficiently...now fan is stuck on hi all ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by tommypgrove on May 02, 2009; I would like to buy any stoves that need repair or you dn't use. Tommy,,,, grainweb@gmail.com; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman Advance: Review and ratings contributed by cipher00012 on Apr 27, 2009; I live in Queens, New York. Formally, pellet stoves are not approved for use in five borough. But being fed up with monopoly of local gas company I decided to buy a pellet stove anyway. I was looking for a stove which would start with the least amoun...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Jim on Apr 03, 2009; I have had mine for 5 years. it has worked great for a secondary heat source. Minnesota winters get cold. We had to have the blower replaced once. Tried many different kinds of pellets and have only had one bad batch. I would not do a pellet stove ag...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by pb276 on Mar 08, 2009; Have to agree with the nay sayers here. This pellet stove is poorly engineered and the company is less than helpful with support. The problems with this unit are NOT common with other pellet stoves.

I have experienced the noise, the shutdowns and ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by NorthernMEGuy on Mar 07, 2009; Having had our Castile insert for an entire winter now, I have a whole new, positive perspective. True, it did overfeed pellets one time, causing an intense fire. BUT since then, a couple things changed. I learned that different types of pellets p...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by bpr on Mar 05, 2009; LOUD convection blower. Replaced it 3 times in first season and after a month it is LOUD again, can hear it upstairs in bedroom. Poor quality, sorry I bought it. Dealer has been great replacing the blowers but factory no help in supplying a decent bl...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by plc on Mar 02, 2009; Great stove abysmal service. Their dealers seem generally incompetent.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by danco on Mar 01, 2009; Rattles ,piece of crap, way overpriced.Using 08 09 season . eats pellets noisy motors not quiet . Would not buy.
Never runs right. Always need to adjust damper.Wish I could get my money back.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Dansons Pelpro Standard: Review and ratings contributed by woodpellet on Feb 27, 2009; PelPro is very misleading, they advertise this burner as being easy and effective, they don't mention that you have to clean out ash after only 5-8 hours of burning. The ash bin that they brag is so big, is only there so you can dump the ashes out o...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater: Review and ratings contributed by W. Krsul on Feb 24, 2009; I've had this Big E pellet eating monster in my place for two winters now. The following are some observations:
1. The stove “works”, but considering the $2,000 price, I don't think that it does a very good job at heating or is a very good product....; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater: Review and ratings contributed by Chuck D'Arcy on Feb 23, 2009; I am now on my second big e The first one was so bad that they replaced it after only 3 months.This one seems to work ok so far.It has been installed for about a week.Customer service sucks.The place I bought it from tried to help but their hands wer...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by steve g on Feb 22, 2009; Having had two other pellet stoves before.This time I was looking for a more upscale look in an insert.The castile fits that perfectly. In over- all quality and ease of use,I have to award that to my last stoves. Lopi. What really gets my goat Is why...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2700FS: Review and ratings contributed by Desirree on Feb 21, 2009; This is the worst company I have ever had to deal with.
I have a lemon!!! The dealer has replaced everything on this stove and it still does not operate correctly. I can not get anyone in upper management with this company. Has anyone ever talked...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman XXV: Review and ratings contributed by david Knight on Feb 14, 2009; My Harman XXV is nice,works great,easy to clean. Feeder motor after a week was making loud humming noise, I fixed it with a paper clip in 10 min,other than that. It Is very easy to use.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P22FS: Review and ratings contributed by Mark G on Feb 13, 2009; Very simple yet effective stove. Perfect for smaller 1 story homes, cabins or cottages.
14 years of using the original P22 Charm and no major components replaced to date.
Does not have all the bells & whistles of many of today's stoves but she g...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by ray from ashburnham ma on Feb 11, 2009; works great when not broken down
only broke down 3 times in 08 and 3 times in 09
1st stove had to be replaced, could not find the problem
heats great when it runs; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by Unhappy in NH on Feb 10, 2009; Buying this stove was a mistake. When first installed it only ran for 15 minutes and shut off. Tech support said it may be low temp switch. The retailer was no help, so I played with the low temp switch and got it running. Then after one month the ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by loy firl on Feb 09, 2009; We have had ares for 3 years. I have replaced the blower units and now the controll unit. This is not a cheap unit to buy and the parts are not cheap.The blower units ( motors) are built very cheap they are not a closed unit and the grit from the pel...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman XXV: Review and ratings contributed by Leo Willey on Feb 09, 2009; I love my Harman XXV. I had it installed this past fall. Almost from the start I have been getting a high pitched squeal when the auger feeds the pellets. I clean and vaccum once a week including the hooper, but the squeal continues.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by recycle94 on Feb 03, 2009; Lot of work ,must clean pot every 2 days. Glass gets dirty top 1/3 regularly. Have used hardwood and softwood pellets with no change . No help from company at all or dealer that installed. Would not give good review to anyone . STAY AWAY!!!; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by Gator on Feb 01, 2009; We purchased one of these last year and are trying to make our way through our first winter with it...awful. This thing eats through pellets like nobody's business. We have a pellet stove downstairs that is 10 years old and is MUCH more efficient (...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Thelin ECHO: Review and ratings contributed by Poolermurfsix on Jan 29, 2009; I love the look of the stove. I have to clean it daily because good pellets are not coming my way. Replaced the Auger after 3 weeks, need a new ash pan now...won't stay closed. I have owned it 5 weeks. Very disappointed, spent alot of money. The...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Classic Cast: Review and ratings contributed by Dan Guyette on Jan 29, 2009; A dangerous piece of scrap metal you call a stove. Company does not answer emails so can not stand behind product. I do not recommend this stove unless the intent is to burn your house down.
Do not buy a Breckwell.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by stacy on Jan 23, 2009; we have had our stove for approx. 2 years 2 weeks ago we had a fire because the pellets during th nigth backed up through the drop shute and them burned up the auger system and into the hopper box igniting the pellets there. WHAT A MESS!!! Has anyone...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Tim on Jan 23, 2009; Great looking stove... needs to be filled twice a day...classic style...it struggles to heat 1500 feet when it is cold out...a bit noise...it helps keep cost of running furnace...I would buy one just a little bigger to heat the hole house...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by ethecal on Jan 23, 2009; Dealer problems mainly. Motherboard never worked on one. It took 3 weeks to get a return call and 5 weeks to get the replacement installed. Fire started in pellet bin. Called dealer. He responded 5 days later after many calls to him. Fire put ou...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by bdaxxii on Jan 17, 2009; Great looking stove....requires daily maint......hopper may need filled twice a day......firepot may need cleaned twice a day.......asthetic beauty....classic styling....quality components.....struggles to heat 1500 feet...but will at 60 lbs a day if...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater: Review and ratings contributed by Dove in Pennsylvania on Jan 16, 2009; Please do yourself a favor and do not purchase this stove we have had nothing but headaches since we spent all of our stimulus check on this. We have had to replace the ash pan twice since we installed in October. The burn pot over fills causing th...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by Roger B on Jan 15, 2009; I think the stove does a great job. It will save me enough oil this year to pay for itself. It does require more care than I thought it would however i don't think its the stoves fault at all. The Pellet quality has a lot to do with it. it Keeps my h...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by stoney on Jan 15, 2009; They run about a year then you have to buy parts for it . 3 othre friends have then and they do the same thing .. I would NOT get one if i were YOU >>>>>; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by Acquabalm2 on Jan 09, 2009; I have an empress. After 2 years, 11 repairs and toomany service calls and replacement parts, I am totally discouraged. I can't get a hold of the company, they pass me along to the same dealer, incapable of fixing the stove, and no one is there for ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by countk53 on Jan 03, 2009; I absolutely love this little stove. Considering it is only 35,000BTU's it works great for a small stove and is also very classy looking.

It heats our circa 1825 drafty home quite well and is used primarily for our downstairs which is around 1,000...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman Advance: Review and ratings contributed by North West Wyoming on Jan 03, 2009; Easy to use, dealer support very poor, I have had $300 in replaced parts in two years, and no warranty coverege. Two Ignitors, two chimminey sensors, and one thermostat. Dealer in Billings would not respond to warranty claims.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by pat on Dec 31, 2008; have had it for 90 days now and it has know problem keeping 1200 sq.ft at 70 degrees.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman Advance: Review and ratings contributed by codebum on Dec 29, 2008; I use the stove as supplemental heat. It controls itself and maintains a constant tempature. The advance is stylish and easy to maintain. Only one small drawback is that I have to open both side panels in order to open the front window/door.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by dave kool on Dec 18, 2008; the mt. vernon insert we purchesed only eight weeks ago heets the house ok but when it self cleans it makes a noisey loud squeek they tell us o they all do that i think it is bs; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by get the word out on Dec 10, 2008; manufacturer wants customer to pay for parts and labor in the event of warranty and then reimburse after they look at their defective part.... sounds illegal to me.... if this was going to be their warranty policy, it should be spelled out in the war...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Chip9234 on Dec 10, 2008; We have to clean it every day or it won't restart. (Lots of ash & soot) It has a very large clinker everytime we clean it. Ad said clean about once a week. Not true!!; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by juryco on Feb 06, 2009; THis stove has been nothing but trouble from day 1. It shoots pellets outside of the burnpot and has caused mini-fires down below in the ash bin. I have to clean mine almost daily now in order for it to work at all. I've tried everything from differn...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by RobS on Feb 04, 2009; I am confident that most of the horrible reviews for this stove would have been the same had the authors bought ANY OTHER pellet stove. It's amazing how many folks buy a pellet stove to realize the financial benefits and then complain about a little...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by JCKS on Feb 03, 2009; I feel like I have just been to therapy. I thought my Castile stove was the only noisy one in the world. Especially, when I would go to the homes of several friends who have other brands of pellet stoves that barely emit a faint whisper. On the p...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Classic Cast: Review and ratings contributed by orudiskt on Feb 01, 2009; Overall it is a decent value for the money. The 42,000BTU rating is a little misleading in that Breckwell does not recommend running at the high setting for more than 2 hours. Hence, the stove does not keep up when it gets below about 15 degrees F o...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Mary on Jan 29, 2009; I bought 2 Quadra-Fire Castiles. One works well heating a kitchen and dining room in an ell of the house. The other is in the family room of the main house and gives nothing but trouble. I am constantly finding that it has gone out and the house i...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Thelin ECHO: Review and ratings contributed by DPLstove on Jan 27, 2009; I dig this stove - it's got the look of a classic enamel wood stove, but without having to cut and stack wood. Sensitive to grade of pellets - lower quality pellets have built up ash very quickly. The fire pot is not big, so ash clogs it up quickly....; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by Nancy on Jan 26, 2009; Hope this runs better than the Windsor. nothing but problems, and no one knows how to fix it. Too many things to replace. We bought it for $2500 thinking it would pay for itself in 3 years with savings on heat, but its nothing but headaches. S...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Dave on Jan 24, 2009; Note - this is an update to my Jan 10 rating...
For those that have the insert verstion of the Castile, you should be aware that the hopper capacity is indeed a bit more than a 40 lb bag (45 lbs according to specs). While talking to a friend of min...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Thelin ECHO: Review and ratings contributed by t. gentile, denver,pa on Jan 23, 2009; had the blower motor replaced ,one of the boards replaced,fan motor replaced, heat sensor replaced auger motor replaced has to be cleaned every 3-4 days. this has to do with the pellets. so far all the parts and time for the dealer to replace them ha...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater: Review and ratings contributed by brownlaker@hotmail.com on Jan 22, 2009; This stove has bad blower motors. After 1 winter you will have to replace them. Customer service does not seem to exist. Buy a better stove and save yourself a lot of grief.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by Jayhew on Jan 20, 2009; Bought this stove Sept. 2009. Immediately had to replace main board- the dealer replaced it (under warranty?). Has operated flawlessly since. Does a great job of heating the downstairs of the house (~1600sqft in the midadlantic), and is an attract...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by countk53 on Jan 17, 2009; Acquabalm2 if I were you I would try an excellent site www.hearth.com and go to the pellet stove forum. There are very knowledgeable people who will gladly attempt to help you with problems you might have.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Baron on Jan 16, 2009; I too am very disappointed in my Castile stove. I have a lot of ash build up. When it falls below temperature it does not start up itself. I thought I had bought the stove from a reliable dealer who would not sell a product like this. I was wrong...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by janeybgood on Jan 15, 2009; We bought our Napoleon insert and have had almost no problems. The fan DOES get periodically noisy, but it is intermittent and not bothersome. It seems to go away when I let it rest for a while. We've had it going almost 24/7 since November '08. It's...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by Lisa H - Massachusetts on Jan 11, 2009; I love it! I don't seem to have any of the problems that the others have stated. The blower isn't too loud and it is very easy to start. The insert is harder to fill as the fill whole is narrower than the NPS-40. But, it looks great and heats gre...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Dave on Jan 10, 2009; I have the insert version of the Castile and this is my second year in use. After reading other's comments on this stove, I share some of the same thoughts. I have been disappointed with the rattles this unit has had, but have been able to silence ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by TOM on Jan 09, 2009; I have had this stove for 5 years. had to replace the main control board this past october now it runs great. My old control board would feed to many pellets, so I would have to clean it twice a day or fire pot would fill will heavy ash now it will r...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by BajaPhil on Jan 07, 2009; I seem to be in the minority with my great experience with the Castile. We installed in November when it was 18 degrees outside with 50 knot winds and the Castile has kept my oil furnace off since then. We live on the Pacific coast in the far North...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by Irritated on Jan 06, 2009; I was so excited about this stove until I started using it. The heat only blows out half of the tubes it is supposed to. It has trouble starting and I get smoke in the house when it has trouble starting or goes out. The sensor does not realize there...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by countk53 on Jan 03, 2009; Follow up to my review.

In all due respect to the review of bob K, I would contact my dealer. You should not have the problems you indicated.

When I very first ran my stove, I had the same problem and it was due to the burn pot not properly in ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by P. Rondeau on Jan 02, 2009; Have owned this stove for 4 months and we are completely dissappointed. The fan is extremely loud with a constant ringing. Had it replaced by the store we purchased it from and the problem remains. Would not recommend this stove to anyone.....; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Enviro Empress: Review and ratings contributed by bob k on Dec 31, 2008; very poor performance, would not buy again, won't stay lit over fills burn pot putting out fire.
I have a Quadra fire down stairs a much better stove; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2700FS: Review and ratings contributed by seaspecter on Dec 30, 2008; Beautiful looking stove but that's as far as it goes. We had the service man from the dealership where we purchased the P2700 to our home 4 times and it still didn't work. To many problems to list them all... the stove kept shutting itself off, the ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by mr bean on Dec 29, 2008; very, very nosey can not operate at night - fire pot cleaning lever is imposable to operate! Burns thru pellets fast - Rattle trap -- Poor dealer support - I will never buy there product agian; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by miskanee on Dec 26, 2008; Several years ago I was looking to up-date my old pellet stove. I bought the Quadra-Fire CASTILE, WHAT A MISTAKE. From day one the heating element wire were not connected. I didn't have the stove 1 yr when the computer box died, then the blower died(...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by CenterTree on Dec 25, 2008; This stove is visually appealing, but that's the ONLY good feature I 've found. It is VERY noisy,both fan and even the flame has a loud roar. My Castile is tuned by the REP and still it is not a convienent stove to own. It produces MAJOR clinkers DA...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by freddy on Dec 24, 2008; very noisy blower fan. was replaced...new fan was just as noisy..manufacturer was no help.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by TJ from Wisconsin on Dec 23, 2008; Worked great for 2 months last year, was impressed. Saved on oil. This year it ran for a month, the "auto clean" cycle failed, now it can't go to the start up cycle. Called dealer All-Basics Stove shopfor warranty repair, wouldn't send a repairman in...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by tatersdad on Dec 20, 2008; dI was excited when I bought this stove, but from the first time I started the stove it has been a huge disapointment. Not the sort of heat you would expect from a pellet stove. I have to run the oil furnace to keep 960 sq.ft. at 68. Very loud ringin...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by Dan from Hudson on Dec 19, 2008; Worked great for 2 months last year, was impressed. Saved on oil. This year it ran for a month, the "auto clean" cycle failed, now it can't go to the start up cycle. Called dealer All-Basics Stove shopfor warranty repair, wouldn't send a repairman in...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by chuck williams on Dec 18, 2008; I Purchesed My Stove AT HTOasis The Service IS Poor At Best The Stove Whigles SQEEKS Would Not Ever Buy There Again; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by Tanj on Dec 17, 2008; I've had nothing but problems with this pellett stove. It shuts down for no reason, (company had me replace thermostat) still shuts down. Have to clean EVERY day, even after switching pellets. If I had to do it over again there is no way in the world...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by aldea on Dec 14, 2008; Very unhappy, stove is very very loud no matter what adjustment settings; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Review and ratings contributed by NorthernMaineGuy on Dec 13, 2008; Chip - Had your experience with a bad batch of pellets. Got my supplier to swap pellets out... and it was a different stove after that!
Generally love the stove. In northern Maine climate, it could run 24/7, but we force the oil furnace to take ov...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater: Review and ratings contributed by Thomas Wolf on Dec 11, 2008; We have had our Stove for 3 years and have not had a problem with it at all. Here in Montana it gets really cold durning the winter. Our house is over 2000 Sq Ft and is two levels. On the number 2 setting the house stays about 72 degrees when it i...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200: Review and ratings contributed by mtnman on Dec 10, 2008; I bought the CB1200 about two months ago, other then a snap disc that went out, the stove has been great. It heats my 2000 square foot main floor with no problems. I have had problems with the Lignetics pellets though, some bags have short pellets wh...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Thelin ECHO: Review and ratings contributed by valuesmith@aol.com on Dec 08, 2008; They better do something about the fan in this stove. I have to replace the $200. fan every other season and it's a pain. Mr Thelin has informed me that the reason for the fan failure is because it runs for extended periods of time. I know that eight...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by collins on Dec 02, 2008; exhaust blower very very loud ringing noise, no help from the manufauturer at all; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P24FS: Review and ratings contributed by Disappointed101 on Nov 25, 2008; Do not buy this unit, dangerous, burn pot overfills, rattling noise, no one knows how to fix! Stay away from this company and its products!; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2700FS: Review and ratings contributed by Glenn on Nov 24, 2008; An attractive stove, but it has never operated well and customer service is non-existent. Phone calls to Breckwell's tech support department will be greeted by a friendly recorded message (promising to return calls in the order received), but the ca...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Harman Advance: Review and ratings contributed by Supermom on Nov 23, 2008; My stove heats up my 2300 sq. ft, 2 story home easily. I have an open floor plan and the heat just travels throughout my home. I just purchased another stove for my garage and I wish I had done this alot sooner rather than pay over $4000 a year on p...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by lonnie on Nov 21, 2008; As a former quad service tech I can tell you this is the best pellet stove on the market. The people who have given bad reviews most likely bought their stoves online and installed themselves. Lack of education on the operation and responsibilities...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Napoleon NPS40: Review and ratings contributed by Twodogs on Nov 17, 2008; blower is extremely loud ! Not happy.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by Noisy and dangerous on Nov 11, 2008; I've owned my stove since October 2008. I've had trouble from the start. It is NOT quiet as a whisper. It is noisy and rattles a lot. Also, I had a fire in the ashpan. The machine was set on 2 at the time and kept sending pellets at a rate that could...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200: Review and ratings contributed by dont buy quadrafire on Nov 04, 2008; I have gone through two 1200 and have had numerous customer service problems with HNI. They pretty much told me to sue them for any satisfaction. Stove went out in middle of night and froze water pipes causing 15,000 worth of damage. I contacted the ...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by jerry on Nov 02, 2008; I am very impressed with this stove.It really heats my whole house up. It actually runs itself. So far I am very happy.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater: Review and ratings contributed by n3vhr on Oct 26, 2008; We have been using this stove for 3 years. We use this in a 2000 sq ft home as our primary heat source. During the heating season it runs 24/7 (except when we shut it down to clean it). We have it in our unfinished basement. We used only 75 gallon...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by Boris W. on Oct 22, 2008; Low quality overpriced model with issues:
1. Poor factory testing: check list was included but the stove was shipped with missing dumper control and igniter had wire with defective connections. It means the stove never been tested. It was such a pai...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by esstewart2charter.net on Oct 10, 2008; We have had our stove for about 4 winters. We call it a BREAKWELL because we're always buying parts for the thing. Circuit cards, burnpots, blower motor, you name it we have replaced it not only once but 2-3 times. Good luck with yours. We will be g...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by Joan in PA on Oct 09, 2008; Very loud blower noise with an annoying "droning" nosie at higher fan blower levels makes it near impossible to hear people talk or the TV in the same room...Burns through a bag of pellets a day.. not what the dealer had said. On the upside..looks g...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by Vermonter on Oct 05, 2008; The other people here who rated this stove poor must have done the install themselves and did a very poor job. I had the stove installed professionally last year. With last year's oil prices, it saved me $2,000. With this year's oil prices, it will b...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by darrell on Oct 01, 2008; Unbelievable, powerful, awsome, i have 1800 sf house and on the coldest days of winter this thing would probally heat my basement also, and make people shed clothes if i wanted, i used to set my thermostat @60 degrees now im very comfortable at 70-72...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by Randy on Sep 19, 2008; I have purchased and used several Quadra-Fire wood and pellet stoves and have recommended them to friends that have purchased them also.

My older stove works great, but I just recommended Quadra-Fire to my very elderly parents and they purchased a...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by Torvald on Sep 06, 2008; This stove is not only pretty to look at, it does it's job. I love the battery back-up option and the amount of heat that I get from it. I've saver ~$1,800 in fuel oil purchase last winter after getting this stove. It is the most advanced pellet stov...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200: Review and ratings contributed by dan pedro on Aug 26, 2008; bought the 1200 in 1999 and have had no problems with it until this year when the control box went south, overall would recomend this stove to anyone .; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by HouseHeater on Jul 29, 2008; Switched back to wood because of this stove. Uses tons of fuel for the amount of heat it generates. Since I have learned that there are at least two (St. Croix & Harman) other stoves on the market that do much better with fuel and maybe I would hav...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P2000FS: Review and ratings contributed by Han526 on Jul 27, 2008; I just purchased one this year. Only did some test run. Overall, it seemed to have worked fine. It is a little noisy, however. Not as what it said whisper quiet. Will see how well it performs in winter. Some people used the highest heating setting, w...; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Breckwell P24FS: Review and ratings contributed by Addie on Jul 01, 2008; I've always had wood stoves and decided to go with the P24fs pellet for my cabin at the lake. I heat 1500 square feet without a problem and that's usually bringing the temp up from cold. Impressive all around.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...
Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE: Review and ratings contributed by Maryi on Jun 20, 2008; I'm so glad we made the investment to buy this stove. I'm still new to using a pellet stove, but this Quadrafire stove made it easy to learn. The stove saved us over 1,500 dollars this winter.; Complete review & ratings...; Follow this thread...