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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by deano32 on Mar 12, 2010
I must be one of the lucky ones!! We've had our freestanding castile for four winters. The control box just had to be replaced. Other than that, the stove has performed well.I burn pellets only and depending on the quality have to clean the stove eve...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by want2bwarmer on Mar 11, 2010
Ethecal--same story here. Empress installed fall '08, ran great 1st year. 2009 multiple service calls for auger, lazy fire, smoke leaking into the room. 36 hours after the last service call (Jan '10) heard auger clunking, noticed smoke billowing o...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by hamish on Mar 05, 2010
This isn't meant to trash the Enviro manufacturer, product or dealer/installer but a description of how things are unfolding.
...After seriously looking at pellet stoves in autumn of 2009, we took the plunge in January of 2010 and returned to Cloyn...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by Frankmcold on Mar 05, 2010
We bought the empress in 2006 for supplemental heat, and like others paid a good $2500 since we liked its form and fit and. It puts out great heat, so we use if for about 60-70% heating needs. The first season it worked fine, and we got used to thing...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Carl in Providence on Feb 26, 2010
MIKE IN MAINE:
This was maybe the most helpful message board post that I have ever read. Thank you!

I went out and bought a Bernz-o-matic torch and have said goodbye to my troubles with auto-start.

As for the stove's operation, I feel as I've...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by popox6 on Feb 20, 2010
my opinion is to run, run, run. money pit. used not quite 3 winters. parts needed so far, convection blower motor, printed circuit panel. can wait to see what else fails. one reply had it right. Breakwell would be a better name for the piece of junk....
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Harman Advance
Review and ratings contributed by Len on Feb 13, 2010
Bought a 6-year old Harman Advance Stove.
Using in my shop that is 1,500sf.
Burning Lowes Curan pellets.
Temps in North Jersey have been from low teens at night to mid 30’s at day since installed.
Using 1.75 thru 2.25 bags per day.

I am comple...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by dsaldo@prodigy.net on Feb 13, 2010
I have had my Empess insert for six months. I have virutally heated my house with a 35000 btu fireplace insert and supplement with a small heat lamp in the kitchen. My house is 3500 sqaure feet up and down. Much of the heat goes upstairs to the bedro...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by Murphy on Feb 10, 2010
Customer service is non-existent. If you're not very familiar with these type of stoves then buy from a different manufacturer. Eventhough I bought a stove made in late 2009 it still has a couple minor problems. The store I bought it from was not m...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by popox6 on Feb 06, 2010
what a piece of iron. I really have to say it may be just being a pellet stove. when cleaning soot clings to everything and hard to remove from hands, gloves, arms or othe body parts. going back to good old wood next year. pellet too expensive for th...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by Heather M. on Feb 04, 2010
We have had this stove for 3 mos. Problem after problem after problem. Working on getting it returned and getting our $ back. Not sure I will even think about another pellet stove. May have to switch to wood. Exremely dissapointed.
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Harman Advance
Review and ratings contributed by BBri on Jan 30, 2010
I have the advance model. wanted the p 68 but th edealer talked me out of it (too much heat for our 3000 sq ft rancher) he was right. our advance is great. much kudos to rettinger in NJ. Burns 24/7 needs cleaning every 2 weeks. takes about 45 mins to...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by R Weller on Jan 24, 2010
I just replaced my Quadra-Fire 1000 Free standing unit after 12 years. I waited until I was sure they got all the bugs out of the unit. The Mt Vernon AE is great, extremely quiet & even more efficient than my older unit. I certainly hope I get just a...
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Harman XXV
Review and ratings contributed by MM on Jan 20, 2010
Buyer beware. Before you buy a Harman stove be sure to search the internet/forums to get a sense of the headache involved. I have had a Harman stove for two years and have been very dissappointed in both the dealer and manufacturer response to the ...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Currentlythrilled on Jan 18, 2010
Bought this stove 2 years ago on sale and planned to put into our finished basement. Finnaly got the basement finished this past summer (2009) and installed th estove, fired it up in late September. Failed miserably. Replaced main computer board, the...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by Pipe Guy on Jan 18, 2010
I have owned a
Brewckwell P2000 fireplace insert and have had it for the past 6 years. It runs very well and have not had an issue. I do clean the side panels and vaccume it out weekly, so it is kept as clean as possible. I also clean the exhaus...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by M Lee on Jan 11, 2010
Just installed our Mt. Vernon this weekend. Wow!! The unit is an animal. Sure beats working with the wood coal stove which we had used over the past many years. We live in Santa Fe, NM and nights have been at 0 degrees and day time highs about 36...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by r.lallier on Jan 09, 2010
i have owned stove for over two years .i have gone thru 5 ignitors under warranty . does not help with dependability of product.when you need the stove the most doesnt work . now i have to buy igniters with pellets .so much for any savings on fuel co...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by zman5816 on Jan 03, 2010
I have been using this stove for 2 months in eastern Pa. My heat pump only runs about 1/2 hour a day and I'm heating 3000 sq.ft. The only complaint I have is cost of spare parts(not needed yet) and the ash pan is too small. Other than that, it's a gr...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by jd 2001 on Dec 30, 2009
have had for 5 years would not buy another breckwell
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Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200
Review and ratings contributed by tweeder on Dec 30, 2009
I have had my 1200 I since 2000,and have had no problems other than a very loud squeal from heat blower motor,took blower out which very hard to get to,and cleaned with air compressor and couple drops of 3 in 1 oil on shafts,seems to go through alot ...
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Harman XXV
Review and ratings contributed by carnini on Dec 29, 2009
I love my Harman XXV stove. I have had it for almost 2 months and it has performed great. It is currently heating my entire split level house of 1600sq ft. Looks great, burns clean and with it being cast iron does not get dangeriously hot. I did knoc...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by I'm A Sucker ! on Dec 12, 2009
We are now on our second year we have had the blower motor changed twice the controlpanel once and the decretive tubes on out side fixe once. now they are rattling again. this is junk and I would recomend you stay away. Must be cleaned constantly as ...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by markandginny2002@yahoo.com on Dec 05, 2009
the stove is junk but the company is worse they have a lifetime warrantee-good luck with that dealer will not come fix and company will not respond to any complaint DO NOT BUY FROM NAPOLEON
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Colorado Cold on Dec 03, 2009
Bought our stove at a local dealer. Thought it was the best to heat our home. Cannot recommend it! On cold days it cannot keep up and does not get above 67. The Thermostat keeps blinking on and of and then shuts off for no reason. We took a year...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by rulu99@verizon.net on Nov 30, 2009
SERVICE , JUST GREAT THEY TOLD ME $85.00 FOR A SERVICE CALL . WHICH I SAID I WOULD PAY . THEY CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME TO CHECK THIS THEN THAT . AFTER CHECKING IT I CALLED BACK AND THEY SAID TO JUMP THESE WIRES . AFTER GOING OUT AND BUYING JUMPER W...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Dave on Nov 30, 2009
Purchased the stove to heat a large family room. The stove produces adequate heat and runs reliably. However, the auger motor makes a low whine each time it turns. The noise will drive you out of the room after a while.

The dealer replaced the ...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Ecrx on Nov 28, 2009
First year of use the stove was great, more than I anticipated. A small constant flame is heating the whole house (approx 1800sf) to 70F in conjunction with a radiant floor set at 60F. However, the quality of pellets is less than desired now and le...
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Dansons Pelpro Standard
Review and ratings contributed by lonesomepine on Nov 25, 2009
Poorly designed.
1. Need an allen wrench to take the ash bin out. Why not knurled knobs?
2. The draft gate is extremely touchy and difficult to adjust. Why not put threads on the shaft and again a knurled knob to adjust.
3. One of the fan bea...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Rick on Nov 09, 2009
The stove is a piece of Junk. The engineering on this is done by morons. They put a Flanged joint on the fresh air fan and a Slip joint wit silicone to seal it on the Combustion side. as an example. Wolfe steel wanted to get the money and rushed them...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by luisluis41 on Nov 07, 2009
Installed in Dec. 2006.this stove is not a reliable piece of equipment at all!From burnt igniters to the cleaning cycle that gets stuck,to the control panel that gets full of static,the icon for"low fuel" that is on most of the times...this stove is ...
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Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200
Review and ratings contributed by tracy on Nov 07, 2009
this is a great stove gets jammed all the time !!!!
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by john on Oct 11, 2009
I agree that there are to many whiners out there. When I bought my stove 3 years ago thats one of the things the dealer told me is you have to shut it down once a day and clean it. I here all you people talking about pellets I personally 80% corn and...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by kickenmom on Feb 27, 2010
bought mine and it worked 5 hours than the augar has jammed!
wish I had never bought it!!
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by William on Feb 26, 2010
I have the exact same problems as everyone else that is disatisfied with there stove. My dealer stands behind his product, but it doesnt do much good when I go home after work and see the auger is jammed. It gets cold here in Wisconsin and I just c...
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by ozone159 on Feb 25, 2010
I have been using the Castile for two years now. As for the roaring noise others have mentioned, i find that does not happen when set on the medium setting, which is where i have mine set most of the time. I clean my firepot daily (takes about five m...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Bill on Feb 23, 2010
Might be a great stove if you can get replacement parts in timely fashion. Been out of service for one month on two year old stove, waiting on backordered items (ignitor & thermo coupler) Really enjoy burning $2/gal porpane!!!!
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by dareese167@aol.com on Feb 22, 2010
Put ours in August 2005 so this is our 5th winter here in Delaware. We use it as our only heat in a half round porch with windows on what would be 3 sides. Approx 600 sq feet only roof insulated set on 68 it will run you out of the roon. After rea...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by golfnut on Feb 20, 2010
have found a guaranted fix for the breckwell pellet stove just reply wont cost you nothing for my advise.
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Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200
Review and ratings contributed by Olympia, Washington quad lover on Feb 19, 2010
I own a 1200 and have had nothing but great heat and easy use. I heat 2200 sq ft with no problem. Of course I do not buy crap pellets either.(If the pellets are stored outside, DO NOT BUY THEM) I have read a bunch of the reviews on here and it sounds...
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Enviro Meridian
Review and ratings contributed by Steve White on Feb 14, 2010
I have owned 2 pellet stoves over the past 15 years. I bought this stove used, this is one of the best pellet stoves that I've ever seen. Just turn it on and that is it. Heats my 2000sq ft home. I would recomend this to anyone that is looking for a p...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by John on Feb 13, 2010
I live in Reno a moderate climate but can get and stay cold for Dec & Jan.
I purchased an Empress insert Nov '08 and had researched pellet
stoves for about 1 &1/2 mos. The dealer in Sac. was very knowledgable about Enviro and his other product li...
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Harman XXV
Review and ratings contributed by Jan on Feb 12, 2010
We got our Harman XXV in 2008 and have used it through 2 heating seasons. My only dissatisfaction is due to problems with the igniter. In the first year, our igniter had to be replace 3 times because the fire would go out and it would not restart. ...
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Harman XXV
Review and ratings contributed by Chris on Feb 10, 2010
I bought this stove in January of 2008, it has since been my primary source of heat. It heats my 2 story 1200 square foot house nicely. Last season the end of the auger melted/wore down. My dealer came and fixed it at no cost, so it was not a big ...
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Dansons Pelpro Standard
Review and ratings contributed by Ted Unhappy on Feb 07, 2010
Poor build but good and cheap - good for ice fishing hut
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Harman Advance
Review and ratings contributed by Delinda on Feb 06, 2010
We have the Harman Advanced model. we are experiencing the flame seems sluggish, is burning very rich and seems to burn with more smoke like the air is being choked. The glass turns black from smoke. We have tried different kinds of pellets and have ...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by bill k on Feb 05, 2010
Bought my stove from enchanted fireside in Worcester Ma. This stove hasn't gone one complete heating season without breaking down. Most every part has been replaced and in enchanted fireside defense they have done a good job in helping me out but im ...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Gerard on Feb 04, 2010
I have had no problems with noice. The fan switch had to be replace a couple months after I bought it, it was only blowing at one speed. The problem I have it that is does not seem to heat up the area. I have a very small home and can barely get ...
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by Phil on Jan 31, 2010
As many others have stated it's rattle trap. I have the insert model now and had the freestanding before this one, freestanding was perfect but this is almost unbearable. It works well and after 2 seasons the dealer finally put in a non-noisy auger...
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by gfsdave on Jan 30, 2010
For $2200 before installation, I expect complete package. Only one of two stoves that would fit in our fireplace, so not much choice. Everything about this stove is great BUT, from day one, rattles, rattles, rattles. Side panels sit, metal on met...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by Disappointed on Jan 28, 2010
Paid $2500 for the stove four years ago. The first winter, it ran with few problems, but pellets were extremely hard to find. The second winter, the stove sterted shutting down and the convection fan died ($250). (So many people had this problem that...
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Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200
Review and ratings contributed by Fresco on Jan 27, 2010
I have owned this stove for 2 years. I have the insert version that is in my fireplace. It heats my 1500 sq ft downstairs to 73+ degrees......Massachusetts can be cold. It has been very reliable and works perfectly. I used Eagle Valley Pellets l...
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Quadra-Fire Classic Bay 1200
Review and ratings contributed by diablo on Jan 25, 2010
Have a 2005 model 1200i which I got from a friend for no cost. It needed a new control box and auger motor. This is my second season. Runs great!! Puts out way more heat than the Castile insert model. Requires regular maintenance and cleaning just li...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by MHMidhudson on Jan 24, 2010
I owned a QuadraFire 1200 Classic Bay for nine years before taking the plunge with the AE last March. Two things stand out: The autoclean feature is most appreciated, and this stove burns just about ANYTHING. There's a guy about 10 miles from me (Hud...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by BRIAN SAUER on Jan 20, 2010
I was a Quadra-fire dealer for 10 years. This stove is JUNK! I Have 12 units still in stock that I will not sell! Me sold over 12 uints mix of stoves and inserts and all are junk. The sale rep from quad and the head fatory guy came to town and did no...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by JimGarrison on Jan 18, 2010
Like other reviewers, my stove eats ignitors. When it works, it works great. However, it is sensitive to the quality of the fuel. I use a locally produced hard wood pellet that are labeled premium quality. However, I must select the utility grade s...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Nick on Jan 17, 2010
As an installer of the napoleon pellet stove I am satisfied with the overall results. We installed 52 nps40 in Bangor, ME area and have only 3 problems and two were customes not understanding how they work. The only mechanical problem we had was the ...
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Enviro Meridian
Review and ratings contributed by Sheila on Jan 16, 2010
I have only used my pellet stove for a few months and have a couple of concerns. I can not pull my draft out and the ashes will not fall through into the ash tray... I am not sure why..... When the ash tray fills the pellets that fall fall out and a...
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Breckwell P2000FS
Review and ratings contributed by jd on Jan 15, 2010
I have had two P2000FS in two separate houses for a total of 5 years. These are expensive units that are very attractive. I am replacing the convection blower after using it for two winters due to defective parts. This should be replaced free of char...
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Harman Advance
Review and ratings contributed by deedee on Jan 13, 2010
I also have a Harmon Advance....the dealer that we bought our stove from is terrible....our first stove made this ungodly squeal and they replaced the stove with a new one.Our second stove is no better than our first. When they installed our stove th...
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Thelin ECHO
Review and ratings contributed by Zsolt on Jan 12, 2010
I purchased a Thelin Parlour stove this year and I tell you, this was the best purchase I made the entire year. The stove runs as good as it looks. With the new cast iron iron pot there are barely any ashes. Easy to maintain, easy to clean and burns ...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Mixedfeelings on Jan 11, 2010
I have had this stove for just over year. Have had to replace 2 ignitors, new computer board, vacuum switch, max tube sensor and auger jams all the time. Tried to unclog the auger and clean the exhaust fan, the gasket completely fell apart. Of course...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by barrybrown on Jan 10, 2010
i have owned this stove for 3 years i have had nothing but problems with it i have burned out 9 igniters 3 thermostats and get errors all the time i get little help from my dealer and no help from quadra fire i will never purchase anything from them ...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Mike in Maine on Jan 09, 2010
Ok .. Here is the deal.. It's not a wood stove. its a pellet stove. Forget about Auto Start.. Get a 30 dollar propane torch and pistol gun start. start the stove,, put a small handfull of pellets in bowl and torch it for 90 seconds...

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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by Dee on Jan 06, 2010
We have used ours for 3 winters and have replaced the computer card the first year, 2 igniters and a therm o coupler the second and this year (2010) a fan is making a horrible whining noise. You need to take the back and top pieces out and clean out ...
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Harman XXV
Review and ratings contributed by T Roy on Jan 04, 2010
I actually hugged my stove the other day! I love this machine and have made ti my primary heat source in my house (I live in NB Canada) and can not get over how comfortable it is. So much so that when my dad was over fixing something for me, he compa...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Punk on Jan 03, 2010
We have had this stove for three winters, and it has worked about a month total during that time. Labor is very costly, original seller would not stand behind produce, nor would Quadra Fire. Guess we will continue to freeze this winter, and by next...
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Whitfield Cascade
Review and ratings contributed by jeff on Dec 30, 2009
Ive had my cascade 7yrs and have just replaced the blower motor for the second time($450.00 cdn)
I dont know why there is no place to give these motors a couple drops of oil?
It is not the friendliest stove to keep clean,but it will belt out the he...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by Bill on Dec 29, 2009
Not a horrible stove but I wouldn't buy one again. Poorly designed controls that make it difficult to maintain the desired temperature in the house. The auger motor causes the stove to vibrate and can be quite annoying in a quiet room. Also very d...
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by outofthegroove on Dec 22, 2009
I guess we are one of the lucky one's. Our stove works great with little problems. This year however the batch of pellets we got are awful. Lots of ash and clinkers- I think the pellets are Junita/energex? What does everyone else burn? Also, I ...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Dave, FRESH AIR BLOWER NOISE FIX on Dec 19, 2009
FAN ALWAYS NOISEY. NOW ITS FIX AND FIX IT IS .NO HELP FROM DEALER OR WOLF STEEL.I WENT AND CALL THE COMPANY THAT BUILT THE BLOWER AND ASK THEM TO HELP US OUT ON THIS BLOWER NOISE .ALL MY NOISE IS IN MY FRESH HOT AIR BLOWER ,THE GUY ,STEVE ARNOLD AT F...
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Thelin ECHO
Review and ratings contributed by Lori on Dec 18, 2009
I am so unhappy with this stove. My local Hearth & Home store doesn't even sell them anymore. I have spent more money on replacing parts,(my husband is a heat tech so the labor is free) it makes me sick. Every year its always something. Now the auger...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by Scott on Dec 15, 2009
We heat our 2,000sf home with the Big E and are very happy. My only complaint is the volume- a bit loud. We are using a 40lb bag a day/every other day with it running 24hrs a day. We live in NH and with the temp. outside dramatically dropping during ...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by Dave on Dec 12, 2009
I bought it from FleetFarm in 2008 . No problems at all .I like a lot of it's features too such as having the capability to start and completely shut down with a thermostat, plus the three bag pellet capacity.
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by Good Times on Dec 08, 2009
I purchased this unit in 2006. I agree it will heat my living room and kitchen but thats about it. Lots of different noises come out of this unit. None of them are appealing to listen to. I will say it is a great looking stove. And thats a real good ...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Michael Jordan on Dec 05, 2009
I wished I would have read these reviews before purchasing my AE. "CLEAN ASHPAN" keeps coming on the thermostat. Dealer and Manufacturer have not been any help and its under warranty..They will get back to me, two months ago. I guess warranty does n...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by ColdinVA on Dec 04, 2009
I am looking at the MT.Vernon Insert ot heat our home. We have 1500 sq ft on the main and upper level. Trying to find a pellet that will be the main source of heating for our home. Any thoughts. Could the mt. v handle this and how much pellet fue...
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Quadra-Fire Castile
Review and ratings contributed by Emily on Dec 03, 2009
This does NOT heat 1500 square feet. It barely heats our living room, which is pretty disappointing. The cleaning and maintenance doesn't bother me, and it's easy to use, it just doesn't perform as well as it claims to.
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Breckwell P2700FS
Review and ratings contributed by fuzzykirt@aol.com on Dec 01, 2009
Blower has gone out twice in a year...no communication that it was upgrade due to poor quality and sent us the old model..it has been nothing but a lemon. Customer satisfaction is not going to happen through Breckwell. Supervisor gives no results.....
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Harman Advance
Review and ratings contributed by anjenaire on Nov 30, 2009
Lots of problems with this stove. Every year something new. Out of warranty now so all on me. Problem with chain falling off, broke the gears of feed mechanism, sensor went bad, feed motor bad, go through a lot of pellets (~2 bags per day even on war...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by DAVE on Nov 28, 2009
SUCKS ,Have owned this stove for 1YEAR and we are completely dissappointed. The fan is extremely loud with a constant ringing. i replaced the fan for this year the STORE charge me 200.00 and after 2 days of running fan is loud again,no help from stor...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by havertown john on Nov 25, 2009
I purchased a mt vernon about 5 years ago, being very lazy I have done minimal maintenance and have had no problems so far. I think it could be more efficient but it pretty much burns what it says, 7 lbs per hour on high. Mine is not an ae, everythin...
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Harman Advance
Review and ratings contributed by Heidi on Nov 19, 2009
I have had more problems with my Harmon Advance automatic ignition. Once again it is not working and I have already replaced it 2 times in 5 years. It is very frustrating when I was told last year that they had worked the kinks out with them. I clean...
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Dansons Pelpro Standard
Review and ratings contributed by debtorto mercy on Nov 16, 2009
its basic. it will heat your small house if you have fans to blow the heat around. it takes some learning to get the damper just right and the cleaning -ash dumping schedule down.
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Tom on Nov 13, 2009
I would never buy a Quadra-Fire product again. I hope they go out of business.
I've owned the MV for a little less than two years when it started getting "check ash pan" errors. I thought well it's still under warranty I'll get it fixed. Called t...
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by RS on Nov 11, 2009
This thing wont stay on for more than 15 minutes. Its a pain to start and get going and my whole house smells like burnt wood after about 10 minutes. No help from customer service either.
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by wjquigs on Nov 09, 2009
I was a bit hesistant after reading some of these reports to buy this stove but Consumer Reports rated it fairly highly so I went ahead. I'm glad I did. It works really well and keeps the house nice and warm. It's easy enough to use that my wife, ...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by luisluis on Nov 07, 2009
Another problem is getting service from Quadrafire "authorized Dealers".It takes roughly four weeks to get a problem fixed,that means one quarter of the winter using heating oil! We have been trying to contact the manufacturer,but even the website is...
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Breckwell P23FSL
Review and ratings contributed by JoninMaine on Nov 06, 2009
I have the fireplace insert version of this stove. We have a 2 story 1400 sf home and it is our primary heat source. We ran this thing hard last winter going through 4.5 tons and less than 50 gallons of heating oil. We had a bad control panel and ...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by Mattik on Nov 04, 2009
I have owned a Windsor for 4.5 years now. Your Empress model is the redesigned version of mine. First off, let me start by saying that most people have unrealistic expectations. These stoves, like most mechanical devices take time to get used to. The...
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Enviro Meridian
Review and ratings contributed by Mark Gottlieb on Nov 02, 2009
The Meridian is the first pellet stove I've owned and it is suposed to be fvery straight forward. I'm fairly handy and it took me a while to figure out how all this worked, but think of a pellet stove as a fan driven blow torche with the fire focuss...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by buck on Oct 31, 2009
works god when it works thermostat keeps saying vacum swicth error but dealer came out and said it was vented wrong so i revented it cost me 375$$ and still does not work anyone have this problem stove is 2 years old and i keep it very clean. He sai...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by H. Bacchus on Oct 22, 2009
My Big E is running on it's 3rd year, burning over 2 tons of pellets per season and no problem. Maintainance--Zero!!
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by leanne tapia on Oct 20, 2009
We had a whitfield before buying the big e. I was told I would love it more than my whitfield. WRONG we have had nothing but problems. 600.00 later I am going back to an older whitfield. DONT BUY ONE YOU WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED...
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by BILL MONTAGUE on Oct 18, 2009
VERY HAPPY WITH QUALITY OF THIS STOVE. PROFFESSIONALLY INSTALLED FROM REPUTABLE DEALER WHO CAME OUT AND EXPLAINED USE. DEFECTICE CIRCUIT BOARD AND BLOWER FAN RUBBED THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT IT WAS IN. BUT THIS WAS QUICKLY SERVICED AND THERE WERE NO R...
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Enviro Empress
Review and ratings contributed by Bill Compton on Oct 17, 2009
My Empress has not worked from day one. Bay Stoves has been back 3 times, replacing motherboards, vacuum hoses, and looking puzzled for hours each visit. It lights up at first, then shuts down after 15 minutes. It also comes on by itself for no re...
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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
Review and ratings contributed by George W. on Oct 16, 2009
This thing is cheap, and you get what you pay for. The replacement parts are all over $250 each, so beware. Both fans failed out of warranty and I paid $500 to replace. On top of that - only a modest heater. Can't get ahold of custermer service live....
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by sas on Oct 11, 2009
The stove is great to heat my home, but not impressed with the "blowing into a bottle" noise it makes when it is really cold out or windy. Overall fairly happy with it just not impressed with the noise.
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Quadra-Fire Mt Vernon AE
Review and ratings contributed by Kirby Trase on Oct 10, 2009
I have onwed one for 3 years. I am now on my 7th igniter. Dom not buy quadrafire. The ignitor cost 50.00. I have spevt 350..and now have to buy another on so will be up to 400,00 just on igniters
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Napoleon NPS40
Review and ratings contributed by Bummed! on Sep 29, 2009
What a waste of hard earned money! I thought I'd done my research. The stove is easy enough to use, but will NOT heat my space. It burns pellets and burns money! The distributor I purchased it from is of no help, and the company is also not takin...
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