Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater

Review: Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater

Reviewed February 23, 2009 by Chuck D'Arcy

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Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
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 were tied.I think the advertising is full of lies.You cant run the stove on high for over two hours at a time or it will fry the motherboard,if you put it on a thermostat,you can only run it on # 3 or it will go out.The stove will really heat about 1500 sq feet. The company really sucks.They treat the customer like they are idiots.Do yourself a favor,buy some other stove.I learned my lesson.

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