Breckwell Big E Utility Furnace and Home Heater
From Breckwell
Economy, Efficiency, and Ease of Operation together in one powerful package. Heats up to 2,200 Square Feet • Digital One-Touch Control with Diagnostics • Up to 55,000 BTU Heat Input • 13 Tube Heat Exchange System • Up to 140 lb. Hopper Capacity • 81% Fuel Efficiency • Two Thermostat modes: high/low or on/off • Five Heat Settings
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Ok fellows, I just bought my first pellet stove, the Big E, from craigs list. I think the Convection Blower is out, can you replace it with a draft fan?? They look the same, only about $150 cheaper. Please adviseOverall Performance:
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Requires excessive cleanings or it shuts down! Not basic cleanings… BUT expensive dealer cleanings of the 2 blowers. Breaks a lot and it's the simple things that break that keep you cold. Breckwell profits on shipping charges… $30 to ship a gasket. $100 to ship a motor. $400 for ON/OFF switch (Part)Overall Performance:
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Bought one in 2009 and was pretty happy with it, so I bought 2 more in 2011. WHat a mistake! I cannot keep these stoves running. I have had to replace combustion motors, ash drawers, and in the 2011 model there was a safety switch that turned the stove off every time I raised the lid to add pellets! Don't waste your money. I am going to take these out and sell them for scrap this spring. For now ...Overall Performance:
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I bought a Breckwell Big E in 2010 and have had no problems. I do know if you change pellet brands you sometimes have to change settings, My house is 1200 sq. ft. and on #2 kept it 75 to 80 degrees. I love it!Overall Performance:
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I've had this stove since 2005. According to the claimed BTU rating it should easily heat my small home, but it doesn't. It's just an OK auxiliary for my oil furnace and when the outside temp goes below 20 degrees or so, the oil provided the bulk of my heat. It a actually puts out very little heat for its size. It not an efficient stove and will not run on the two highest settings because ...Overall Performance:
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Lots of folks complaining about this stove. Folks you get what you pay for! This is not a cast iron $4000 dollar stove!! Starting my 7th year on mine. It is kind of a pain to clean and needs it at least weekly with pellets that leave a bunch of ash. I am using Golden Fire douglas fir pellets VERY LOW ash and they burn HOT. In the time I have had it I have replaced the combustion motor ...Overall Performance:
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Piece of junk, the burn pot over fills, eats pellets , must be clean every two day, the stove is a maintenance nightmare. Do not waste your money.Overall Performance:
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This is the first pellet stove I had ever bought. People, if you want everything for nothing, this stove isn't for you, but if you want a basic stove that puts out heat and is easy to work on for a do it yourselfer, I think this stove is a good value. Aftermarket parts are cheap, and the fan motors can be upgraded to a longer lasting and quieter model when the originals go. Thermostat function is ...Overall Performance:
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I purchased my stove at Rural King, last Februry (2013). I was excited that it could heat my complete home. To date it has been down more than working. When it has worked, it produces very little heat. I am waiting for parts now, six days; tonight is will be 2 degrees below and a chill factor of -20. I am not pleased. I called after I got home from work and they are closed. I went to the ...Overall Performance:
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Bought my Big-E in January 2004 from Tractor supply, this things burns 7.5 tons a year on average and NOT one single failure. I did replace the burn pot and box finally last year but that was not a failure I just did it and saved the old one as a backup. I am extremely happy with this beast of burden. Oh and I live far North near Lake Superior and we have 7 month winters here and this stove is ...Overall Performance:
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bought stove in 2006. No problems. First year used oak hard wood pellets. Last 3 years have used pecan pellets. Good heat and much less ash and less cleaning than other types of pellets. House is IPS construction and usually only run stove part of the day. 0 replacement parts. Usually use 1/2 ton per year. Love the heat. Planning to install thermostat this year. House is 1635 sq. ft.Overall Performance:
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bought a big e 5 years ago.first year no problem after that 2 boards,2 blowers and am on another round of ordering 2 more blowers.can't afford to change heating system on a fixed income.Overall Performance:
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I have 2 new circuit boards for big e home heater Golden Eagle-4 heat levels Golden Eagle-5 heat levels sent wrong boards to me..make offer Bob-218-652-3457Overall Performance:
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live in montana big e is only heat in my home have ran it very hard for 4 years never had any problims average 1 bag a day and house stays 75 at all times 99.9% of problims i have seen with this stove are caused by neglect by the owners if you do basic cleaning once a week keep the tubes clean and full cleaning once every ton burned it will do its job as a service man of pellet stoves i can tell ...Overall Performance:
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We bought our big e 3 years ago and burn 4 tons a season through it without a single problem until now. The blower motor started to grind a bit so I yanked it out and stuck 2 new bearings in it. Simple to do but you may need a small bearing puller. Total cost $21 bucks for two bearings over nighted from MSC industrial supply. Sitting here now and it's purring away as usual. I'm told that the new ...Overall Performance:
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do not buy the replacement A-e 33a convection blower I have a replacement motor made in the u.s.a. very eaasy do do yourself for half the price dealers want around 200 dollars for their replacement I can get it for half the price my phone number is 484-335-0240Overall Performance:
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looking to buy your old blowers convection or combustion I can also fixed them at a descent priceOverall Performance:
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Ok bought my big E in 2005 and love it .I bought mine from farm and fleet.Ok as with anything things go bad!I see bloer motors ok here is what you do got to hardware hank in the harware dept and get the sealed bearings and you can replace them yourslef for 20.00 for either blower.Ok why they fail is 99.9 percent of all bearings are made in china!imagine that these stoves are american made and ...Overall Performance:
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4 seasons replaced blower motor 2 circuit boards piece of junk hey dan o do u still have yours need another circuit boardOverall Performance:
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We've run the Big E for 2 seasons now and are preparing for the 3rd as a sole source of heat in our 1600 sq. ft. home. We are in Green Bay and have burned 12 tons of pellets through the stove with no problems at all. Maybe I got one of the good ones or am 1 of the few that follow the cleaning schedule, either way I feel very fortunate to be burning pellets and maintaining a 74 dergee average temp ...Overall Performance:
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I would not buy another one. The replacement parts are excessively priced. The nearest dealer seems to be quite high priced, and independent($175.00 for cleaning, and $95.00 just for the service call). I am located in Massachusetts, and I do not believe that the price justifies ownership.Overall Performance:
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We had nothing but problems since we bought it and for the past three years it has not worked for more months than it has worked. I would never buy another.Overall Performance:
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I had only one small glitch when I first installed this stove. after i had recieved a handy tip. All went well. no problems at all for the past three years. Very pleased.Overall Performance:
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The Big E is a good idea if it works as advertised. My stove worked fairly well for the first season and I did perform all of the required maintenance because if you do not it will not light and or work effectively or properly, I do think it is a little fussy but I do burn a lot of pellets so it may be an adjustment was needed on my part. I could never get the maximum BTU's out of it as it ...Overall Performance:
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Purchased this stove 5 years ago. Pellet consumption is really low because the thing is never working. I've had to replace mulitiple parts every year. Replaced my wood stove with this unit, boy do I miss my wood stove. If you can only afford a breckwell wait. I'm buying a real stove for next season. If anyone wants this stove they can have it. I wouldn't feel good about selling it to ...Overall Performance:
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I have had my Big E for about 6 years. I keep getting a loud squeling noise that I can't figure out. Any ideas? I did replace the fan on the right side of the stove last year.Overall Performance:
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This unit sucks ,eats pellets , wont stay running ,no help from service dept. Always my fault not the stove . Big E peace of crap waisted money never again Englander mayby ?Overall Performance:
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I have had the Big E for 3 years now and the Combustion Blower Motor went out a few days ago. Have to order a new one for $188Overall Performance:
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I do not like this stove . We have had the same problem for the second time where the ash pan is made of cheap sheet metal and when it gets hot it warps real bad . It needs to be made of atleast 1/4 steel and that might stop it just maybe. If this is not fixed I will be getting another brand.Overall Performance:
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This unit is 120 days old and has failed. The retailer says it is our problem, installer won't come out after 48 hours with no heat and manufactures does not answer the call! We have been without heat for 2 days no help in site. this unit is advertised well and looks great sounds good and.... Buyer beware!!! We are a non profit and spent more money that we should have to be green and ...Overall Performance:
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This stove is without a doubt the biggest piece of crap I have ever purchased in my life! With $1800 invested plus chimneys/flues,I am trying to make do with it for a couple of years rather than just haul it to the junk yard and lose everything.I am VERY mechanically inclined and if it was not for that fact I would have frozen to death 100 times over the last 3 winters.Constantly going out and ...Overall Performance:
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No problems besides I notice a gap along the bottom of door, the stove its dlef (Not Door) had warp inward about a 1/2 inch... I only operate on 2 or 3 on cold days/nights... I was able to pull the metal back into position using a pipe wrench... Its not done this before! I am thinking burn pot got hot causing the warp... its less then a year old so I plan to contact for repair or replace!Overall Performance:
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WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE ! since i purchased this BIG E ,my kerosene heater puts out more heat.Overall Performance:
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We have had ours for 6 plus years now, still running good, replaced blower motor 2 years ago. We run 4-5 tons a year through it as our primary heat in Wisconsin. 1000 sq' downstairs and 2200' upstairs, works great to 0 degrees F. We have run it 24x7 for 6 years from Nov.-April. I think it is awesome and has paid for itself many times over. We bought ours at Farm & Fleet. My biggest ...Overall Performance:
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have had no problems had big e for three years burned 2.5 tons per winter could be a little less noisyOverall Performance:
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Owned this stove for 2 1/2 years. After first year it has been all down hill. Replaced door gasket twice,ignitor twice. Control panel face cracked and now has hole in it. Convection motor got very loud today and need to replace. Do not waste your money. Buy a different name brand.Overall Performance:
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Do not know a lot about wood pellet stoves. Bought a Breckwell E two years ago as handling wood ,for our air tight, was getting hard. If this stove is representative of pellet stoves you can have them. This one eats pellets, whole hog, with little heat.($5.99 a bag) Must be cleaned every two days and if you put, it seems, an extra pound of pellets the auger jams. I live in northern Ontario ...Overall Performance:
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I waited to write this because I initially liked the unit, three years later I want to replace it. I live in the white mountains of AZ and go through three tons a year. I get it professionally serviced every year and I keep it clean yet I still get errors and shut downs. Service calls don't fix it and the dealer does not do the service so I have to wait for a guy from a neighboring town to drive ...Overall Performance:
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I am hooking it up as I speak. What the hell did I do?Overall Performance:
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i've had my big e pellet stove for five years after 4 years the room blower started to make noise and quite ordered parts through breckwell on line and had them in 3 days unlike dealers that tell u 2 weeks for more money. oct 2010 burned 13 bags , nov 22 18 bags running on 3 level with thermostate set at 72 degres i have in basement attached to a 12x4 boot to 6 inch pipe to 2 vents in floor. ...Overall Performance:
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This is my second season using this stove for primary heat. We are saving a lot of money (compared to oil heat) MY only complaint is excessive noise.Overall Performance:
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Piece of garbage. Keep exhaust blower and computer in stock if you buy this item. I spend at least $800 a year in replacement parts for this stove. Horrible. Do Not buy itOverall Performance:
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owned breckwell big e utility heater for 5 plus years use it to heat 800 sq ft garage . when temp in garage is 25 leave heater on for 3 hours gets temp to 65 only complaint is cleaning ash out of the 2x3 openings in back of furnace . and having problems with insurance company's that will not insure you if you use them in a garageOverall Performance:
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Do not buy this item the stove is a maintenance nightmare. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. YOU WILL BE SORRY. AWFUL.Overall Performance:
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I have owned the Big E for 5 years (2005). I clean it every weekend and it works fine. I use it with my radiator heat (which I just start - thermostat at 50 degrees), and do not have to turn that on until December 1st and off on April 1st. I clean it with a shop vac with a HEPA filter, and use a 3/4 inch hose taped to a thin vac nozzle to clean the inner area behind the doors. For peak ...Overall Performance:
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Some trouble w/air flow when it was fixed so far so good Its a keeper.Overall Performance:
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bought my stove at mills fleet farm 3 years ago. live in northeast wisconsin. my stove heats 2500 sq. ft. easy.most of the winter it is left on no. 2. the only complaint i have is the crooks that sell the pellets. 3 years ago they were averaging 2.75 per bag. NOW, they are 5 dollars per bag?Overall Performance:
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will never own a breckwell product again toral piece of crap and no parts are avalible total junkOverall Performance:
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Was a Breckwell dealer for 3 years. Very inconsistent quality No support from manufacturer. Spent 1000's servicing- trying to do right by our customers re: failing components. never compensated - Returned 40+ stoves & dropped line entirely.Overall Performance:
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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 much help and I've had no luck getting help from Breckwell eventhough I've sent in their customer help form several times.... lesson is to never buy ...Overall Performance:
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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 the dealer had a whole grocery cart of them from 2 weeks). We also had to replace the burn pot and pan due to warping ($200). The third year, it ...Overall Performance:
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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 the winter it pulls it's weigh.Overall Performance:
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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.Overall Performance:
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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 WIRES AND CHECKING THE WIRES . I CALLED BACK ,THEN TOLD ME TO CHECK OUT THE VOLTAGE ON THE COMBUSTION MOTOR AT THE MOTOR THE BLUE AND WHITE WIRES. ...Overall Performance:
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My Big E is running on it's 3rd year, burning over 2 tons of pellets per season and no problem. Maintainance--Zero!!Overall Performance:
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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...Overall Performance:
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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. Look elsewhere for another brand (I found out that Golden eagle is the same as breckwell!)Overall Performance:
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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. 2. The design is very bare-bones-basic. 3. Some mechanical aptitude is absolutely required. If you can’t or don’t want to tinker with this ...Overall Performance:
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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 ...Overall Performance:
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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.Overall Performance:
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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 the burning coals to tumble into the front of the ash pan causing it to "Pop" releasing hot coals and unburned pellets to spill onto floor a major fire ...Overall Performance:
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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 is around 20 degrees out side. On the number 3 setting it is 85 inside. As it gets colder, we turn it on the number 3 setting. I am still playing ...Overall Performance:
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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 gallons of fuel oil last year here in the mountains of SoutWestern Pennsylvania. I am thinking about buying another one to put in our livingroom.Overall Performance:
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We live in the white mountains of newhampshire and have run this stove hard for three years. the room air blower motor just quit working today and the search is on for a new motor. Would I buy another breckwell! the answer is a big YES!!!Overall Performance:
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We've had our Big E for about a year, and we haven't had any problems with it. It's actually a bit more powerful than I thought, and I've had to figure out how to burn to get less output. It is totally worth what I paid for it.Overall Performance:
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We bought a Big E Home Heater last year. It ran for about 4 months before parts started failing on it. We've replaced the combustion blower twice and the control panel three times, and it continues to malfunction. Currently waiting for Breckwell to get back to us on how they will resolve this, although at this point, we really just want a refund so we can get a stove that actually works. In a ...