Harman XXV
The Harman 25th anniversary pellet stove, featuring automatic ignition and temperature control and 50,000 BTU output. Additional features include a room sensor, ESP control, hook and roller door latch, large ash pan, and a choice of seven different colors.
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Harman Advance
Provides automatic operation. Set the desired temperature and the stove will automatically ignite the pellet fuel inside. Burns from 0 to 48,000 BTU/ hr.
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Harman XXV
The Harman 25th anniversary pellet stove, featuring automatic ignition and temperature control and 50,000 BTU output.
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- Feb 29, 2008
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I recently purchased my second Harmon stove after a 3 year nightmare with a Quadra fire MT Vernon that I purchased new and had professionally installed by the dealer (what a joke that was ) the Harmon is top of the line other than a loud vibration at hi fire but compared to the Quadra fire is a very dependable unit and works flawlessly .Not like the Quadra fire a over expensive piece of junk with ...Overall Performance:
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Had this stove for almost 8 years. I hear my house with it in Ct all winter long. The main issue I did wrong with it originally was to turn the sensitivity all the way up. This caused the secondary fans to come on very quickly, increasing the noise and using more pellets. Once I dialed it down, the secondary fan only comes on on the coldest days. I do run this stove with the top pipe adapter. ...Overall Performance:
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I have had this stove for 5 years and it's BTU output has never come close to advertised. My much cheaper Enviro rated at 35,000 btu's blows this Harman away. Very Expensive Pretty looking stove - but very inefficient (much of the heat goes out the chimney); not functional, very small ash pan which needs to be emptied often; little heat - est less than 15,000. Don't rely on this to actually heat ...Overall Performance:
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Hi There, I have had this stove going on 6 years now, I live in NH and burn about 4 to 5 tons a season. I see a lot of comments on here about the squealing noise. This is how you need to fix that noise, take the 2 back covers off with the stove off and unplugged. Locate the auger and the motor on the back end of it. Loosen the 1/2" nuts on the back and pop the motor off the auger. Slide the ...Overall Performance:
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Owned an XXV for over 5 years now. I must say the stove is not noisy if one considers that there are two fans moving air for combustion and heat circulation. So.. if you put the stove in your TV room, expect to turn up the TV. The fans are much the same noise as a 24 in box fan set on medium - you will notice the sound of the stove. If you can put the stove down the hall from your relaxation ...Overall Performance:
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The convection fan noise from this stove is terrible, a high pitched constant whine. The fan speed can be lowered so that the noise is reduced, but not eliminated, but lowering the fan speed dramatically reduces the heat output. The other two motor noises are fine, the auger and the combustion fan, it is the distribution fan that is intolerable. You will not notice how bad the noise is on a ...Overall Performance:
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I purchased the Harmen xxv and all I do is clean the glass, it gets teribly dirty in just a few hours. It is supposed to have an airwash system, but it definately is not working. I have had two other models of Harmen stoves and only had to clean the glass every 3 days, not 3 hours. The ash pan is so tiny and does not cover the bottom, so most of the ashes go outside the pan way down to the ...Overall Performance:
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Bought stove three years ago. Squealed from day one on and off. Lift lid and noise goes away. Whatever the cause the Customer service wanted nothing to do with it!! Brand new and $5000 later. They won't even pay for a guy to come look at it. That's my dime! People in Pennsylvania could care less! For five grand that's a joke. No warranty like they say. Any thing to try and fix comes out of my ...Overall Performance:
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Tried to start my stove last weekend and it would not run. Would start and run with a weak flame and shut off with in an hour. Combustion blower would continue to run and would not shut off. I pulled the blower off and cleaned it and cleaned the ESP now the combustion blower just hums and the stove wont even start. I tried replacing the control panel today, no change. I've had the stove for ...Overall Performance:
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On my fourth winter in northern New York. Our house is 2000 sq. ft has no problem heating the whole house. WE have had no issues with the stove. Would recommend to anyone.Overall Performance:
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I have a PF 100 first-year work great this is the second year six failures for the coldest days of the year contacted Harmon's customer service I have a reference number they do not respond to any my phone calls I asked a representative and customer service was there anybody else I could talk to with the issues Your answer was no, i'm probably going to take them to court to try to get this issue ...Overall Performance:
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We have had our Harman xxv since Sept 2009. I previously had a Vermont Casting wood stove which I liked but for efficiency and safety I am pleased w/ the switch to pellets. The advantages of pellets over wood for me was cleanliness, cost (I spend less on pellets than I did buying cords of wood) and as previously mentioned safety (no creosote build up) Pellets are a convection heat as opposed to a ...Overall Performance:
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We bought 2 Harman XXV stoves, and one of them has been nothing but problems from the day it was installed. The igniter has been replaced and still doesn't work properly. It sounds like an old jalopy and is so noisy it makes the entire room vibrate. The dust in the room from the pellets is horrible, and we buy the highest grade pellets available. When it runs out of pellets, it's almost ...Overall Performance:
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Really looking at pellet because I am tired of stacking, drying, buying, toting wood everyday and i am nearing 60 so the thought of clearing the woods isn't that inviting either.. I am told that Harman is the best Pellet stove although expensive. Between the Harman XXV and the Breckwell SP4000 what do you recommend & why?Overall Performance:
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We have had this stove since 11/12 and have been happy so far. We have recently experienced the squealing noise and after troubleshooting with the dealer have had no success in fixing it. I have maintained the stove as recommended and after completing yet another thorough cleaning, still have the noise. Has anyone figured out what this is and how to fix it!!!Overall Performance:
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This is our third season with the Harman XXV. Its basically our primary heat source since we have baseboard heat and rarely use it. The Harman replaced an old woodstove that commanded the living room. Its not bitterly cold here in Creston BC but in fact real mild winters so I don't even come close to using the stove to its full potential. I have the stove turned down almost as low as it goes and ...Overall Performance:
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We purchased the Harman xxv stove in 2008. At first we loved the stove. It worked better than expected. 1st yr., no problems, 2nd yr. we found a wear hole in the auger shaft where the pellets exit,plus igniter was dead. We had repairman come and changed both items(warranty). The repairman had never changed a auger shaft on 1 of these stoves and this was a sight to see. Complete teardown. I will ...Overall Performance:
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I have had my stove for three seasons now with no problems. It burns on average a bag a day and I have yet to replace the ignitor. One thing I always do is light the stove in auto mode and once lit put in manual mode. manual mode will continue to feed the stove to keep it lit and this will prevent the stove from going out and trying re-light. I did have a squeel noise for awhile but I think it ...Overall Performance:
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I've been burning a Harman Advance for 7 years with no problems or replacement parts. Did hear loud clunking sound every once in a while coming from the feeder area and narrowed it down to the size of the pellets. Found certain brand of pellets had larger than normal pellets so switched brand and clunking went away. Harman makes a great stove and helped reduce my oil bill to next to nothing.Overall Performance:
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Igniters. Three of them so far since 2006. The new design has a coupler that is too fat to go through the hole in the back making it near impossible to install. A ridiculous design flaw for such an expensive unit. Be prepared to spend a hundred or so every two years, or a lot more if you can't install it yourself after warranty. Like some folks have already noted, manually lighting the stove is a ...Overall Performance:
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My Harmon is 4 years old.I have replaced 2 Igniters I use 3 To 4 tons of HARD WOOD pellets every year.The only problem is the room where the stove is gets Dust on everything?Overall Performance:
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we bought this stove in October of 2011 to be our only heat source and it has been great. it was never so warm in my house before. we were paying a 350 to 400 dollar electric in the past to heat our house (electic heat) and our house was still cold. We have not shut the stove off since October. I love the stove and would recommend it to anyone. Alot of people complain about it making noise ...Overall Performance:
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I've had this stove for 3+ years. I've had nothing but problems. Always at the most inopportune time. Replaced the control board, pressure switch, and igniter. My newest igniter just went out. I'm having to start the stove manually which is a real PITA. Since I'm over 120 miles from my dealer, I've had to do all the work myself. The parts were covered under warranty. The stove is not quite, it ...Overall Performance:
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I have had my Harman XXV for 6 yrs now and feel it is one of the best investments I have ever made. I clean my stove about every 3 weeks, the stove is definetly more efficient when it is clean, a good cleaning of the stove takes about 1/2 hr. I had (1) issue with the stove in 6 yrs. the issue was a status issue which consist of 3 blinks on the control panel. I fixed this issue by replacing the ...Overall Performance:
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have the XXV for 5 seasons, works well, has saved me hundreds on heating oil, but the distribution fan sounds like it is not running steady, i perform routine maintenance and have insure there is nothing blocking the air flow... it does not look very easy to replace... any pointers?Overall Performance:
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we are a harman and quadra fire dealer and sell many pellet stoves and inserts both products are the top of the line in the industry the main thing for any pellet unit is to burn quality pellets and the proper install from the dealer.Overall Performance:
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That crunching grinding noise and a load snap and bang once in a while. We had the same thing, the chain drive needs to adjusted, there is a nylon wheel it rubs aginst the ubderside of the chain as it rotates, adjustment screw is located on the inside of the bracket (top) holding it, it will fix it. Another person asked about grinding inside, had that too, it seems its the pellets going through ...Overall Performance:
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Thought I solved the problem with the squeal, but its back like a bad sequel. It sounds like the cog on the auger or the bearings in the auger? This sound has plague us for several years with no resolve, great stove, but annoying.Overall Performance:
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Pellet Stove never has worked since installed 7 months ago... It appears the Harman dealer is just as upset with the quality and lack of support from the Harman product. It is very efficient... it has only gone through 2 bags of pellets in 3 months (mainly because it has been waiting on a Harman technician to guess what the problem is and parts take 3-5 weeks to arrive even for rush ...Overall Performance:
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Our story sounds like so many on the web so I'll make it short and sweet. I would absolutely NOT recommend a Harman Pellet Stove to anyone. In fact, I would say....buy ANYTHING else first. We really did our research and we thought we had the best recommendation. The sales person said it was extremely quiet (which is absolute BS) and was easy to use. Neither was correct or even in the range ...Overall Performance:
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Technician and I went over it once again today. I had it all figured out before he arrived (as mentioned in your email) to help and was hoping to save him and I time. I eliminated one thing at a time, first cleaned to metal the fire pot and front of auger shaft(still made noise), cleared hopper and shaft of all pellets (still noise), took back plates off and watched the sound happen every time ...Overall Performance:
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Purchased this stove to replace my Vermont Castings Vigilant. It is much easier to use but REAL noisy and cost more than wood to operate. From day one there has been a rumble that shakes the floor, a crunching grinding noise and a load snap and bang once in a while. To date this stove has consumed on average about 2 bags a day. That’s $8.00 a day which is going to be more costly than even oil. ...Overall Performance:
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Hi, just bought this stove, been through about 15 bags of pellets, trying to find the right pellet for this stove, I have the direct vent system, not sure if this means that I will need to use more pellets since the air is cold. I'm finding that all hardwood lasts longer. I thought I wouldnt need to use more than a bag per day, sometimes I need 2 bags. Maybe I have to play with the settings. Was ...Overall Performance:
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We've had our Harman XXV for around 7 years now. We had a Vermont Castings wood stove previously. The Harman stove is much easier and cleaner to use than the wood stove, but is noisier due to the fan and auger. The wood stove definitely produced more heat, but was not as controllable. We use about a bag of pellets per day on average. Our biggest complaint is the igniter has failed twice and ...Overall Performance:
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I am on the 7th season (now 2011) with an XXV and absolutely love it. I had a Whitfield for 10 years prior to owning this stove. It also ran great but no automatics, and a lot noisier due to the fan pushing air through small holes, and dropping pellets into the hopper rather than pushing them in from the bottom. I have burned Golden Fire pellets for the entire time I have had a pellet ...Overall Performance:
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I have had the stove for 2 months now. I love the heat it puts out go through about a bag a day heats my basement & upstairs I keep it on 70-75 & I only loose 3-4 degrees upstairs. It worked great for 2 months now just like everyone else i have a the squeal problem too. It seems to be creasote build up on the bottom of the auger tube close to the burn pot. It seems to help if you clean it there ...Overall Performance:
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Had the XXV for about a month. The Auger stopped working two days ago. When working it is a gem. But given that I have only had the stove a month and I am sitting in a cold house waiting for service has me concerned.Overall Performance:
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ignigiter has gone out 3 times! X $100 BS!Overall Performance:
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This stove heats my whole house with ease alot better than throwing my money away in the oil burner three years and going strongOverall Performance:
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Purchased earlier this year (after heating season). Finally got the chance to use the stove. Very happy with the performance. To a little time to configure the settings properly, but once input everything works great. Don't have any issues with smoke in the house. We will use only premium pellets. To date, we have yet to put our forced hot air furnace on! We are very happy we purchased ...Overall Performance:
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Bought a XXV last year and the pellet auger sounds like a rotisserie grill. It also has a subwoofer like rumbling when at a higher burn rate. Harmon says it's "normal"...guess I expected too much for my $4000.00 bucks!Overall Performance:
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I have had the stove 2 weeks now. Heats the house better then my propane fireplace did. After we got it some of the paint was just falling off. When you pay that much for a stove you don't expect the paint to just fall off. Have some vibration and sounds like a truck outside, but otherwise happy with it.Overall Performance:
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i have noticed some complaints about the xxv im employed with harman contact them directly they are a great company and care about there customer base im sure they would be glad to helpOverall Performance:
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bought a xxv in december and it has been in constant use 24/7 no problems....Overall Performance:
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Purchase made on Nov 2,2010. In three months have had repair person at my house five times. Very noisy, started with the nasty squeal from auger, overall vibration like a train in the room, cracking, banging, knocking. Likes to be cleaned often. Have had the feed motor and auger replaced. Did not fix noise only the squeal.Puts out decent heat but is picky about what type of pellets used. Of ...Overall Performance:
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I've own this stove for 5 years. Replaced one ignitor which was covered by the warranty. Great service from my dealer. It's the best pellet stove I've own...and I have four: quadra fire (which I will never buy again, nothing but problems), thelin (good stove) and Avalon (replaced circuit board and ignitors, but still running after 10 years).Overall Performance:
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Headache-inducing scream comes from the auger. Dealer has been great (4 trips to deal with this), but the problem always returns. Auger replace in 2010. Seems like a design issue since we know people with other models that have never had this problem. Currently unusable. We maintain the stove more frequently that what's recommended. Ask explicitly about the auger noise and what your ...Overall Performance:
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first year no problem. past 2 years get 6 blinks and stove shuts down. dealer has not be able to find problem and i have to pay for them to come out for nothing. no a happy customerOverall Performance:
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My stove smells like smoke a great deal. Is this common or unusual. Sometimes more than others.Overall Performance:
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Dose anyone know where I could get a good price on an xxv. IM willing to ship it to where I live on Long Island NY.Overall Performance:
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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. This is happening again this year. My husband has been able to get the stove started by cleaning it very thoroughly, but it still seems wrong to me ...Overall Performance:
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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 deal. This winter the ignitor went bad. Again a quick phone call and it was replaced at no charge. A month ago while cleaning the stove, I noticed ...Overall Performance:
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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 compalined that it was too hot! Thanks for this wonderful product!Overall Performance:
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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 knock it one star, there is an issue with a squeel of some sort, but given the fact the stove is in the basement it doesn't bother me. Seems a common ...Overall Performance:
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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.Overall Performance:
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My Harman XXV runs about the same. I burned 25 bags in 20 days a couple of months ago when I was counting. I live in Northern Minnesota.Overall Performance:
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I Love the stove, I am still learning what setting to set the temp to for the best results in my home. I have burned 20 bags of pellets in 17 days.