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Adobe Problems- Owner Unite
Posted: 30 July 2008 09:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 121 ]
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Checked out the adobe boiler web site and was redirected to http://www.enterpriseboiler.com .  Looks like Phil might be trying to sell the same garbage under a different name.  Try typing in adobeboiler.com See what happens

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Posted: 30 July 2008 11:04 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 122 ]
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I had heard through the grapevine Phillip Dougherty was trying to get someone else to run/takeover Adobe Boiler… Maybe he did or maybe it’s just another part of his scheme to defraud others??? Looks very similar to http://www.adobeboiler.com--- no contact phone number. Check out his other bogus website http://www.outdoorboilers.com-- also looks very similar to the current website. Like I said before the story continues.......

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Almost 7 Month old rusted Adobe 100 ready for Maine & New York Attorney General inspection/Junk yard/Lawyer & litigation

Econoburn 100 -delivered Aug. 08, Double wall stovepipe delivered, all wood cut,split and in the barn.

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Posted: 28 August 2008 08:30 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 123 ]
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Here are pictures of my Adobe(Cheapest skinned thing Phillip Dougherty can sell) 100 Boiler. Not even a years use and ready to be rebuilt courtesy of the poor unsuspecting owner. The refractory with the draft holes is now cracked. Panels completely rusted through now. Pivoting cover over draft fan is my experimentation with natural draft.

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Almost 7 Month old rusted Adobe 100 ready for Maine & New York Attorney General inspection/Junk yard/Lawyer & litigation

Econoburn 100 -delivered Aug. 08, Double wall stovepipe delivered, all wood cut,split and in the barn.

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Posted: 28 August 2008 09:06 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 124 ]
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More pictures.

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Almost 7 Month old rusted Adobe 100 ready for Maine & New York Attorney General inspection/Junk yard/Lawyer & litigation

Econoburn 100 -delivered Aug. 08, Double wall stovepipe delivered, all wood cut,split and in the barn.

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Posted: 28 August 2008 09:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 125 ]
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Couple more.

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Almost 7 Month old rusted Adobe 100 ready for Maine & New York Attorney General inspection/Junk yard/Lawyer & litigation

Econoburn 100 -delivered Aug. 08, Double wall stovepipe delivered, all wood cut,split and in the barn.

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Posted: 06 September 2008 07:55 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 126 ]
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I was searching the web looking for any more info on the low life Philip Dougherty and guess what I found some.  If you go to http://www.manta.com and type in Dirigo Manufacturing under the search bar you will come up with some info.  Specifically linking adobe boilers to http://www.outdoorboilers.com which redirects you to http://www.enterpriseboiler.com.  Just confirming everybody’s suspicion .  Philip Dougherty is trying to sell more junk just like the adobe boiler.  Check it out for yourself.

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Posted: 08 September 2008 09:34 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 127 ]
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This is the response that Phillip Dougherty/ http://www.enterpriseboiler.com sent to the NY AG after four months of refusing to correspond with them. I find it odd that there were no warranty restrictions regarding a build on site boiler in effect at the time I purchased it. The archived warranty on the http://www.archive.org website shows the warranty stipulations changed after my boiler purchase date of March 16,2007. Could it be the warranty was changed to suit the needs of Phillip Dougherty and Dirigo Manufacturing? Phil also sent a copy of the Adobe warranty. Guess what—this version of the warranty is no where to be found anywhere. Sounds like another conveniently altered document to help out the con artist. The last two sentences were added in section # 8 probably just for my benefit as I have filed complaints with the ME/NY AG’s and the BBB after I could never contact dear old Phil. Phil’s e-mail from July 1, 2008 with the “30 days on parts” conflicts with every warranty previously found on archive.org--all other warranties with the “parts” warranty have a 1 year limitation. He goes on to say “The warranty has been posted on the Site since 2003 stating the warranty.” WHAT SITE?!?!?! The only thing I could find was http://www.dirigomanufacturing.com--that went back to Feb. 2006.

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Posted: 08 September 2008 10:36 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 128 ]
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The images are finally up for the last post. The 2nd and 3rd image should be switched. Adobe owners tell me if this warranty looks familiar- oops I forgot you probably didn’t get any warranty.

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Almost 7 Month old rusted Adobe 100 ready for Maine & New York Attorney General inspection/Junk yard/Lawyer & litigation

Econoburn 100 -delivered Aug. 08, Double wall stovepipe delivered, all wood cut,split and in the barn.

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Posted: 08 September 2008 10:47 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 129 ]
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What warranty ,how would we know he never returns any calls. That still doesn’t explain why he sent me the wrong boiler with a altered serial number. What a crook and poor excuse for a human being.

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Adobe- no storage yet, don’t know what yet
Stihl MS310- 18”
Homelite 1130G- 36” (man killer)
ex Aqua-therm user for 13 years

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Posted: 20 September 2008 10:18 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 130 ]
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Adobe owners---- Good news - the http://www.adobeboiler.com website is up and running again. Buy your Adobe Boiler assembled or in a kit. See the same old rehash of old Adobe Boiler pamphlets and the “Contact Us” (E-mail contact only). See the rehash of “Gasifire unit” Phillip Dougherty has used a couple of years ago. Website is constructed by same website provider as http://www.enterpriseboiler.com . E-mail the new company because you can’t call them- Susan and Jim. There is no mention of who owns this company.

Was this wealth of knowledge of boilers passed on by Phillip Dougherty to the new company or is he still lurking behind the curtain??????? Hmmm.......

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