Breckwell Big E P1000 or US Stove SP1000

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Jimmy P

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OK I have been looking around now and I have found some of these really cheap. I have searched the forums and it seems like people either LOVE them or HATE them.

On the Breckwell site, the P1000 is listed as 55000BTU

On the Fllet Farm site, they have a Breckwell listed as a SP1000 with only 47000BTU. I emailed them and they said their supplier for that stove is US Stoves.

http://www.fleetfarm.com/mff/detail...oduct search&gclid=CLac6JqxoLMCFY9_Qgod0CEApA

I know US Stoves bought Breckwell, but what is the deal with the different specs?

Anyone have any ideas? I have checked CL for used stoves, but I really don't want to buy someone's headache. I just can't afford a Harman right now (probably because I've spent all my money in the last few years on PROPANE!)

Comments, suggestions, best prices for other stoves, anything....... I'm so confused.
 
Breckwell over rated the unit. Max pellet usage is rated at 5 pounds per hour. No possible way a stove that has a feed rate of 5 pounds per hour could ever produce 55K BTU's. The latest rating on Breckwells site is 45K BTU's and that is still gross BTU output. Actual BTU's produced is less.

Example: 45K x 85% efficiency(and thats really pushing it!) = 38.25K BTU's.

Stove manufacturers us the estimated pounds per hour x the BTU per pound. They like to use a high number for BTU per pound. Breckwell is using 9000 BTU per pound. When most pellets don't produce much more then 8000 BTU per pound. So even 45K is a bit overly rated IMHO. Honestly if you are looking for a big stove, The bigE isn't very big. I'd check out some true big stoves that eat over 8 pounds per hour if you really need large BTU's dumped into the area you want to heat.

8000 x 8 pounds per hour= 64000 BTU's groos output(still need to deduct stoves effiency rating).

I learned all this the hardway, My bigE didn't do what I needed(or was claimed). So I sold it and moved on to a stove that really could do what was claimed.
 
I bought a used St Croix in '05 (?) and it has been flawless... I believe most stoves get sold because no one cleans 'em correctly and they don't perform well when dirty. Buy a quality stove even if it's used rather than one of those units... an Englander stove is very good BTW despite the low price..
 
Even though this is an old post, I thought this information might be important

The new US Stove Chinese made is pure trash. It is far lighter and that alone should tell you they skimped on metal. Mine if I remember right was around the mid 300 pounds range, and the new one is 220 pounds?

Being now forced to buy US Stove trash parts is unsettling the augers look so cheapo and Chinese crappy metal compared to my original. Yes I keep spare parts in case this 11 year old stove may actually break someday. 11 winters running 24/7, for 7 months straight, at a tonnage of 7.5 to 10 tons yearly.
When it hit it's 10th birth day the convection blower motor bearings started to make noise so I ordered a new blower and got lucky and found a supplier that had the original ball bearing motors, be wary of sleeve bearings that most newer stoves have they are trash and break down almost every 3 to 4 years.

Other than the Convection Blower motor failing no other problems and all the parts are still original. I would love to find another P-1000 Big E and have it as a spare, or replace mine and keep it as a spare parts unit.

I work on other brands for people here and there, but the Breckwell Big-E (P-1000) is the best they made period. I wish Breckwell didn't sell to US Stoves who is a Chinese a junk peddler.



OK I have been looking around now and I have found some of these really cheap. I have searched the forums and it seems like people either LOVE them or HATE them.

On the Breckwell site, the P1000 is listed as 55000BTU

On the Fllet Farm site, they have a Breckwell listed as a SP1000 with only 47000BTU. I emailed them and they said their supplier for that stove is US Stoves.

http://www.fleetfarm.com/mff/detail/breckwell-big-e-pellet-stove/0000000077520?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=shopping+search&utm_campaign=google+product search&gclid=CLac6JqxoLMCFY9_Qgod0CEApA

I know US Stoves bought Breckwell, but what is the deal with the different specs?

Anyone have any ideas? I have checked CL for used stoves, but I really don't want to buy someone's headache. I just can't afford a Harman right now (probably because I've spent all my money in the last few years on PROPANE!)

Comments, suggestions, best prices for other stoves, anything....... I'm so confused.
 
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