saigon71
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Last Fall, I paid $2299 for the Mini, plus $237 for venting, and $175 in labor in Bernardston, MA. I think that price in Burlington sounds really high!
saigon71 said:Last Fall, I paid $2299 for the Mini, plus $237 for venting, and $175 in labor in Bernardston, MA. I think that price in Burlington sounds really high!
JohnM said:saigon71 said:Last Fall, I paid $2299 for the Mini, plus $237 for venting, and $175 in labor in Bernardston, MA. I think that price in Burlington sounds really high!
Yup...it definitely looks that way! I'm feeling like I need to either go to Canada or Maryland for a really good price. It's nice to know there are options out there. That's for telling me about the venting and labor as well -- even those prices are higher.
I had the Mini installed just after the new year without the OAK. Mistake. The stove was sucking the cold air up out of the basement, since I was not using the forced air anymore and it was a lot colder down there. Watch out for pipes freezing. Since putting the OAK in, I spend no time fussing with the settings now, and the down side of cold air coming into the house through the back of the stove is not an issue at all. By the way get a copy of the older technical manual for the Mini, not the Mini A, it has more detail. And make sure whoever does the install does a Magnehelic reading of the vacuum pressure to set the best damper position. My installer did not do it so I just bought the guage and did it myself yesterday. Wow was I surprised. The info as to where to set the damper that I was given on this site was completely wrong for my stove. I do have to say the advice given on the forum is considerate and invaluable.Thanks for all the info and feedback about the Mini from everyone -- I'm learning stuff. It's nice to hear about the fact that people like it and sounds like a really good stove, as well as the OAK information -- something I didn't know about. I'll check out the technical manual so I'm more on top of things when I go back to the dealer.
WELL...with that -- I guess in buying the stove do you think there is room to negotiate the price? When I went to a place to talk about price they said $2600 for the stove, $195 for vent kit (is think that isn't OAK) and $375 for installation. Just wondering if this seems ok. I know nothing about what this should cost.
That is a great looking little stove. Very similar to our Nero. Just fix the air intake and you are laughing
Hope the hunt is successful....Snow was W and S of us.....just got about 2 inch and then bitter cold, single digits again. I'm out of pellets - down to last 5 bags on on the hunt for another ton. My normal supplier (free delivery) is sold out. Going to have to try Curtis lumber or somewhere to finds some more.
This is really good information and the fact that you took the time to inform us Mini owners is much appreciated.Had my 1st big Mini A issue. Stopped feeding the burn pot but I could hear the auger motor running. I looked up the drop shoot with a light to see if it was clogged - but no. Also could see the auger turning when the motor was running. So was wondering what the heck was going on. So I emptied out hopper using a cup and a 5 gal bucket and discovered the cover had separated off the auger housing. One of the little sheet metal screws had worked its way out and the pellets were just pushing out the side of the cover. Also discovered the sealant had failed too. So I removed the other little screws and cleaned the whole thing, put fresh high temp RTV on the cover and re installed it. The cover is held on by only 4 little self tapping sheet metal screws. Not impressed with the mounting of the cover, but anyway glued it back together put the screws back in and let it sit overnight to cure. Fired up the stove this morning and all working good again. So for the mini A owners out there check the cover and make sure the little sheet metal screws are all in tight!
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