Just bought a Blaze King Princess Insert

I wil be interested to hear how it goes. I have been thinking of upgrading my insert for next winter.

SeattleRider said:

Tigger this will be my first insert ever. The primary fact that I really liked about BK was the longer burn times since our winters are not as harsh as other parts of the country. The price difference between Lopi and BK was roughly $300.

Once I get it going, I will be sure to let you know of my experience.

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You'll love it. When comparing prices note that folks east of the Mississippi get nailed an extra1000+$ for the same stoves so they consider bks "luxury" stoves due to cost.

Hoping to catch some feedback on the princess insert from any users. We have an Enviro M55C pellet insert currently and are looking to possibly add the princess insert in our other fireplace to help distribute the heat better. We stopped by and looked at Lopi and Vermont Casting, but the Blaze King seems to have good feedback online. Just hoping for some first hand experience/review from users here.

Highbeam said:

You'll love it. When comparing prices note that folks east of the Mississippi get nailed an extra1000+$ for the same stoves so they consider bks "luxury" stoves due to cost.

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This is NOT true any longer Highbeam. Any one that experienced this should PM me....now go fishing!!

NY- I installed my blazeking insert last fall. I previously heated with a century 2500. That was a good little stove but its JV vs. Varsity. The blazeking heated my 1900 sqft house all winter long. (like furnace was shut off) As you are aware we had a fairly long winter in New England. The stove was great in the shoulder season (19ish hours burns) and great in the dead of winter(9-12 hr burns) It produces a lot of heat when I needed it and a little heat when I wanted it. I was really impressed. As everyone will preach...DRY wood is a must. Everything I burned was under 20%. This was my first cat stove so I was a bit nervous. I installed myself, and then had a chimney company come look at it. It passed. Funny though he had never heard of BK. Oh well. I use too keep a rack of wood inside my living room next to the stove. t made loading easier. Last winter I just keep the next load of wood. I wasn't loading as often as my previous stove so no need for all that wood in there. I would highly recommend one. Good luck.

tigger - thanks for the reply and info!

Also Ill share what I was quoted locally...if anyone would care to respond, pm, etc.. their thoughts on the pricing that would also be a big help.

was told blaze princess insert -- $3200
Liner -1k (double wall insulated)
install 750

This is phone quote price...so no negotiation but I dont get the impression they will either.

Another plug for the BK insert love mine... sometimes to much according to my wife.

So what should we be paying east of the Mississippi for say an Ashford 30 with blower kit? Because it sure feels like i paid an arm and a leg for the one i just bought compared to these fellas out west.

I'll give you feed back... Bought a Harman Accentra insert for $5k, pellets now $300 per ton or so and can get wood at $175/cord, seasoned, cut/split and delivered. Don't like the heat from pellet (compared to wood stove) and certainly don't like the cleaning and maintenance - I do like the instant on with the flick of a switch but this does not rival the cons in the aforementioned. Although you are not asking for a compare (pellet vs wood), I would now go for the wood insert, and a BK would be a strong consideration when reviewing the comments on these threads. May ultimately replace my Jotul (part of the family) with a BK.

NYBurner said:

tigger - thanks for the reply and info!

Also Ill share what I was quoted locally...if anyone would care to respond, pm, etc.. their thoughts on the pricing that would also be a big help.

was told blaze princess insert -- $3200
Liner -1k (double wall insulated)
install 750

This is phone quote price...so no negotiation but I dont get the impression they will either.

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Sounds right on for the most part. Good price on the liner, a little high on the labor, might be right on if your roof is particularly difficult.

BKVP said:

This is NOT true any longer Highbeam. Any one that experienced this should PM me....now go fishing!!

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That post was from over 1.5 years ago.

BrotherBart said:

Patiently waiting for years to get the guy running the joint to automatically close zombie threads. For ten years.

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I guess we can agree that we both disagree about that point as already discussed. https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/i-dont-get-it.132080/#post-1775733

And because of BKVPs comment to an old post we now know that a BK stove is not supposed to cost a lot more on the east coast than the west. I call that relevant info.