Transporting a used pellet stove

womaus said:

And the van was sideways!

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Air ride that way

I would lay it down but if its been used prior to the transport, I would clean it out before and after the transport really well. All that shaking around might dislodge soot that you missed prior to transport and block passages etc.

I remember when I took my stove home with the rental truck. what a project to get it off the truck and that was with ramps and a hand truck. It really stressed the hand truck to the point I thought it might break but luckily it didn't. I also thought at one point the truck ramps would give way, especially in the middle. I cant imagine having to lift that sucker and slide it in a car.

IF there are no loose parts to fall, bounce, rattle or otherwise get damaged, it wont hurt a pellet stove to lay flat.

There is no oil fill or such to worry about.

Pad it good with some old blankets folded up and gitterdone

(didn't read any previous replies but, ) Put it in whatever it will fit whatever way you can fit it. It'll be be fine so long as the hopper is empty. Only thing to be cautious of would be strain on the door assembly and of course the glass.

Easy way is to make sure it stays upright so it's setting how it naturally wants to sit but if you have to lay it down just make sure you're not bending the door or pressing on the glass. The glass can get expensive and turn an otherwise good deal into a spendy pain the hiney.

And now an installation keg.

Yes. It's my bride. And (Looking around apprehensivly.) She is older than she looks. She takes very good care of herself and has good genes too. I guess I can say mid-fifties without being killed and the picture is only a month old.

I meant an installation keg. Celebrations for a job well done. Will fix it.

What can I say? I'm getting old and decrepit I guess.

Cranky Yankee said:

I looked at the same stove, what kept me away was finding readiy available parts if needed

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I'm in the market for a new pellet stove myself and 1st looked at the Quadra Fire 1200 which was a decent contemporary style. About $2600 at Yankee. I then checked out the Ravelli at Hearth Works North Reading. I wasn't crazy about the RV100 Classic with the legs, but their near-twin RV100 looks more contemporary without the legs. The salesperson spoke highly of the Ravelli build quality. In doing some research on the Ravelli site, seems to be more than 20 New England dealers for Ravelli. I spoke to the dealer in Holyoke, MA (McKenney) and he also spoke highly of them. He also expressed some initial concern with the brand being an import from Italy and prior market entrance under their previous name. He mentioned that this go around for the company was an all-in bid. Instead of wholesale distribution, they have their own warehouse operation and CA headquarters. Parts are readily available and are reasonably priced according to him. Again, that was one of my concerns - price of parts. But in his opinion as well, the parts are of high quality, in fact, the motors are actually German made. Lastly, he mentioned that on older previous Gen models, their burners were more suited to Euro pellets which are slightly different than US pellets. As such, they either weren't as efficient or required more maintenance. The newer models have been re-designed to account for the US market of pellets.

So, I feel better about plunking down $3k on a new one. The RV100 also has a humidifier pan built-in and an outdoor air option that most of their others do not. If anyone else has personal experience with one of these Ravelli 100's I'd love to get your feedback. Also, if anyone has any suggestions for a similar contemporary style pellet stove, I'd love to consider alternatives.

BTW... hearthandhome.com did an article about Ravelli this past July 2015 issue.