I've had a Whitfield Advantage II for awhile and really have had good luck with it. It's rather old and I figured I would get a new one, and take the Whitfield to the cottage as a trial run instead of using my wood stove . I know this isn't a apple to apples comparison but I can't see why all pellet stoves aren't designed the way Harman has done it.
My Harman experience started off rocky as I bought a new P38 and had many problems, although this was rectified by the dealer that upgraded me to a P43, I have had zero issues with this stove, it's great. What sold me on this stove is how the pellets are burnt, then pushed up, and out of the burn pot. This is a really great design as you don't have to be constantly watching it. My Whitfield is a good pellet stove as well, however the burn pot relies on the pellets burning down enough to eventually fall through the grate and make way for the new pellets - it works, but there are times I come back and there are pellets piled up in the pot and you have to make a quick cleanup..I'm not really complaining because it's a old stove and it still serves me well. What surprises me, is looking through this forum and see many new pellet stoves with the old burn pot design - has this design been greatly improved and/or is Harman the only one with the "push" design. ??
My Harman experience started off rocky as I bought a new P38 and had many problems, although this was rectified by the dealer that upgraded me to a P43, I have had zero issues with this stove, it's great. What sold me on this stove is how the pellets are burnt, then pushed up, and out of the burn pot. This is a really great design as you don't have to be constantly watching it. My Whitfield is a good pellet stove as well, however the burn pot relies on the pellets burning down enough to eventually fall through the grate and make way for the new pellets - it works, but there are times I come back and there are pellets piled up in the pot and you have to make a quick cleanup..I'm not really complaining because it's a old stove and it still serves me well. What surprises me, is looking through this forum and see many new pellet stoves with the old burn pot design - has this design been greatly improved and/or is Harman the only one with the "push" design. ??
!! Bad idea, Let's start boycotting things not made in the USA..
