Used Harman Accentra purchase, self installation, advice?

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JimD said:
Aww man sorry. He said he had some that wanted to see it. The filigree ?Are you talking about this in the picture? The stove was ready to go.
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That's the part. I was able to stick my hand right in there to check the exchanger tubes. Didn't register that it was missing until I was back in the city looking at another.

No need to be sorry...even at $2000 it wasn't the stove for me. People have accused me of being born in the hardware aisle of Spag's. I'm deeply set in the "Outside of 495" mentality. Cheap bastard and all that.

Very nice stove though you purchased. Nice guy too selling it too. I'm happy to see he got close to what he felt it was worth. Super clean, almost scary clean. I brought a friend with me to look at it, he's had an Accentra going on 11 years now ($2300.00 then brand new), with few maintenance issues. After seeing this one he told me he'd sell me his then buy this one to replace it.

Best of luck with it.
 
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bogieb said:
this one has been on CL for a couple of weeks: http://nh.craigslist.org/app/5272031493.html , bet he would come down on price some. Can get in a nice scenic drive for leaf peeping on the way.
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How'd I miss seeing this one? Jaffrey isn't far from where I am. Used to go up to Monadnock Berries in Troy after forcing the children to climb Mt. Monadnock, then over to Kimball Farms.

Pushing out an email now.

Some others out there also in Rhode Island.

Many thanks for the lead.
 
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womaus said:
How'd I miss seeing this one? Jaffrey isn't far from where I am. Used to go up to Monadnock Berries in Troy after forcing the children to climb Mt. Monadnock, then over to Kimball Farms.

Pushing out an email now.

Some others out there also in Rhode Island.

Many thanks for the lead.
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Hope you get it. And for a good price.
 
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JimD said:
Hope you get it. And for a good price.
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Don't you want this one too? For a spare?

I've got a line on another stove, one that I would prefer (not a Harman). Trying to work that out now. A bit of a distance, but might be worth it.

How's the one I let fall off the hook? Has the dog moved yet?
 
womaus said:
Don't you want this one too? For a spare?

I've got a line on another stove, one that I would prefer (not a Harman). Trying to work that out now. A bit of a distance, but might be worth it.

How's the one I let fall off the hook? Has the dog moved yet?
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Hmmm, one for the basement? Ha ha no..that one made me broke, I shut it down last night, I just fired it up again with a full hopper, I should be able to watch it for a good 6 + hours before bed now to see how it does modulating. I didn't want to run it through the night before a good test. Started right up..yep Dog will be back in front of it soon, she used to live in front of the coal stove ha ha ....good luck on the stove hunt :)
 
womaus said:
Don't you want this one too? For a spare?

I've got a line on another stove, one that I would prefer (not a Harman). Trying to work that out now. A bit of a distance, but might be worth it.

How's the one I let fall off the hook? Has the dog moved yet?
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Sent you a PM.
 
Will be looking at another Accentra at noon today.

Then I'll need to get a dog?
 
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Saw another Accentra today, pretty close to home, turns out it was a bit over twice as old as advertised, and did not complete a test cycle run. Auger not running, not sure if it's seized, motor gone, or not getting power to the motor. Or control board issue. Didn't have a test cord with me to jump it. Was advertised as a fine running, no issues machine.

If I had more experience with these I'd like to grab it and see what it needs, if the price was right.

The search continues.

JimD sent off a link to another, sound promising. Need to figure out how to respond to PMs.
 
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womaus said:
Saw another Accentra today, pretty close to home, turns out it was a bit over twice as old as advertised, and did not complete a test cycle run. Auger not running, not sure if it's seized, motor gone, or not getting power to the motor. Or control board issue. Didn't have a test cord with me to jump it. Was advertised as a fine running, no issues machine.

If I had more experience with these I'd like to grab it and see what it needs, if the price was right.

The search continues.

JimD sent off a link to another, sound promising. Need to figure out how to respond to PMs.
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Hopefully it's as advertised.... sometimes yeah Craigslist ads are made to sound better ...good luck [emoji4]
 
JimD said:
Hopefully it's as advertised.... sometimes yeah Craigslist ads are made to sound better ...good luck [emoji4]
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Yeah...that one I responded to up in Hardwick now seems to sound a lot better...damn.
 
JimD said:
Oh..I just got the PM...bummer on that one
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Would be a good stove for someone that knows how to troubleshoot correctly, I'm just not there yet.
 
womaus said:
Saw another Accentra today, pretty close to home, turns out it was a bit over twice as old as advertised, and did not complete a test cycle run. Auger not running, not sure if it's seized, motor gone, or not getting power to the motor. Or control board issue. Didn't have a test cord with me to jump it. Was advertised as a fine running, no issues machine.

If I had more experience with these I'd like to grab it and see what it needs, if the price was right.

The search continues.

JimD sent off a link to another, sound promising. Need to figure out how to respond to PMs.
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Bummer!
 
bogieb said:
Bummer!
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Success!!!

Less than a mile from home. Just over 10 years old, but in excellent shape, running order. Comes with the Harman Accentra cast iron floor protector, Harman thru-wall w/ OAK plates, possibly some other items.

Great seller too. He'll be good to have local. He has good advice on very local pellet sources, repair techs if ever needed.

New thread about to be created. I'll have hundreds of questions on cleaning up the outside, installation, best practices on maintenance etc.

To all that provided links to online sales, advice between makes and models, and all else: Thanks. Many thanks.
 
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