Love my Madison. The "smart" feature is flaky and I'm probably ignoring it this year (well, I have another month or 2 before burning begins, so maybe I should take it out & fiddle with the thermostatic spring assembly a bit). Would be interesting to see if the larger one has improved upon it.
Im itching to try this stove. I just luv the huge fire viewing door. Theres 1 review about a warped door that required a thicker gasket but i would think englander would make good on a warped door. I want the big daddy model the 2400. Ill probably pull the trigger on this by xmas. Been waiting for a sale but its always $899 at lowes.
ID think they could do better than $50 off. I bought a few NC-30s for 30% off just because it was off peak season. Id be interested if they did. ITs not quite clear if the stove is a blemished new stove or a factory refurbished ,both descriptions are listed.
The big glass and view of the fire is pretty much "all that". This is my first EPA-cert stove and it delivered in spades. Chimney only had the typical soot accumulation (didn't measure how much, wasn't a lot) but no notable creosote when I swept it last month.
Ill report on the fire view although it will be tough to beat my Harman for the fire show ,however the door is larger on this new englander version and im mildly interested in how that auto setback works.
There are several ways to get discounts at Lowes... they used to do coupons, and they may still do them. They usually come in the "moving packet" or "change of address packet" that can get obtained for free from your local post office. Another option is the military discount; active duty and retired military get the discount but usually most Lowe's stores will honor it for non-retired veterans as well (non-retired vets would be those that left service before earning a full-retirement).
I found out that as the brother of 2 vets i can get a 10% discount although im not sure how id do that. Probably have to have my brother order it. Would be a better deal than the AM/FM store. I already told my brother he could have one of my NC-30s as soon as i got a new stove ,last time he had a wood stove was in the 80s and was a smoke dragon. He was the king of chimney fires.
I think the new model is a lot better looking than the NC-30 and the large door makes it worth the trade up. Im giving my brother my NC-30They are already ugly, so a blemish only hurts their looks fifty bucks' worth.
You know its cuter BB just admit it! The old broad is being put out to pastureHeresy!
