Good morning one and all. My name is Chris Neufeld and I am the Vice President of Blaze King Industries, Inc. I am certain that many of the hearth.com members and I have spoke with one another. I have been encouraged by the legions of members to join the Forum groups and until just yesterday, I have resisted.
So why now? First off, thank you all for the great laughs I get reading your many posts. The most recent line that we possess "alein technology", just got me rolling in stitches! But more seriously there was a post about someone looking to perhaps purchase a Princess 1103 for $2,000. Then there was another post about Blaze King no longer using stainless steel combustors.
I have joined you folks to add to or at least clarify some of these issues and to address any concerns you might have.
First, we never made a Princess 1103, not yet anyway. We did make a 1003, but that was last made more than a decade ago. $2,000 for a stove that was made a decade or more ago seems a bit steep, unless it was in a box for many of those years. When the owner claims the stove is only be a few years old, I think you folks should have a way to verify that information. I will be happy to be that guy to help address those concerns.
As for stainless steel combustors, we are most definitely still using them. We never stopped using them in fact. We have had our supplier make changes and as a result, we have experienced delays in delivery, but far and away they do provide for quicker light-off than the corderite (ceramic material) substrate combustors. Stainless substrates do also handle higher temperatures. And beofre you ask why then do you still use ceramic, the answer is they both work quite well and we purchase from the industries two leading providers and we do not wish to put all our eggs in one basket. To be clear, so long as you all burn well seasoned dry cord wood in all wood stoves, the type of combustor in your Blaze King is not an issue.
Thank you all for the many fine compliments made about our products. I take great pride in my position with Blaze King and when I travel (and boy do I travel), I get so many "Oh, I have a Blaze King" comments. I like those comments and that is why I always wear apparell with the Blaze King name.
Have a great day!
Chris
So why now? First off, thank you all for the great laughs I get reading your many posts. The most recent line that we possess "alein technology", just got me rolling in stitches! But more seriously there was a post about someone looking to perhaps purchase a Princess 1103 for $2,000. Then there was another post about Blaze King no longer using stainless steel combustors.
I have joined you folks to add to or at least clarify some of these issues and to address any concerns you might have.
First, we never made a Princess 1103, not yet anyway. We did make a 1003, but that was last made more than a decade ago. $2,000 for a stove that was made a decade or more ago seems a bit steep, unless it was in a box for many of those years. When the owner claims the stove is only be a few years old, I think you folks should have a way to verify that information. I will be happy to be that guy to help address those concerns.
As for stainless steel combustors, we are most definitely still using them. We never stopped using them in fact. We have had our supplier make changes and as a result, we have experienced delays in delivery, but far and away they do provide for quicker light-off than the corderite (ceramic material) substrate combustors. Stainless substrates do also handle higher temperatures. And beofre you ask why then do you still use ceramic, the answer is they both work quite well and we purchase from the industries two leading providers and we do not wish to put all our eggs in one basket. To be clear, so long as you all burn well seasoned dry cord wood in all wood stoves, the type of combustor in your Blaze King is not an issue.
Thank you all for the many fine compliments made about our products. I take great pride in my position with Blaze King and when I travel (and boy do I travel), I get so many "Oh, I have a Blaze King" comments. I like those comments and that is why I always wear apparell with the Blaze King name.
Have a great day!
Chris