I think I just got hosed!
I ordered a new Enviro Mini-A on Sept 25th from a local dealer.
I received a call a few days later after the pre install inspection that the stoves were on backorder for months but they had a floor model from last season that was left over and they would install it instead, bonus being no backorder. I know there had been control board issues in the past so I wanted to confirm how old of a stove I wanted.
I called Enviro who confirmed that yes there was a long backorder, a quick call with their technical people confirmed that as long as the stove was built post 2010 it would be labeled MINI-A and there would be no difference between that one and one that just rolled off the assembly line.
Well fast forward to today and the new stove goes in. I did a quick check of the stove and it looked very clean/new (has never been fired) and has the newer style control board with trim and fan control so I assumed it was a new model.
Tonight I was poking around and found the actual mfg plate inside the ashbox that shows the stove was built in 2008 and is just a MINI! I just paid full price for a new stove and ended up with a 6 year old floor model that is known to have issues and is completely out of date! Thankfully there was a fuse missing so we couldn't fire it today anyways.
Getting on the phone with the dealer first thing in the AM but I just wanted to ask fellow users quickly: What sort of issues have come up with the stoves mfg'ed near the end of 2008 as opposed to new stoves?
I couldn't imagine going into Ford and ordering a 2014 F150 and having them drop me off a 2008...Not very impressed.
Will keep the thread updated.
I ordered a new Enviro Mini-A on Sept 25th from a local dealer.
I received a call a few days later after the pre install inspection that the stoves were on backorder for months but they had a floor model from last season that was left over and they would install it instead, bonus being no backorder. I know there had been control board issues in the past so I wanted to confirm how old of a stove I wanted.
I called Enviro who confirmed that yes there was a long backorder, a quick call with their technical people confirmed that as long as the stove was built post 2010 it would be labeled MINI-A and there would be no difference between that one and one that just rolled off the assembly line.
Well fast forward to today and the new stove goes in. I did a quick check of the stove and it looked very clean/new (has never been fired) and has the newer style control board with trim and fan control so I assumed it was a new model.
Tonight I was poking around and found the actual mfg plate inside the ashbox that shows the stove was built in 2008 and is just a MINI! I just paid full price for a new stove and ended up with a 6 year old floor model that is known to have issues and is completely out of date! Thankfully there was a fuse missing so we couldn't fire it today anyways.
Getting on the phone with the dealer first thing in the AM but I just wanted to ask fellow users quickly: What sort of issues have come up with the stoves mfg'ed near the end of 2008 as opposed to new stoves?
I couldn't imagine going into Ford and ordering a 2014 F150 and having them drop me off a 2008...Not very impressed.
Will keep the thread updated.
