Don't see anything in the stove reviews for the Imperial, and just one unhappy customer for the PAH. Not much good quasi-local in craiglsist.
Looking for something more in the Englands end of the price spectrum than the Harman end of it that can sit and burn (safely) without fussing for a fairly long time, which kicks me up out of the cheapest possible Englands.
The "huge ash drawer" on the Imperial sounds good, but the lower burn rate and larger hopper on the PAH would be useful, too - not to mention the lower price as a refurb at amfm. Kinda like the looks of the Imperial, though. Stunningly long life is not a huge priority - I'm hoping this will be a temporary lash-up until I get boilers (wood, pellet, or both) sorted out, and pellet venting is a heck of a lot easier to make work safely than wood-stove venting for a temporary setup. I'm definitely OK with the stated Englander concept of easy for the owner to repair.
My alternative at the moment is (eww, yuck) Electric Resistance at Green Mountain Power prices (not cheap.)
Looking for something more in the Englands end of the price spectrum than the Harman end of it that can sit and burn (safely) without fussing for a fairly long time, which kicks me up out of the cheapest possible Englands.
The "huge ash drawer" on the Imperial sounds good, but the lower burn rate and larger hopper on the PAH would be useful, too - not to mention the lower price as a refurb at amfm. Kinda like the looks of the Imperial, though. Stunningly long life is not a huge priority - I'm hoping this will be a temporary lash-up until I get boilers (wood, pellet, or both) sorted out, and pellet venting is a heck of a lot easier to make work safely than wood-stove venting for a temporary setup. I'm definitely OK with the stated Englander concept of easy for the owner to repair.
My alternative at the moment is (eww, yuck) Electric Resistance at Green Mountain Power prices (not cheap.)
