There has been a lot of talk about the Absolute 43, some good and some not so good. So I thought I would Tell about my experiences with the stove. The first thing I would like to talk about is the problem with the burn plate warping. The first symptom I had was a flame that was burning too rich. As the burn plate began to warp some of the fresh air coming in was escaping from under the plate. Also the igniter would clog up with ashes due to the fact that the air flow through the igniter was reduced. As the burn plate continued to warp more symptoms appeared. The stove would take a long time to ignite and then finally would not ignite at all. If you have this stove check the burn plate and make sure that it is perfectly straight. Harmon has a newly designed burn plate. The old design is flat from front to back, the new one is bent down at the front.
I have heard a lot of complaints about the room sensor. It is located on the back of the stove. If you set the desired temp to say 72 the room temp is going to be mush lower. I didn't find this to be a big problem. I have the desired temp set to 79 and the room temp stayed about 70. I think you just need to experiment to see what setting will work for a particular area. Harman does have a remote wireless room sensor available now. But I don't think I will spend the money on it if I don't really need it.
Compared to my old Travis Fire Fox stove, that I had for almost 20 years, this stove is mush easer to clean and maintain. I love the fact that I can set a desired temp and forget about it. I'm not getting cooked out of the room any more, no matter what the outside temp is. I chose this stove for two main reasons. It was the perfect size for my house, and most important, it was the stove my wife liked the appearance of.
As far as the electronics go I have had no problems yet. Time will tell. I like the fact that there is diagnostics contained within the unit. I doubt I will use most of the units capabilities, but who knows. I think it's just the way of the future. I think that electronics today are mush more reliable than in years past, so I feel confident that things will be OK.
So to sum things up I am pleased with the stove and with Harmon in general. I hope that others with this stove will post. I would like to hear their opinions and experiences. I also hope this post may help others with the same problems with this stove. Thanks for listening, Dave.
I have heard a lot of complaints about the room sensor. It is located on the back of the stove. If you set the desired temp to say 72 the room temp is going to be mush lower. I didn't find this to be a big problem. I have the desired temp set to 79 and the room temp stayed about 70. I think you just need to experiment to see what setting will work for a particular area. Harman does have a remote wireless room sensor available now. But I don't think I will spend the money on it if I don't really need it.
Compared to my old Travis Fire Fox stove, that I had for almost 20 years, this stove is mush easer to clean and maintain. I love the fact that I can set a desired temp and forget about it. I'm not getting cooked out of the room any more, no matter what the outside temp is. I chose this stove for two main reasons. It was the perfect size for my house, and most important, it was the stove my wife liked the appearance of.
As far as the electronics go I have had no problems yet. Time will tell. I like the fact that there is diagnostics contained within the unit. I doubt I will use most of the units capabilities, but who knows. I think it's just the way of the future. I think that electronics today are mush more reliable than in years past, so I feel confident that things will be OK.
So to sum things up I am pleased with the stove and with Harmon in general. I hope that others with this stove will post. I would like to hear their opinions and experiences. I also hope this post may help others with the same problems with this stove. Thanks for listening, Dave.
