I spent the last two weeks up in NH at my father's house (he has a Harman XXV) and a friends condo (he has a Quadra-Fire Castile.
I've had a Hearthstone Heritage SoapStone wood stove for the past 7 years that we use to heat the downstairs of our 3400 sq foot house. (1700 sq ft down). After spending two weeks heating with pellet stoves.. I was sold.
I spent 3 days reviewing, researching all brands of pellet stoves and finally settled on the Harman Absolute 63. I found a dealer in MD (Mace Energy) that had the Absolute 63 in stock in both Majolica Brown enamel and Matte Black.
I was originally planning on the Matte Black as it was $700 cheaper... but after seeing the Majolica brown... I couldn't go back to the Matte Black. The finish is absolutely beautiful. We have this stove in our kitchen (well.. breakfast nook) and it is a centerpiece.
They loaded up the stove up in my truck along with the required vent pipe and threw in 20 bags of pellets.
I used some yankee ingenuity to get the very heavy Hearthstone wood stove out and the new Harman stove in place. Took me about 4 hours from unloading the Harman off my truck to fire up.
The stove looks great in my kitchen. So far the functionality is top notch. It is very quiet... far more quiet than the blower on the back of the Hearthstone. I have burned about 2 bags of pellets. The touch screen OS is very user friendly and well designed. I like the ability to see how much fuel I have burned in the past 24 hrs. The maintenance monitors will be very helpful as well.
I purchased the remote room sensor and it was easy to install and the stove keeps the downstairs at the set temp.
The scheduler is excellent.. anyone that has a programmable thermostat for a heating system will know how to get it set up. It has been so nice to come downstairs at 6 am and it is 73 degrees... vs 60 degrees and I'd have to fire up the wood stove (the heat pump was being used as aux heat when the wood stove would go out) and wait an hour before the temp would come up.
I know I could have bought a less expensive stove... but I typically go with quality brands and again... I wanted it to look right in the house.
My wife is very happy with it as well... I travel for work and play (I ride snowmobiles and frequently peel off from the fam for 10 day trips in the winter) and, although she never complained about the wood stove, she did admit she used the heat pumps more often when I was away.
So far I am very happy with the purchase. If you have any specific questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Keith
I've had a Hearthstone Heritage SoapStone wood stove for the past 7 years that we use to heat the downstairs of our 3400 sq foot house. (1700 sq ft down). After spending two weeks heating with pellet stoves.. I was sold.
I spent 3 days reviewing, researching all brands of pellet stoves and finally settled on the Harman Absolute 63. I found a dealer in MD (Mace Energy) that had the Absolute 63 in stock in both Majolica Brown enamel and Matte Black.
I was originally planning on the Matte Black as it was $700 cheaper... but after seeing the Majolica brown... I couldn't go back to the Matte Black. The finish is absolutely beautiful. We have this stove in our kitchen (well.. breakfast nook) and it is a centerpiece.
They loaded up the stove up in my truck along with the required vent pipe and threw in 20 bags of pellets.
I used some yankee ingenuity to get the very heavy Hearthstone wood stove out and the new Harman stove in place. Took me about 4 hours from unloading the Harman off my truck to fire up.
The stove looks great in my kitchen. So far the functionality is top notch. It is very quiet... far more quiet than the blower on the back of the Hearthstone. I have burned about 2 bags of pellets. The touch screen OS is very user friendly and well designed. I like the ability to see how much fuel I have burned in the past 24 hrs. The maintenance monitors will be very helpful as well.
I purchased the remote room sensor and it was easy to install and the stove keeps the downstairs at the set temp.
The scheduler is excellent.. anyone that has a programmable thermostat for a heating system will know how to get it set up. It has been so nice to come downstairs at 6 am and it is 73 degrees... vs 60 degrees and I'd have to fire up the wood stove (the heat pump was being used as aux heat when the wood stove would go out) and wait an hour before the temp would come up.
I know I could have bought a less expensive stove... but I typically go with quality brands and again... I wanted it to look right in the house.
My wife is very happy with it as well... I travel for work and play (I ride snowmobiles and frequently peel off from the fam for 10 day trips in the winter) and, although she never complained about the wood stove, she did admit she used the heat pumps more often when I was away.
So far I am very happy with the purchase. If you have any specific questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Keith
