While buying a new burn pot gasket for my approximately 16-year-old Castile freestanding stove. I noticed the Harmon Allure50 smiling at me in the showroom.
Don't get me wrong I have had great luck with the Castile with only occasional burn pot gaskets and combustion motor replacements, and one igniter.
The Castile stove is mounted in a corner so it's a real pain to replace the combustion motor: take off the rear panel and lying on your back twisted like a pretzel trying to replace the motor that is at the rear of the stove. Did I mention it's a pain? Anyway, the Allure 50 is quite a nice-looking stove and a higher heat output than the Castile. I'm wondering at the end of the heating season what kind of sales Harmon might have on the Allure50?
I've downloaded the installation manual and searched You Tube for the Allure50 trying to find out if any maintenance items are located on the rear of the stove without luck. Anybody have any information on this?
Don't get me wrong I have had great luck with the Castile with only occasional burn pot gaskets and combustion motor replacements, and one igniter.
The Castile stove is mounted in a corner so it's a real pain to replace the combustion motor: take off the rear panel and lying on your back twisted like a pretzel trying to replace the motor that is at the rear of the stove. Did I mention it's a pain? Anyway, the Allure 50 is quite a nice-looking stove and a higher heat output than the Castile. I'm wondering at the end of the heating season what kind of sales Harmon might have on the Allure50?
I've downloaded the installation manual and searched You Tube for the Allure50 trying to find out if any maintenance items are located on the rear of the stove without luck. Anybody have any information on this?
