I'm looking at an Enviro Maxx or M55. How easy are they to operate and clean. I read that you have to basically take the pellet feed apart to clean the bowl. Something I'm not into, being used to a Harman. Also it looks like you have to be a pilot to run it with dampers, high/low settings etc. thanks in advance.
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It does have a damper. You open door pull the burn pot, all components are easily accessed. Download the manual and it shows everything in the blow up. As easy to start as push a button.
Lots of us Enviro folk here. They are easy to use, great heaters, tend to be quieter than most brands and if treated right, will last a long time. My old Kodiak wood stove is still a breeze to heat with. Their stoves have gotten expensive over the years, but so are the others.
I have 2 Enviro's. My first stove is an Enviro EF 3 built in 2002, and installed the same year.
It has been in constant service, heating my poorly insulated Summer Kitchen, with full tear-apart cleaning twice a year.
Parts replaced 1 combustion fan and 1 convection blower over 24 years. Still works like a charm, heating that room
24/7 6 to 7 months a year, in spring and fall, it heats the whole house. My second stove is in my shop, not used as much
now that I am retired. It is a MAX M a heat beast in that old shop, now in its 12 th year of service, have never replaced any parts. Both stoves are just like the Energiser Bunny. They just keep going and going. Enviro owners are fiercely loyal to the brand, easy to maintain, and easy to repair. Very operator-friendly
It has been in constant service, heating my poorly insulated Summer Kitchen, with full tear-apart cleaning twice a year.
Parts replaced 1 combustion fan and 1 convection blower over 24 years. Still works like a charm, heating that room
24/7 6 to 7 months a year, in spring and fall, it heats the whole house. My second stove is in my shop, not used as much
now that I am retired. It is a MAX M a heat beast in that old shop, now in its 12 th year of service, have never replaced any parts. Both stoves are just like the Energiser Bunny. They just keep going and going. Enviro owners are fiercely loyal to the brand, easy to maintain, and easy to repair. Very operator-friendly
Good points John, I still regret selling my EF3, I sold it to a customer in need at the time. She is still going strong, the extra exhaust motor I sent with it was changed out after 13 years of usage. The stove is now almost 18 years old (born in 2008), and while its probably not as quiet as the Meridian and M55, I believe the EF2/EF3 series was their best units for reliability and just heating. Stay warm all, its still 30s at night, and 40's this week here in SE CT.
I did look at it and it says you need to disassembly a bunch of stuff, you also need a bunch of wrenches to pull the burn pot out. Or am I imaging things ?
From the manual
BURNER POT AND LINER (Checked Daily/Emptied Weekly)This is the ‘pot’ where the pellets are burned. Only clean when the unit is cold.Note: If, after long periods of burning, the fire continually builds up and overflows the burn pot or there is a buildup of clinkers, this is an indication that the pellet fuel quality is poor or the stove may need cleaning. Check the stove for ash build up (clean if required) and adjust the slider/damper to producethe proper clean combustion.1. Open the door using the door handle located on the right-hand side of the stove.2. Lift the lever on burn pot to unlock the fire grate and remove it.3. The agitator locks at the right; rotate the top of the agitator towards the back of the firebox to unlockit, slide it to the left, and lift it out of the burn pot liner.4. Lift the burn pot liner out of the stove.5. Lift the burn pot from the firebox by gently lifting it up at the front of the burn pot, then slide it outfrom around the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge. The ignitor is spring-loaded to help with removal and installation. Fire Grate Agitator Burn Pot Liner Spring-Loaded Ignitor Air Intake Tubes Burn Pot 6. Remove any buildup on the agitator (calcium buildups are common when burning corn). Using a metal scrapper, remove material that has accumulated or is clogging the liner’s holes. Then dispose of the scrapped ashes from the liner and from inside the burn-pot. 7. Place the burn-pot back into the stove; there are hooks at the front of the burn-pot that sit in a mount in the firebox. Ensure that the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge. are properly inserted into the burn pot. 8. Place the liner back into the burn-pot, making sure that the ignitor hole in the liner is aligned with the ignitor tube; push the liner up against the ignitor tube. 9. Slide the agitator back into place and turn rotate the top towards the front of the stove to lock it in. 10. Set the fire grate in place; it should sit level on the front and back of the burn pot liner. Lock it in with the lever on the burnpot. 11. Close the door
BURNER POT AND LINER (Checked Daily/Emptied Weekly)This is the ‘pot’ where the pellets are burned. Only clean when the unit is cold.Note: If, after long periods of burning, the fire continually builds up and overflows the burn pot or there is a buildup of clinkers, this is an indication that the pellet fuel quality is poor or the stove may need cleaning. Check the stove for ash build up (clean if required) and adjust the slider/damper to producethe proper clean combustion.1. Open the door using the door handle located on the right-hand side of the stove.2. Lift the lever on burn pot to unlock the fire grate and remove it.3. The agitator locks at the right; rotate the top of the agitator towards the back of the firebox to unlockit, slide it to the left, and lift it out of the burn pot liner.4. Lift the burn pot liner out of the stove.5. Lift the burn pot from the firebox by gently lifting it up at the front of the burn pot, then slide it outfrom around the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge. The ignitor is spring-loaded to help with removal and installation. Fire Grate Agitator Burn Pot Liner Spring-Loaded Ignitor Air Intake Tubes Burn Pot 6. Remove any buildup on the agitator (calcium buildups are common when burning corn). Using a metal scrapper, remove material that has accumulated or is clogging the liner’s holes. Then dispose of the scrapped ashes from the liner and from inside the burn-pot. 7. Place the burn-pot back into the stove; there are hooks at the front of the burn-pot that sit in a mount in the firebox. Ensure that the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge. are properly inserted into the burn pot. 8. Place the liner back into the burn-pot, making sure that the ignitor hole in the liner is aligned with the ignitor tube; push the liner up against the ignitor tube. 9. Slide the agitator back into place and turn rotate the top towards the front of the stove to lock it in. 10. Set the fire grate in place; it should sit level on the front and back of the burn pot liner. Lock it in with the lever on the burnpot. 11. Close the door
I found a video on it. Looks like you can do it with a proper vacuum. You have to pull 3 things out.
That is correct. The tools you mention are needed to do a full teardown and clean.
The torx to release the side panels and back panel, the wrenches to remove the inside
plate screws for plate removal and cleaning the ash traps. Also, the combustion blower
and the convection blower. Also used for the removal and replacement of other parts
In other words, this is a tool list to work on this and all Enviro stoves
The torx to release the side panels and back panel, the wrenches to remove the inside
plate screws for plate removal and cleaning the ash traps. Also, the combustion blower
and the convection blower. Also used for the removal and replacement of other parts
In other words, this is a tool list to work on this and all Enviro stoves
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