Hi all,
I am looking to purchase a new pellet stove for a new house build and would like any opinions that anyone cares to offer. My parents had a pellet stove when I was a kid (a long, looong time ago), but I have never owned one.
My small town only has 2 dealers - a Lopi dealer and a Quadrafire dealer.
In doing my own amateur research, it seems that the Lopi's are overpriced when comparing feature-to-feature to the Quadrafire's, so I am thinking about ruling them out.
So, then the question becomes - I am looking at the Mt Vernon line-up. Do I go with a E2 or AE?
The E2 is considerably cheaper (almost $1000 less), and the only differences I see are slightly less BTU output and a lack of "7-day programmable control" with the E2. The other specs seem pretty equal. It seems that the E2 is a better deal. Am I missing something? Or is the 7-day control supposedly worth almost $1K?
Or should I just forget it and buy a Harman, even though the dealer is about a 90-minute drive away?
I understand that opinions are subjective, but any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
I am looking to purchase a new pellet stove for a new house build and would like any opinions that anyone cares to offer. My parents had a pellet stove when I was a kid (a long, looong time ago), but I have never owned one.
My small town only has 2 dealers - a Lopi dealer and a Quadrafire dealer.
In doing my own amateur research, it seems that the Lopi's are overpriced when comparing feature-to-feature to the Quadrafire's, so I am thinking about ruling them out.
So, then the question becomes - I am looking at the Mt Vernon line-up. Do I go with a E2 or AE?
The E2 is considerably cheaper (almost $1000 less), and the only differences I see are slightly less BTU output and a lack of "7-day programmable control" with the E2. The other specs seem pretty equal. It seems that the E2 is a better deal. Am I missing something? Or is the 7-day control supposedly worth almost $1K?
Or should I just forget it and buy a Harman, even though the dealer is about a 90-minute drive away?
I understand that opinions are subjective, but any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
