Silly me, I thought mid-summer would be the time to get a pellet stove. ha! 8-/
Looks like I missed the boat on a Harman. I've been lurking on and off here for a while, but not much in the last few months, since last winter ended. Thinking that its time to get going for the upcoming season, and w/ oil prices being what they are, I'm back...and surprised by what I find. I called all the area harman dealers myself, and they all say the same thing: wait 'till next year. :-S
I really wanted a Harman because...I'm lazy. Dealing with pellets will be pain enough...I'm afraid that if I have to constantly fuss and clean something, its going to become a very expensive end-table. {sigh}. But the fact remains, I've got a bit of a problem w/ $5 + heating oil. So I'm thinking that I've gotta do "something".
So, what's the next best thing? Surely, there must be something out there that is relatively low-maintenance.
Maybe I should get an Englander, and just "make do", until the perfect stove becomes available, whenever that is...then sell the old one. (do these sell well, on ebay/cragslist, etc? see lots of ads...never know if people actually buy them or not.) While the Englander looks like a pain to clean, for the cost, you could also buy a pretty nice ash-vac, and still be at a fraction of the price of a harman.
FWIW, my house is ~1800 sq ft, by outside dimensions, so the inside area (- walls, cabinets, closets, etc) is even less. 8' ceilings...made in 1994, so it has 6" walls, double-pane glass. Open floor plan on the first floor, so its really a good candidate for pellet heat. I was figuring that an accentra would probably heat the whole house. 600gallons of oil per year on average, forced hot air.
There's a Heatilator fireplace in the house, which, of course, throws no heat. Haven't even used it in years..."ambiance-only". But for reference, in order to light it, (pre-draft the chimney), a door has to be open. and its best if the furnace isn't running. Just to give you an idea of how "tight" the house is...
Looks like I missed the boat on a Harman. I've been lurking on and off here for a while, but not much in the last few months, since last winter ended. Thinking that its time to get going for the upcoming season, and w/ oil prices being what they are, I'm back...and surprised by what I find. I called all the area harman dealers myself, and they all say the same thing: wait 'till next year. :-S
I really wanted a Harman because...I'm lazy. Dealing with pellets will be pain enough...I'm afraid that if I have to constantly fuss and clean something, its going to become a very expensive end-table. {sigh}. But the fact remains, I've got a bit of a problem w/ $5 + heating oil. So I'm thinking that I've gotta do "something".
So, what's the next best thing? Surely, there must be something out there that is relatively low-maintenance.
Maybe I should get an Englander, and just "make do", until the perfect stove becomes available, whenever that is...then sell the old one. (do these sell well, on ebay/cragslist, etc? see lots of ads...never know if people actually buy them or not.) While the Englander looks like a pain to clean, for the cost, you could also buy a pretty nice ash-vac, and still be at a fraction of the price of a harman.
FWIW, my house is ~1800 sq ft, by outside dimensions, so the inside area (- walls, cabinets, closets, etc) is even less. 8' ceilings...made in 1994, so it has 6" walls, double-pane glass. Open floor plan on the first floor, so its really a good candidate for pellet heat. I was figuring that an accentra would probably heat the whole house. 600gallons of oil per year on average, forced hot air.
There's a Heatilator fireplace in the house, which, of course, throws no heat. Haven't even used it in years..."ambiance-only". But for reference, in order to light it, (pre-draft the chimney), a door has to be open. and its best if the furnace isn't running. Just to give you an idea of how "tight" the house is...