Morso 3610 ?????

[jennylynn]

In a prior inquiry babalu87 mentioned the Morso 3610,however I am having difficulty locating a U.S. web site. Are there any dealers in the Northeast and how difficult is it going to be to obtain warranty service and/or parts. This is a nice looking stove, but can any morso owners give me any input as to performance, reliability etc. Thanks

 

[Bushfire]

http://www.morsoe.com/us/

I have a morso 3450 and love it. It's our secondary stove so only gets used when we spend time in the office in the basement (weekends). Many Morso owners here, all of whom love their stoves.

(broken link removed to http://www.morsoe.com/us/resellers/Find_a_dealer/)

Click above for dealer locator. I know for sure there is one in Preston, CT.

 

[babalu87]

Where in the Northeast?

There is a dealer in Southeast New Hampshire, thats where I bought ours.
https://www.hearth.com/homehearth/

Link to find a dealer:
(broken link removed to http://www.morsoe.com/us/resellers/Find_a_dealer/)

We couldnt be happier with our stove, you can PM any questions you have.

EDIT:
Its easy to search when you only have a few posts

Here are two in that area:
Fireplace Fashions
1936 Hudson Ave
Rochester
NY 14617
Tel.: 585-266-8967

Genovese Home Inprovement
1926 Teall Ave
Syracuse
NY 13206
Tel.: 315-463-0504

 

[elkimmeg]

I might add Morso are real good quality stoves

 

[Rick G]

I just installed a 3610 this past fall to replace an old Nashua steel stove. We couldn't be happier. As we live in an old 1850s wood frame farm house I was looking for something that would push out a lot of BTUs. I narrowed it down to the PE Summit and the 3610; my dealer was going to let either one go for the same price. I went with the 3610 for a few reasons: 1) cast iron construction 2) quality and 3) design. After running a steel stove and a cast iron stove the difference is amazing. If I get home late or decide to sleep in, the box is still throwing heat even with a small bed of coals. The overall quality as far as construction, materials and manufacture is excellent. Compare the quality of its guts to nearly any other stove and you will see where the added dollars go; you get what you pay for. The design and appearance of the stove was very important to us. I was looking for something simple and straightforward. The appeal of all Morso products is in their refined design. The beauty of the stoves is more in their proportions rather than ornament.

I hit Babalu up for his experience with the stove and everything he said was spot on. I also went and checked one out for myself at the shop nearby. Between Babalu and checking one out it sealed the deal.

We have been burning up here (Northern NY ) since late December. This one stove heats my entire house (both floors totaling approx 1500sq/ft). Depending on the temps outside my ground floor will be about 65 - 70s and the up stairs is 62 - 67. Last night it wasn't too bad out and inside temps were mid 70s down stairs and high 60s upstairs. Like I said its an old house. I'm sure the more I insulate and update it the warmer it will be but for now the stove is really doing its job. I've been getting pretty good burn times. If I load it up at 10 PM, I wake to a deep bed of hot coals with no problem firing it back up. This reminds me: The third door makes a huge difference. The side door makes loading the stove a lot easier. By side loading it I can really pack it up. On a Saturday or Sunday when I have the time to really fill every space up, one good load will last me nearly all day and into the evening.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

 

[babalu87]

Glad I could help Nash.
We were torn between a VC and the Morso. My father had a VC when I was bouncing around between my late teens and early twenties and that was one factor but the simple, straight forward "go with any decor" design of the Morso had me sold on it. I also wanted and needed a side load option as well.
I dont know if I have said this before but I bought that stove without ever physically seeing it in person. The internet can really be a fantastic tool if used properly.
After having no luck while talking to a local dealer (he seemed bothered by my questions about clearances?!?!?!?! ) I wound up ordering it from a stove shop in New Hampshire and saved my 5% too
That 5% got me the warming shelves that will go on for next winter, I have to shorten the screen we use to keep little ones off the hearth about a half-inch to put them on Our kids give it wide berth but when people who are killing our planet visit their kids get a little close for comfort.

 

[Rick G]

I'm actually looking at the medium Dutchwest to install in the other part of my house. I have a 1 1/2 story wing with a back ell built over a crawl space totaling another 1100 square feet. The space is freezing. No insulation in the walls save for brick nogging. I'm starting to do work over on that side of the house and I figured I add another stove over there. I looked at some of the other Morsos but the smaller stoves wouldn't take anything over 16". For the money I think the Dutchwest will suit my needs. The stove looks pretty good overall but I am going to have to get over all those little stubs it has for the drop away handles. Its going to be in a back room and I'm more concerned with it putting out BTUs as opposed to its appearance.

On a side note. I'm going to start a thread on how to keep little ones from the stove. We got one on the way as well as nephews running around the place. I'm curious to see what people are doing to keep kids away from the stove.

 

[Gooserider]

I'm actually looking at the medium Dutchwest to install in the other part of my house. I have a 1 1/2 story wing with a back ell built over a crawl space totaling another 1100 square feet. The space is freezing. No insulation in the walls save for brick nogging. I'm starting to do work over on that side of the house and I figured I add another stove over there. I looked at some of the other Morsos but the smaller stoves wouldn't take anything over 16". For the money I think the Dutchwest will suit my needs. The stove looks pretty good overall but I am going to have to get over all those little stubs it has for the drop away handles. Its going to be in a back room and I'm more concerned with it putting out BTUs as opposed to its appearance.

On a side note. I'm going to start a thread on how to keep little ones from the stove. We got one on the way as well as nephews running around the place. I'm curious to see what people are doing to keep kids away from the stove.

There has been discussion about the little nub handles on the VC stoves elsewhere - I forget the details, but it supposedly isn't hard to put permanent handles on one, IIRC it's mostly just a matter of using a long 1/4-20 bolt with some sort of insulator.

Gooserider

 

[babalu87]

As far as the Morso handles
I took the spring off and use it like that, works GREAT that way.
It goes on the rack with the "fireplace tools"

 

[Rick G]

Goose: I figured they could be modified somehow. I was going to see how they were attached and then figure out if I might be able to whip something up in the shop. Some turned rosewood would look nice on there.

Babalu: Yup, I did the same thing as soon as I got it.

 

[precaud]

I looked at some of the other Morsos but the smaller stoves wouldn't take anything over 16".

Actually, the 2110 likes 18.5"...

 

[Rick G]

Precaud: My bad, that was just off the top of my head. Most of my wood is in the 20" range and as recalled it the Morsos I looked at just couldn't handle the lengths I have.