Hello all. I have been looking to purchase my first ever wood burning insert. I have narrowed it down to the PE 2.5 Neo. I would like to hear from people that have the insert. What are the pros and cons?
Pacific Energy 2.5 Neo
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Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 insert
Hello. Just got this installed today and wanted to show it off with its first fire. I'm happy with how it looks--except for the power cord. Now we just have to figure out how to use it and hope it keeps us warm. It's at a weekend retreat in Ontario so it will be starting from cold. Hope it heats...
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Search on Neo 2.5, titles only, this forum. There are several threads. Here is one of them.
Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 insert
Hello. Just got this installed today and wanted to show it off with its first fire. I'm happy with how it looks--except for the power cord. Now we just have to figure out how to use it and hope it keeps us warm. It's at a weekend retreat in Ontario so it will be starting from cold. Hope it heats...
I ended up not getting the Neo because of the small glass area. I am back looking and I am considering 3 units, Regency CI2700, Lopi Large Hybrid-Fyre and Osburn Matrix 2700. I am leaning towards the Osburn. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
The big Lopi is a serious heating beast. There are also a lot of folks that liked the Regency i2600 which preceded the 2020 version.
Any input on the Quadrafire expedition II? I am leaning towards non-catalytic and that’s because of looks of the fire and easier to operate. Correct me if I am wrong. Complete newbie.
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i was completely new to wood stoves when i got my catalytic stove 4 years ago. it was pretty straight forward to operate, and the bimetalic coil in the temp. knob adjusts the air for you. pretty slick.
This is about the neo 2.5 LE woodstove, not the insert. Pacific energy is quite proud of their air wash system that keeps the glass in the door clean. It worked really well on our previous models but the neo 2.5 has a real problem. The glass on both sides of the door smokes up really quickly and unless you clean it before every use, It’s really unpleasant and really disappointing after having such good luck with the glass in the door in our previous experience with Pacific energy stoves. What’s up?
That shouldn't be an issue, sounds specific to this stove or stove installation. Is this a new installation in a new location? Have you done the dollar bill check to verify the gasket is sealing in these areas?
Check that the gasket is still adhering to the door in those areas. It might be coming unglued.
Check that the gasket is still adhering to the door in those areas. It might be coming unglued.
Checked the gasket, no problem, stove is a replacement of a previous pacific energy stove With a glass door which performed extremely well. Same type of wood, as dry or dryer, same load , same location, the stove is a little taller than the one I replaced so the smoke pipe is about 4 inches shorter but I can't imagine that being a factor in the air wash System. There's something about this design it doesn't work, it's a little wider and less deep than the previous stove, and the glass is about 50% larger , all of which we saw as benefits compared to the other stove which was moved to the cottage. But the air wash system frankly stinks. anyone else out there with a similar issue with a pacific energy neo 2.5?
Are you loading N/S or E/W?
I have an admitted bias toward the Super and Summit fireboxes for this reason. A deep N/S loading firebox is more important to me than a big window.
