$$$ Pulled the Trigger on the Baltic $$$

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WriteNoob

WriteNoob

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So, $999 for the Drolet Baltic, at Menards. Shipping, that's $300. Tack on $75, for Wisconsin state sales tax ... <>

Was hoping I could skip the shipping and just pick it up at the distribution center. Turns out, it's a special order item, and ships from Drolet, so $300 it is.

So, once I got over not being able to get around paying the extra 30% for getting the stove to my house, I payed them the money, and left with my tail tucked between my legs. I hate it when I can't wheedle my way out of paying something that I don't like paying.;)

Now, all that being said, I'm crazy excited about getting my stove. After nearly a year of research, I don't think I could've gotten a better match, budget vs. features, as it applies to my situation. Can't wait for it to get here.

!!! WHOOP-WHOOP! BRING ON THE BIG STEEL BOX! !!!
 
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Sweet! You won't regret it, even though it was more than you wanted to spend. You'll probably save almost that much in the first year. It would only take me 2 months to get paid back. I'm total electric with radiant heat in the ceiling, our first month here we had a $580 E-bill!! I killed the breakers and got a new stove!
 
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Sweet! You won't regret it, even though it was more than you wanted to spend. You'll probably save almost that much in the first year. It would only take me 2 months to get paid back. I'm total electric with radiant heat in the ceiling, our first month here we had a $580 E-bill!! I killed the breakers and got a new stove!
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Thanks, I'm pretty pumped about it. Now I guess it's time to deal with lining the chimney.

Our furnace went out in February, and we ended up heating with electric space heaters through March. About $500, per month!
 
Congrats! I guess it's time to update your sig. :cool: Patiently waiting for pics of the install...==c
 
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Congrats! I guess it's time to update your sig. :cool: Patiently waiting for pics of the install...==c
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Beat your kind suggestion by about 60 seconds. :cool:

The install (pic heavy) will be covered, here on Hearth.com. At present, I'm deciding whether to line the chimney, requiring a corner install and 4-5 feet of 45 degree or horizontal stove pipe, or running a Selkirk Ultimate One, or similar metal chimney straight up, allowing me to center the stove on the existing wall. leaning towards the latter, as it will reserve the chimney for a possible wood cook stove, in the future. :rolleyes:
 
Well, my Drolet Baltic showed up.

Problem is, it looked like it'd been dragged behind the truck, all the way from the Canadian border. <>

I refused receipt, and stopped in at Menards after work. They were great, and are ordering me a new stove, so all's well there. Thought you guys would like to see what gorillas with heavy equipment can do, when they out their minds to it.

[Hearth.com] $$$ Pulled the Trigger on the Baltic $$$ This is exactly how it arrived. Plastic hanging, the entire right side of the crate just ripped right off, and a bunch of dents and scrapes all along the right side. The stove box is actually hanging out the right side of the crate.

[Hearth.com] $$$ Pulled the Trigger on the Baltic $$$ Not a great pic, but the flue collar is actually smashed down into the top, and the 5/16 inch top is buckled. There are also a number deep gouges in the top, making me think that the firebox may have actually slid out the right side of the crate, at some point.

[Hearth.com] $$$ Pulled the Trigger on the Baltic $$$ Just another pic showing the right side. The office guy who called to ask about whether he should refuse the drop asked if it was an insert. When I got back to the shop, I asked him why he asked, and he said he couldn't see any legs, or anything. I wasn't there, so I can't say one way or the other, but from what I was told, it sounds like the pedestal may not have even been in the crate, anymore. Again, I wasn't there, so ...

But it's not even June, so I'm rollin' with it. Another one should be on the way, in a day or so. The embarrassed lady at the shipping company has promised to 'expedite' the second one, for my troubles. Let's try for round 2! :)
 
Picky, picky, picky.
 
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BrotherBart said:
Picky, picky, picky.
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Well, I've learned to live with the fact that I ain't ever gonna be pretty. Figure that's no reason my stove shouldn't be, though.
 
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When my first 30-NC arrived at the Fed-Ex freight terminal, after being shipped 3/4 of the way across the country, I was crestfallen when I saw it on the dock. It had crashed through the pallet and was sitting tilted. Box covering it shredded. Shot at and missed, chit at and hit is the only good way to describe it. Fortunately an examination on the spot showed no damage, not even a brick broken. I really don't know how it survived the treatment it obviously had received on that ride.

After all of that a factory defect took it out of action and it had to be replaced. At least you didn't lug this one all the way in and install it and then have to lug it back out and the replacement back in. :mad:
 
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I hear ya. Since I couldn't see what the guy at the office could, I could only go by his description of, "Looks like it fell off the truck, Mike. More than once."

Figured if I accept it, it's my problem. If I refuse it, it's their problem. Nothing's ready for the install, anyway, so I've got plenty of time. Like I said, Menards was great. I told the manager what was up, and thirty seconds later he was typing in a new order. Can't ask for more than that.
 
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When my first 30-NC arrived at the Fed-Ex freight terminal, after being shipped 3/4 of the way across the country, I was crestfallen when I saw it on the dock. It had crashed through the pallet and was sitting tilted. Box covering it shredded. Shot at and missed, chit at and hit is the only good way to describe it. Fortunately an examination on the spot showed no damage, not even a brick broken. I really don't know how it survived the treatment it obviously had received on that ride.

After all of that a factory defect took it out of action and it had to be replaced. At least you didn't lug this one all the way in and install it and then have to lug it back out and the replacement back in. :mad:
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yeah yeah, but look at it this way , it brought on the beginning of what I consider quite a friendship. if I knew who boo-boo'd that stove i'd buy him a beer at closing time every friday
 
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There is that. And I bought a second one. And the pellet puppy. ;lol
 
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Hi Dee!

Meanwhile, back at the Baltic. ;lol
 
Don't stop on my account. Starting to wonder if I got the wrong box. Looks like BB went in to buy a stove, and got himself some good friends, into the bargain. ;)
 
lol, yeah we got off track,BTW to the OP, the Baltic is a BEAST, nice heater not long on beauty until you see your normal heating bill shrivel up to nothingness.

really nice functional heater, you are seriously going to like this unit
 
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Don't stop on my account. Starting to wonder if I got the wrong box. Looks like BB went in to buy a stove, and got himself some good friends, into the bargain. ;)
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BB and I are just a couple old army rotorheads that were brought together by an unfortunate happenstance. the unfortunate part is that he had to pull out a 400 plus pound stove and bring it to my plant to be exchanged. the rest as they say is history story is much longer but its your thread so i'll leave it at that.
 
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Me and my Baltic, couple o' ugly ducklings. Not long on looks, but beastly on a cold winter night. >>

I like the Baltic. Really liked the Legend better, but my lovely wife took a shine to the pedestal. Figured if I could go out and buy a stove, and end up with a smiling wife, then the heck with the pretty cast legs. Bought her a couple 1 karat diamond earrings, for her last birthday. That may have helped, a bit. :cool:
 
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Menards was great. I told the manager what was up, and thirty seconds later he was typing in a new order. Can't ask for more than that
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Menards is a solid store chain, Drolet will work well with the store as well. its a freight damage issue , I get some of my products torn up in shipping as well. its part of the price of doing business. FWIW the carriers are usually very easy to deal with on freight claims as well. all in all, its good that you decided to pull the trigger in advance allowing plenty of time to get this rectified while you are still running the AC.
 
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Me and my Baltic, couple o' ugly ducklings. Not long on looks, but beastly on a cold winter night. >>

I like the Baltic. Really liked the Legend better, but my lovely wife took a shine to the pedestal. Figured if I could go out and buy a stove, and end up with a smiling wife, then the heck with the pretty cast legs. Bought her a couple 1 karat diamond earrings, for her last birthday. That may have helped, a bit. :cool:
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hey "when momma's happy, EVERYBODY'S happy" a few extra "karots" in the stew makes for a richer broth my friend ;)
 
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hey "when momma's happy, EVERYBODY'S happy" a few extra "karots" in the stew makes for a richer broth my friend ;)
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She wore those things 24/7 for about three months. Big smiles and kisses, every time I came into the room. Thought I was blowing a big chunk of money, at the time. Now, they don't seem that all-fired expensive, at all. Think maybe she's trainin' me? Like, the knuckle-dragger-whisperer, or something?

Having trouble waiting for the new stove, though. Once I have it here, to look at, I can get a better idea of what I'm going to do for a hearth, surround, etc. I'm one of those that does better with something right in front of him, to get a feel for things. I'll have a fun project for the summer.

That, and splittin' wood like a madman. It's coming in faster than I can keep up, now that people know I really want it, and will actually show up to get it.
 
"Patience hell. I wanna burn somethin!"
 
Yea, me too. And the old burn barrel, lately, seems to be leaving me ...

Underwhelmed?

I wanna burn somethin' in somethin' shiny. :p

Edited to show that I've hereby 'run out' of likes. Gonna have to be stingier, in future.
 
myriad cut my heating bill to less than 1/2 in this old drafty house during the coldest winter i ever remember here in the northeast, with good wood you should love it
 
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