RATE YOUR STOVE HERE

[Richardin52]

OK

My son is looking to buy a pellet stove and is asking me which one.

I have a Castile from Quadrafire and rate it a 9 out of ten. The only thing that could be better is an automatic pot dump.

Quadrafire Castile

Heats well ------------------- check
Fines no problem ----------- check
safe---------------------------check
runs of wall thermostat-----check
Auto pot dump---------------no
Problem free-----------------check


Anything I forgot?

 

[firewarrior820]

appearance?

 

[Mainer007]

I love my Quadra Fire Castile. This will be my fourth year with it and I've never had any problems, and it looks great in the living room. Some people at work have stoves from the big box stores and I'm frequently hear stories about problem they are having with them, not big one , but problems just the same.

 

[Major91]

I have a Earthstove model TP440 for 9 years and absolutely love it! Have never had any issues with this stove and when maintained properly it puts out great heat all day and night!

 

[Shortstuff]

I'm with Mainer007, we are very pleased with our Castile. It does everything expected of it perfectly and has so far exceeded our expectations.

Happy Heating!

Steve

 

[krooser]

St. Croix Pepin.... used, cheap, perfect.

 

[kbjelka]

I'm with Mainer007, we are very pleased with our Castile. It does everything expected of it perfectly and has so far exceeded our expectations.

Happy Heating!

Steve

I have a Castile insert, no issues so far. Hey Shortstuff, what model APC ups is that and about how long of a run time do you get? Will it fire the Castile from a cold start or only run it while it's lit? Sorry for the off topic questions.

 

[crausch]

First year with my stove but I love it.

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Harman Advance-2
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Heats well ------------------- check
Fines no problem ----------- check
safe---------------------------check
runs of wall thermostat-----check (has temp probe, but can hook up T-stat)
Auto pot dump---------------no (but pushes ashes out automtically)
Problem free-----------------check (so far)
Appearence------------------check
Dealer support--------------check
Idioit proof-------------------check

 

[imacman]

Dealer used '05 Avalon Astoria- so far, no issues. Running on T-Stat 24/7 and no problems. Easy to clean, fairly quiet, lots of heat....LOVE the HUGE 115 lb hopper, seems to burn any brand pellet w/ no complaints.

 

[MainePellethead]

yeah.....what mainer007 and shortstuff said. I love my Castile as well.....would buy another in a heartbeat. Excellent running stove.

 

[hossthehermit]

Heats well ------------------- check
Fines no problem ----------- check
safe---------------------------check
runs of wall thermostat-----check
Auto pot dump---------------check
Problem free-----------------check (so far)
Appearence------------------don't care
Dealer support--------------what's that?
Idioit proof-------------------I ain't broke it yet

 

[escobarmj]

Heats well ------------------- check (so far it seems to heat my whole 1800 sq ft house at 22deg outside)
Fines no problem ----------- check (my greene team pellets don't have many fines)
safe---------------------------check
runs of wall thermostat-----check
Auto pot dump---------------ashes are pushed out
Problem free-----------------check (so far)
Appearence------------------really like it. Has a retro look
Dealer support--------------as long as I educate him. Good thing I have this forum as a resource.
Idiot proof-------------------Manual is pretty good and controls are intuitive

 

[globewyre]

Mount Vernon AE

Heats well ------------------- check
Fines no problem ----------- check
safe---------------------------check
runs of wall thermostat-----check Come with it (7 days week wake,leave,eve and night)
Auto pot dump---------------Yes
Problem free-----------------????? depends on the board version

more btu's and larger than the castelle

 

[sydney1963]

Heats well ------------------- check
Fines no problem ----------- check
safe---------------------------check
runs off wall thermostat-----check
Auto pot dump---------------me
Problem free-----------------check (so far)
Appearence------------------don’t care much
Dealer support--------------great customer support
Idioit proof-------------------check
Noise Level------------------quiet

 

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Heats well ------------------- check
Fines no problem ----------- check
safe---------------------------check
runs of wall thermostat-----check
Auto pot dump---------------check
Problem free-----------------check

Only thing I have found is don't stop it once it has started to light without letting it run or it dumps smoldering ashes into the ash pan, that even with my out/ up setup can smell in the house, but this is a minor issue that I can easily deal with, other than that it rocks

 

[MrKLeen]

Heats well ------------------- check - Heats an 1800 sq foot colonial on both floors
Fines no problem ----------- check - LGs, Pennington, Lignetics
safe---------------------------I hope so
runs of wall thermostat-----Nope, but im ok with it
Auto pot dump---------------Not necessary, ashes are blown out, needs a scrape once in a while
Appearence------------------Perty, IMO
Dealer support--------------The guy at my hardware store has been good to work with and This forum is great
Cost--------------------------Fairly inexpensive, paid 2100
Idiot proof-------------------everything is pretty manual

 

[woodsman23]

Heats well ------------------- YUMMY
Fines no problem ----------- YUMMY
safe---------------------------YUMMY
runs of wall thermostat-----YUMMY
Appearence------------------YUMMY
Dealer support--------------YUMMY
Cost--------------------------YUMMY
Idiot proof-------------------YUMMY

MY STOVE IS .....YUMMY

 

[Flammam]

Heats well -------------------Check
Fines no problem ----------- Check
safe---------------------------No fires outside the stove...check
runs of wall thermostat-----For wimps
Appearence------------------Euro look
Dealer support--------------Buy my parts online
Cost--------------------------FREE...none better
Idiot proof-------------------Even the wife can run it

1994 Austroflamm Integra

 

[woodsman23]

Heats well -------------------Check
Fines no problem ----------- Check
safe---------------------------No fires outside the stove...check
runs of wall thermostat-----For wimps
Appearence------------------Euro look
Dealer support--------------Buy my parts online
Cost--------------------------FREE...none better
Idiot proof-------------------Even the wife can run it
1994 Austroflamm Integra

Dude i am sooooooooooooooooo telling....

 

[sydney1963]

Flammam, does your wife know you're on this site talking about her that way. You are in so much trouble.

 

[Mr Whitfield]

Whitfield Advantage II 1994 Auto Ing. This stove work's great Look's great, Run's great, low maintenance. 10 out of 10 .. What can I say , I think Whitfield's are the best!

 

[save$]

Heats well ------------------- mostly heating 2160 two level home. now 76 in and 22 out, furnace kicks in at 72 to keep it the way my wife wants. (that's what counts most!) about 20 min x2 daily
Fines no problem ----------- so far, no known issues. I checked with my brother who sells these now and he hasn't had stove related issues.
safe--------------------------- 3 different safety stops to shut it down should something fail
runs of wall thermostat-----Doesn't have. One less thing to go wrong
Auto pot dump-------------- Doesn't have, clean out frequency seems to depend on brand of pellets and draft.
Appearence------------------3 side for good viewing of fire. But that also means frequent glass cleaning.
Dealer support--------------From where I got mine, don't count on it. But other dealers and Napoleon will respond.
Cost--------------------------Low cost for the heating capacity.
Idiot proof------------------- is all 1,2,3 and leave it alone.
would be better if it came with the add on hopper capacity. So much easier to refill

 

[Flammam]

Heats well -------------------Check
Fines no problem ----------- Check
safe---------------------------No fires outside the stove...check
runs of wall thermostat-----For wimps
Appearence------------------Euro look
Dealer support--------------Buy my parts online
Cost--------------------------FREE...none better
Idiot proof-------------------Even the wife can run it
1994 Austroflamm Integra

Dude i am sooooooooooooooooo telling....

She can run it but won't clean it.

 

[pellet0708]

Have a new Osburn 45 and have been very pleased with it. Has been in lower teens every night and it has kept the house (large cape) at 64 at night set on medium. (6 degrees warmer than we kept it with oil.)
Can crank it up during the day.
With somewhat of an open stairwell the upstairs stays same temp (or warmer) as downstairs.
Couldn't ask for more than that. Unlike most of the posters around here, we expected a space heater and are finding it heating more than we expected.


Has LOTS of glass to clean and is noisy but it is a larger stove which is keeping up with the cold so can't complain.

 

[brooksdm]

I also have an Osburn 45mf. It is an excellant heater, it was very easy to install and get running (almost plug and go) and is very simple to operate. However, I think it is quite noisy, especially since I have it in my livingroom where the TV is. It also dirties the glass very quickly - within a half of a bag of pellets. I am also disappointed in my dealer or Osburn because I orderd the gold trim kits when I bought the stove in July and still haven't recieved them.