Do people import rolls and big bar/rod from Asia, or do people import mostly the finished products that have steel in them?
Good article. It's a shame there has to be tariffs between US and Canada it just costs us more and/or puts people out of work
There was a 25% tariff on Canadian imports in April 10% on energy. And yes they may have been here may not have been. But do you really expect them to keep track of when all inventory was received and adjust pricing based on that? I know my Regency and sbi pricing changed when the tariffs were added
Eversource's electric supply rates for residential customers in Connecticut decreased from 11.19 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 9.75 cents per kWh starting July 1, 2025. We can also shop for electric suppliers to get rates lower than eversources. Same goes for the other supplier United Illumanating. There’s only 2 major companies in the state that I’m aware of along with at least one co-op (town of Wallingford) that is drastically cheaper then the big 2
But they already invested that money into r&d what difference would it make now? And how would it have any effect on tariffs?
What would it cost them to redo all the manufacturing processes to make old stoves that they haven’t made in a while. Yes maybe some could meet the old standard with out a cat but I don’t think it would as easy as just leaving it out.
It would make the difference to the smaller manufacturers that can’t afford all this r&d and testing costs. Maybe this would just offset the tariff a bit I don’t know?
Most of these hybrids are just the same secondary burn stove with a cat over the flue collar. Looks like a bandaid fix to me just to eke out a few more efficiency and particulate points. I don’t think it’s a big r&d issue. This and the EPA tax credit increased stoves prices by a lot. If there’s a tariff charge on the stove as well (hearthstone) just another excuse to jack up prices for more profit. Used stove sales are going bonkers and will continue that way unless these high end guys don’t figure a way to drop their prices. I just sold my Jotul 602 CB for $1200 clams! Paid $900 for it back in 2018.
But they already spent that money and are delivering the currently compliant products.
Do you have two examples. I can’t think of any that did this. Jotul was a complete redesign for all there models internally.
California has not changed their rules. I doubt manufacturers want to got back to a two tiered/region offerings. Then have the possibility it all get rewritten. And the global market probably means engines will meet the the strictest standards in major international markets
Regency, hearthstone a couple I’ve seen. I think Jotul just slammed a free flowing cat into the 500 but totally redesigned the 400 series in to a bit larger F445. The 602 has a slammer in as well. I figure they will do the same to the F45 and 55 there is room for it above the baffle and easy access.
That would be the non-pro Regency versions. The 445 & 500 Jotuls are quite different with no bypass and the large rectangular cat is under the top lid so that a good portion of the cat's heat is radiated off the top of the stove. This is different from placing it right under the flue collar where most of the heat heads up the flue.
