We're looking at a Hearthstone Mansfield, used, for $2499 at a local dealer. The dealership will offer the 1-yr warranty, it was bought and traded in for a bigger stove 3 wks later. We have the stove in sig, but with the tax credit (still applies to used stoves, I understand) and the good reviews of soapstone, we're thinking seriously about picking it up and selling the Englander. We'll be building (we hope) in a couple years, and would plan to look at new stoves at that time anyway as we hope to have a bit larger house than we're in now. I haven't seen too many used hearthstones, other than an H1, for sale locally. Is this a decent deal? Will the Mansfield compare favorably with the Englander? One of the only complaints to the Englander is that, as a steel stove, the heat fluctuations are really noticeable (overnight, etc.), and since it's in the living room we really feel them. Would a soapstone stove actually provide a more even heat over a longer time?
Thanks all-
Thanks all-