Hi all,
I have been lurking on this site for several weeks as I attempt to do my homework on choosing a used pellet/corn stove to heat my old farmhouse with.
I live in an 100+ yr old drafty farmhouse out in the country with no furnace. I have an old Siegler oil burner that I had hoped years ago to use biodiesel in, but that never panned out and I have decided it's not worth fighting anymore trying make run properly. My daughter heats with a used Harman pellet stove for the last few years in her house and she loves it! She says if she could do it again she would look for a multi-fuel heater that she could burn pellets OR corn in.
So I'm in the market for a used pellet/corn stove, but there are sooo many different manufacturers and I am not sure which a good and which are not.
For example, I loved the look of the Bixby stoves, but then I read that they are a nightmare to own, the company no longer exists, and one should stear clear of them. However, there are several people on this forum who seem to love them! So, I'm confused regarding the Bixby stoves.
I am kind of interested in a St. Croix Auburn which most people seem to agree is a good stove, and the seller is a reasonable distance from me, but he wants $1000 for it!
Anyway, I'm hoping for some advice and recommendations on here. Thank you, I appreciate it.
I have been lurking on this site for several weeks as I attempt to do my homework on choosing a used pellet/corn stove to heat my old farmhouse with.
I live in an 100+ yr old drafty farmhouse out in the country with no furnace. I have an old Siegler oil burner that I had hoped years ago to use biodiesel in, but that never panned out and I have decided it's not worth fighting anymore trying make run properly. My daughter heats with a used Harman pellet stove for the last few years in her house and she loves it! She says if she could do it again she would look for a multi-fuel heater that she could burn pellets OR corn in.
So I'm in the market for a used pellet/corn stove, but there are sooo many different manufacturers and I am not sure which a good and which are not.
For example, I loved the look of the Bixby stoves, but then I read that they are a nightmare to own, the company no longer exists, and one should stear clear of them. However, there are several people on this forum who seem to love them! So, I'm confused regarding the Bixby stoves.
I am kind of interested in a St. Croix Auburn which most people seem to agree is a good stove, and the seller is a reasonable distance from me, but he wants $1000 for it!
Anyway, I'm hoping for some advice and recommendations on here. Thank you, I appreciate it.
