Used Enviro Mini

[Tom04]

Hi there,

I'm looking for a small footprint, modern-design pellet stove to use in my Toronto home mostly as a secondary heat source on come days. We also like the ambiance of a natural flame, and wood/NG are not options.

Money is tight, so I'm looking for used stoves. Anything I should be looking out for, other than obvious physical defects? What are the risks in buying used pellet stoves instead of new?

I found a 5 y/o used Enviro Mini for $600. I haven't inspected it in person, but assuming it's in good condition, would I be getting a good deal?

Thanks for your help!

Tom

 

[johneh]

If it is not all beat up and runs it is a very good deal on a very good stove.
Even if it needs repairs they are easy to diagnose and repair
It will need a good cleaning. You can get a manual online and follow
its instruction
Welcome to the forum

 

[Tom04]

If it is not all beat up and runs it is a very good deal on a very good stove.
Even if it needs repairs they are easy to diagnose and repair
It will need a good cleaning. You can get a manual online and follow
its instruction
Welcome to the forum

Thanks for this - much appreciated. I'm totally new to the world of pellet stoves, so I have a few questions.

First one: do units vary in their ability to run at a low temperature? I've read that this can impact their long-term performance, make them harder to clean, etc. Are some stoves better at this than others? As I live in Toronto (relatively mild winters) and have a small space, I may want to run it at a lower temp fairly frequently.

 

[johneh]

First one: do units vary in their ability to run at a low temperature? I've read that this can impact their long-term performance, make them harder to clean, etc. Are some stoves better at this than others? As I live in Toronto (relatively mild winters) and have a small space, I may want to run it at a lower temp fairly frequently.

I have an Envrio one up from the mini. I have had it for 22 years and run it
on the lowest settings possible when temperatures warrant. It gets a
vacuum and glass cleaned every 10 bags normally 10 to 12 days
. Full tare down and clean twice a year. Never have had a problem with the stove
except for a combustion blower getting noisy. When burning on low you have to
find the sweet spot where it burns and produces heat but doesn't go out because
of a lack of pellets in the burn pot
At 6 hundred I would buy that stove refurbish it and either put it in my
living room or sell it for 16-18 hundred
I live 60 K southwest of Ottawa

 

[Tom04]

I have an Envrio one up from the mini. I have had it for 22 years and run it
on the lowest settings possible when temperatures warrant. It gets a
vacuum and glass cleaned every 10 bags normally 10 to 12 days
. Full tare down and clean twice a year. Never have had a problem with the stove
except for a combustion blower getting noisy. When burning on low you have to
find the sweet spot where it burns and produces heat but doesn't go out because
of a lack of pellets in the burn pot
At 6 hundred I would buy that stove refurbish it and either put it in my
living room or sell it for 16-18 hundred
I live 60 K southwest of Ottawa

Thanks again. The one I was looking at sold unfortunately, but I found another one for $800 that's 10 y/o, but actually looks more lightly used and in better shape.

From what I'm hearing, these units have a lot of life left in them after 10 years. I'm thinking of springing for this one.