Hearthlist Digest #520 - Monday, October 30, 2000
 
Re: HPA history
  by "by way of Craig Issod" <[email protected]>
Re: Profile
  by "Skip Jackson" <[email protected]>
Re: Whitfield Stoves
  by "Louis Tweed" <[email protected]>
Re: Marble mantel company
  by "David Richard" <[email protected]>
Re: History
  by "Jay Hanson" <[email protected]>
 

(back) Subject: Re: HPA history From: "by way of Craig Issod" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:52:27 -0500   Ben - I started in the business in 1979. I had been working at a hospital = as a pharmacy technician and one of the pharmacists I worked with bought a = Buck Stove franchise and opened his first store. I went to work for him just as the Iranians took Americans hostage as oil prices went sky high. I = realized I didn't like working in an institutional setting, didn't like chemistry and didn't like being around sick people all day. I loved the atmosphere of = the retail store and loved working with the people who were attracted to = working in the woodstove business. I met my future husband a few months later and = got him a job as an installer and sweep. After the American hostages were = freed the store we worked for started on a downward spiral. After they finally closed down we opened our own sweep business and 3 years later our first retail store. I still love the people in the fireplace business and thank = God I don't have to go to work at a hospital and count pills out into little bottles any more. -Karen Duke Duke Chimney Services Victorian Fireplace Shop     > We are putting the final touches on the book that commemorates the > 20th anniversary of WHA/HPA (coming to HPA members soon) and need a > little help. We have a sidebar that highlights previous jobs of well > known industry members. I would it appreciate it if as many of you as > possible would e-mail me directly with what you did before entering > the hearth industry, particularly if it will surprise other industry > members. Time is of the essence, so please e-mail me direct: > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. > > Ben Weathersby    
(back) Subject: Re: Profile From: "Skip Jackson" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:25:51 -0500   Dear Roger, I will tell you about the Profile as soon as I get one of the darn things. Which is probably about the time you will get yours. 34 degrees tomorrow morning! Just when the weather gods are good to us...guess what??!! Skip Jackson Fireside Engineering Cincinnati Ohio    
(back) Subject: Re: Whitfield Stoves From: "Louis Tweed" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:12:35 -0500   We became a Hearth Trends/Lennox dealer this year after being an = Earthstove dealer for years. That said our experience with Whitfield has been = interesting to say the least. We ordered 2 Profile stoves a while back and got them = in about 5 weeks after the order was placed. The two Profiles we got in both = had problems. The Profile 20 was installed into a customer's house and = started having problems right away. It would shut down intermitantly. After = calling Hearth Trends they sent me the information to fix the Profile 20. It was = a known problem having to do with installing the photo-eye upside down on = it's bracket. Simple fix, no big deal. I thought I should have been notified before I needed to report this problem. The Profile 30 we got in had a wireing harness problem, wires were routed so that when the auger motor torqued it pulled = one wire tight agains the hot exhaust blower housing and caused the = insullation to burn out. Thus creating a short between the auger motor and ground, the = auger motor never shut off. When I called to ask about this problem it seemed = this was also a known problem, but there was no technical bulletin about this problem. Again an easy fix, replace the wiring harness and tie the wires up out of the way. I am not happy about the 100% problem rate I have had with = the Whitfield stoves thus far. I do however have 6 of them on order. I am = still waiting 4 weeks later and being told I will be waiting another 3 1/2 = weeks. I would prefer to see this discussion on the list, others may also. Louis Tweed Mace Energy Supply, Inc.   > We're a Whitfield dealership that hasn't yet sold Whitfield's new > "Profile" pellet stoves. We've heard some interesting rumors and are now > wondering what other dealers experiences are. > > If you don't want to post your comments on the hearthlist, will you > e-mail me directly.    
(back) Subject: Re: Marble mantel company From: "David Richard" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:13:08 -0500   Att. to Fran Marengo please try www.dracme.com     > > Name of marble mantel company? > by "Fran Marengo" <[email protected]> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------    
(back) Subject: Re: History From: "Jay Hanson" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:55:38 -0500   Ben, Of interest-   I played RUGBY for the United States national representative team, the Eagles, from 1976 to 1985. My home club was, and still is, the San Francisco Rugby Football Club. With the Eagles I played against England = in 1977 on the first USA overseas tour. (The USA Rugby Football Union was created in 1976.) I was also on the 1983 tour to Austrailia and played in the test match in Sydney and on the tour to Japan in 1985. I was the only player from the 1977 tour to England to tour either Australia or Japan. = Go to www.rugbymag.com and search the archieves for Hookers (my playing position.)   Prior occupations: 1976-1980 I worked for Canterbury of New Zealand. We imported rugby sportswear from New Zealand to the United States. 1980-1985 I owned Grizzly Sports Supply...a rugby sports wear outfitter. I also worked for Buck Stove and Fan Center in San Rafael, CA in 1980. In 1982 I opened All American Buck Stove in Santa Rosa, CA. 1985 to 1995 I worked for Buck Stove West (BSW-a regional distributor of hearth products in California) as sales and marketing manager. 1995 to present. J. Hanson Sales & Marketing. Independent Manufacturer's Representative.   Jay ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: Hearth Email List <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 4:30 PM Subject: Hearthlist Digest #517 - 10/27/00     > Hearthlist Digest #517 - Friday, October 27, 2000 > > Previous Life Occupations > by "Ben Weathersby" <[email protected]> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Previous Life Occupations > From: "Ben Weathersby" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:42:11 -0400 > > We are putting the final touches on the book that commemorates the > 20th anniversary of WHA/HPA (coming to HPA members soon) and need a > little help. We have a sidebar that highlights previous jobs of well > known industry members. I would it appreciate it if as many of you as > possible would e-mail me directly with what you did before entering > the hearth industry, particularly if it will surprise other industry > members. Time is of the essence, so please e-mail me direct: > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. > > Ben Weathersby > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > End of Hearthlist Digest > > ---------HearthList brought to you today by: Morso Stoves of Denmark > > Morso Stoves of Denmark, makers of high quality cast iron products since > 1853, are back in North America and interested in quality retailers, and > quality sales representation for open sales territories. Morso is an > elegant cast iron alternative with a subtle European aesthetic = statement. > Visit our web site @ http://www.morsousa.com and see the Morso Story for > yourself. For more information, please call John King of Hearthlink > International @ (802) 728-9342 ([email protected]), or Ken Rajesky of = HL @ > (802) 728-9576 ([email protected]), or Fax us @ (802) 728-4809. >