Looked at an Enviro Max today. Large capacity for heat, but I would l have to change out my install as my pipes are 3 inch. Worth it?
I don't know which one it was I looked at. He quoted a sale price of 2800. But the install might brake the piggy bank. Also the wife is on my case to put a propane unit in the fireplace so she can have it in the livingroom and have some heat should the power go out. Our living room is on the second level, split. She doesn't want anything we have to lug fuel up the stairs to get to it. Never mind we only lost our power once that was over a day. (ice storm of '98)Spend a we bit more for the Maxx M and you'll gain burn any pellet on the planet without issue. Well worth the extra money. The Maxx isn't real pellet picky, But does tend to need cleaning every couple days at best. The Maxx M will go weeks on end no touchy at all.
Is it worth the hassle? Heck yeah. You won't need another heat source to assist the stove. She'll heat the whole house and still have some left to play with(good for forgetting to fill the hopper-recover from power outages an such!). If your gonna upgrade might as well go all the way. I will for warn you they like to eat lots of pellets. Mine(Omega is a Maxx M) does anyway. But you will be roastin and doing a delta T(dancin in your skivies)!
Your stove and old pipes can be sold on CL to recoup some cash.
I don't know which one it was I looked at. He quoted a sale price of 2800. But the install might brake the piggy bank. Also the wife is on my case to put a propane unit in the fireplace so she can have it in the livingroom and have some heat should the power go out. Our living room is on the second level, split. She doesn't want anything we have to lug fuel up the stairs to get to it. Never mind we only lost our power once that was over a day. (ice storm of '98)
I think that with the larger stove, we won't need any other heat. Brain storming for now, but will need to fine turn this situation up a little so I get off any oil heat. The enviro looks like a real heating unit and is rated for 3100 sq ft. more than I have. (2200)
Early Maxx did have 3" venting. The reason they had the 4" inch kit is the early maxx didn't breath. They also released a newer controller that increased the combustion blower voltage that cured the burning issue.I thought the early Maxx models just came with 3" venting and I thought I used to see a 4" exhaust retrofit kit? Maybe i'm mistaken, either way if I had a choice I would go with 4" for the exhaust.
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