Empyre Pro Series - Profab 400

[barkeatr]

I usually just use pictures to aid the discussion and till now i havent seen a need. Dirt diggers text breakdown guided me fine through the flapper surgery. I can post some photos though if you have specific request, no worries Deadbtu..

 

[Den69RS96]

What do the pro series 200 boilers cost? I'm looking at getting a OWB within a year or two. Right now I'm comparing the pro series with the eclassic 1400. The P&M 250 is a little too expensive

 

[pelletdude]

$10,850.00 includes delivery

 

[hoogie]

man 10.500 seems high to me I had my whole system put in for less than that...maybe the yrs have added to the price. empyer has only one moving part to take into consideration the flapper on the back side of the unit thats the reason along with the price tag for my purchase of the unit...and whenever i got a question i call profab during the day and usually chat with one of the designers of the stove...there great on info...i noticed a person thats burning 12% moisture wood...profab told me thats a little to low they said 18-22% is in the perfect range for the stove...as for the clean out tool that i made its 7 foot long just so i dont need to be so close to the heat when i'm puttin it down those slots to clean out the air ways for the gasser chamber. and the only time i pull the bricks off from the side like above is when i shut it down for the season and vac out the whole unit. making sure to get that air passage cleaned as well. normally dont do it during burning season, just this last time the weather was so nice that i shut the burner down last week to replace acouple of broken bricks which i didnt think was so bad they lasted 3 seasons easy and fast burner was back up to water temp in less than 5 hrs. As for pics on the empyer line maybe ya dont see em cause theres really nothin that can really go wrong with em...i have pics posted on here of the unit and install though...for an epa stove i just throw seasoned wood in er and forget it...no tinkerin around like you find with a lot of the indoor models...hence no inside pics of the unit...

 

[barkeatr]

funny you say 18%-22% is optimum. I know that its an old wives tale that wood can be too dry...as far as pure BTU analysis. but other factors play a part like burn times. Profab may have well tested and calibrated thier stove on these percentags knowing the difficulty and realisticness of 12% wood. Mine is 15 percent now or lower, its mainly cherry so im getting 6-8 hour burn times on 80% fill up. I agree regarding the simplicity of the stove.

 

[barkeatr]

mine was 10,000 plus 500 delivery..( I was a long way away from dealer)...but talk to pelletdude, his service is excellent. I have learned i paid too much. Its really a good idea to get a good dealer as there are familiarity things he can make you aware of. ALso, if you dont go with pelletdude, make sure you see the boiler your getting..i ended up with one that was on the lot for three years. It still works fine but the brush was rusted and there was minor rust at normal

 

[Dirt Digger]

Hey den69rs96 Looks like we are close, stop by sometime and I will show you everything you need to no about a pro 200.