bote3 said:anybody have a reiew on this stove i cant seem to get much info on this stove
summit said:Hudson river stoves are actually mfg in China... seen lotsa issue with them, many who have them come in and upgrade to a Harman round here.
Franks said:Made in China, at one time a pretty large recall. If you need to buy a pellet stove and it needs to be cheap, look at Englander. At least they are made in the USA, are decent quality and have great phone support.
Franks said:Nope. In fact, American Energy Systems sent me an email a few years ago that their Baby Countryside model is being phased to "Global Manufacturing" When I asked if that meant "Made in China" they said yes, but it meant better pricing for us. I said great. Within a week the stove was off my floor and got sold at a discount. I have NOT sold one since. I have actually told customers I wouldnt sell them one when they would call about it. It's not that I hate China, I just try to do things as locally as possible. This applies to home and business. When time to replace the dish washer and fridge, I went extra and bought a Bosch dishwasher, because I could barely afford it. The fridge ended up being a Kenmore. Like I said, when I can, I can. If China, or any other non North American country was the sole supplier of pellet stoves and I had no choice, they would have my business. But if there is a choice, and I can afford to do it, I look at labels and try to keep my money as local as possible, right down to trying to shop in the town I live in.
Even in these tough times, there are still some folks out there who care enough to do their small part. Now I dont expect everyone to do it, and I dont do it all the time ( I drive a Honda). Now, if we are to stick to the facts and not politics, I know the person who imports the Hudson River stoves. I Know him personally and I have known him for decades. I still wont sell the stove, not only because of the China thing, I just think they arent good stoves. I base that on feedback I get from folks that own them.
j-takeman said:Unfortunately most business men don't think this way and see the dollar as motivation. And most buyers look at the cheap alternative.
I work for a company thats global. Our US made goods are going all over the globe. We compete with technology and high speed assembly equipment to manufactor our products. All I will say is we make the world a better smelling place. Specially elevators. Even china buys our goods.
Franks said:Hmmm, thats a good one. 200lbs...I think Hearthstones castings come from Spain. Soapstone from different parts of the world. Maybe the new Sand Stone for their pellet stoves? I dont really know what stones are indigenous (if thats the right word) to what countries. Unless it's a big box of motors or something. How the hell did you find that in a search? Google "what do chinese people ship to hearthstone"?
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