hello all.
first of all thank you for this excellent forum.
i'm repeating this post here on advice of someone who said i should introduce myself and starting my own thread would be good.
we are buying a house in millinocket maine and have just begun researching the pellet stove solution.
i have read a lot here today and have pretty much settled on the heatilater ps35. (924 sq. foot house on one level)
the big e is unacceptable to the girlfriend based on appearance, and i just feel so far that i will prefer the ps35 to the englander at the same price point.
there is a dealer in bangor who will install and service the warranty. but also one in hulton and one in brewer.
now i have also seen this refurbished englander-
(broken link removed to http://www.amfmenergy.com/49trcpm--multifuel-stove--2200492200.html)
it is, i guess, prettier than the ps35.
but the girlfriend likes the heatilater just fine in that regard. and i am fairly sure i read that as far as service on the englander goes, the buyer is the lead tech on the ground.
i actually like the fact that there is a heatilator dealer that services my town and will be available for installation and warranty issues if needed.
i remain open to advice. but unless there is some drastic quality/performance difference between these stoves that heavily favors the englander, i am still leaning towards the ps35.
also, at 924 sq. feet, our house may just be too small to comfortably handle the 2200 sq. feet rating of the englander.
i see the englander is a multi fuel stove. but with only an outback wagon and living in a very small town, i may not have have a lot of options other than the pellets available close to hand.
(not sure on that though.)
thanks for the welcome so far. and for all the great info here.
first of all thank you for this excellent forum.
i'm repeating this post here on advice of someone who said i should introduce myself and starting my own thread would be good.
we are buying a house in millinocket maine and have just begun researching the pellet stove solution.
i have read a lot here today and have pretty much settled on the heatilater ps35. (924 sq. foot house on one level)
the big e is unacceptable to the girlfriend based on appearance, and i just feel so far that i will prefer the ps35 to the englander at the same price point.
there is a dealer in bangor who will install and service the warranty. but also one in hulton and one in brewer.
now i have also seen this refurbished englander-
(broken link removed to http://www.amfmenergy.com/49trcpm--multifuel-stove--2200492200.html)
it is, i guess, prettier than the ps35.
but the girlfriend likes the heatilater just fine in that regard. and i am fairly sure i read that as far as service on the englander goes, the buyer is the lead tech on the ground.
i actually like the fact that there is a heatilator dealer that services my town and will be available for installation and warranty issues if needed.
i remain open to advice. but unless there is some drastic quality/performance difference between these stoves that heavily favors the englander, i am still leaning towards the ps35.
also, at 924 sq. feet, our house may just be too small to comfortably handle the 2200 sq. feet rating of the englander.
i see the englander is a multi fuel stove. but with only an outback wagon and living in a very small town, i may not have have a lot of options other than the pellets available close to hand.
(not sure on that though.)
thanks for the welcome so far. and for all the great info here.