Is this legit? - Trustpilot indicates this is a legit web site

[Vermonter2011]

I saw this yesterday, and MF Fire is a company that is new to me. This listing is for an MF Fire Nova (new) for $1250:

MF Fire Nova Wood Stove

The elegance of a fire brought to the home is the MF Fire Nova Wood Stove 2020. Have your fire burn brighter and hotter with a 79 percent efficiency that is perfect for heating any room in your home.

www.ruralenergy.com

Trustpilot indicates that the seller, Ruralenergy.com, is a legitimate site.

But the language in this listing doesn't make sense to me:

"Please note: The manufacturer's EPA certification for this wood stove has expired, and therefore these units are offered for sale for recreational purposes only. Additionally, MF Fire does not provide any warranty or support for this stove. To ensure customer satisfaction, Rural Energy will provide a limited 30-day warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship."

I have no idea what an EPA certification expiring means, unless these are very old woodstoves, or why even an old woodstove would be used for recreational purposes only. That doesn't seem to make sense when I read the MF Fire web site about this item, either. The $1250 price is enticing, but of course, also scary, as it seems like something is wrong here.

I'm also trying to make sense out of Rural Energy. Their web site mentions something about having dealers in various parts of the country, including one on Long Island, but they look like they are headquartered in Alaska, which is a long way from the Northeast, where I live.

I emailed them last night, but haven't heard back, as yet.

If anyone can shed light on this for me, please do.

 

[vatmark]

It looks legit to me.

 

[begreen]

Rural Energy is a real company mostly serving the Pac NW. They may be pre-EPA 2020 units. If so, they are not legit to sell new. The stove had to be recertified to be compliant. If this is the case, it sounds like the company is doing a "workaround".

 

[Vermonter2011]

I called the operation, and the guy I spoke to was very nice.

These stoves are only shipping from Alaska, and it would cost almost $1000 to ship to me. He said that the furthest he had shipped one was to Wyoming, at a cost of $400 or $500.

He did confirm that they are pre-2020 stoves.

In any case, that's a great price for that stove for anyone living nearby, or perhaps for someone living in the Pacific Northwest, assuming that that model, pre-2020, was a good one. I know nothing about that company, or that stove.

 

[begreen]

IMO, they seem to be ok stoves with some teething pains, but can work with sufficient draft.

 

[stovelark]

I work with a distributor who sells MF, seen them burn at shows and meetings. They are an ok, steel stove at a good pricepoint. I would stay with more popular, supported stoves and dealers who support their stoves. The best value isn't always the stove cost ., sometimes its the after support if you plan on keeping the stove. Stay warm.