Quadra fire, Mount Vernon - review...

[tripletap]

I paid $4300 and $600 to deliver and install this stove back in August of 2008.

Here’s a testament to the efficiency of this stove -

I have a 2900 square foot, two story Colonial style home - post and beam, open 10 foot ceilings. We have had -10 degree temperatures here this month (Vermont) currently 7 degrees -

I have the stove located in a great room with the blower facing out into the main house. I am able to heat my whole home with this stove about a bag and a half of pellets a day when it is extremely cold, pellet usage varies per temp outside (obviously). It is much more efficient than my wildest dreams.

I use two small electric space heaters to sometimes supplement, one in my bedroom and one in the basement theater room (because it’s in the basement - heat rises) I use these sparingly.

So far this season I have used just 66 gallons of heating oil. (shut off the stove for cleaning and when we take longer trips). I bought three tons of pellets (which equates to 50 40lb bags per pallet).

I received three pallets. I started using this stove middle of September (gets cold in VT early) and have used it since and right up to this date. I have used just 40 bags of pellets so far - I have two tons and ten bags sitting in my garage as I type this message (my house is tight and well insulated - but still...)

There is no bullshit in this story 100% fact -

Mike

 

[vgrund]

Hi Mike,

For the benefit of others here, Mike & I have been PMing a little bit this morning about the overall costs. IMO this is a very large startup cost that may or may not bear scrutiny when total costs of ownership are considered.

I can easily estimate savings, if any, over other fuels and appliances. How much do such stoves cost to maintain on an annualized basis? By that I mean all required maintenance / repairs. Anybody know how long such stoves are expected to last before replacement? I could use some reasonable estimates for my cost calculator spreadsheet.

Victor

 

[tripletap]

Maintenance is minimal, clean the ash pot and tray every five days depending on use.

For me not paying the "RagHeads" indirectly for my heating source is more of a comfort than the monetary savings itself ...

all in all it will cost me about $500 - $600 to heat my home this year ...

Look people, take note I have no reason to BS anyone about anything i don't sell these things and I'm not affiliated with this industry in anyway - I'm a retired LEO - that's about it - take my word or not I don't really give a rat's a** -

 

[timss13]

I have the Mt Vernon insert, paid $4400 for unit, install including running liner up the chimney. Good price and great unit. Heats our circa 1850 colonial of 2000 sq ft very well. Came in really handy when we were without power for a week due to ice storm. Hooked up small generator and it handled it well. Gone through about 2 tons so far and very little oil. Keeps the house toasty at 70. Not using any additional fans or anything. Very pleased.

On a side note, we have also found that pellets work very well as cat littler and the pellet bags are great as garbage bags.

 

[firewarrior820]

Maintenance is minimal, clean the ash pot and tray every five days depending on use.

For me not paying the "RagHeads" indirectly for my heating source is more of a comfort than the monetary savings itself ...

all in all it will cost me about $500 - $600 to heat my home this year ...

Look people, take note I have no reason to BS anyone about anything i don't sell these things and I'm not affiliated with this industry in anyway - I'm a retired LEO - that's about it - take my word or not I don't really give a rat's a** -

What's a raghead

 

[11 Bravo]

You know.........Ragheads......the guys who pump the oil into your basement or the propane into your tank......... ;-P

 

[Nikitas]

We put our Mount Vernon insert in early last spring. Since late September we have burned 3.5-4 tons of pellets but the house is about 2900 square feet (not counting the finished cellar and the attic), built of stone, with no insulation in the walls and no storm widows (plate glass w/ wrought iron frames). We can keep the place at about 64 downstairs even at the coldest so far and usually at about 67. If we use the oil heat as a "back-up", its easy even at the coldest, to keep the place at 68+. So far we have used about 140 gallons of oil. By way of comparison, last year to keep the place at 62 during the day and 58 at night, we burned 1500 gallons of oil between November 30 and April 4. For us, the stove is primary and the oil is backup. BTW, our electricity use is DOWN quite a bit. KWH to run the stove are far less than to run the steam locomotive down in the cellar.

We are very pleased with the stove.

 

[cncpro]

Maintenance is minimal, clean the ash pot and tray every five days depending on use.

For me not paying the "RagHeads" indirectly for my heating source is more of a comfort than the monetary savings itself ...

all in all it will cost me about $500 - $600 to heat my home this year ...

Look people, take note I have no reason to BS anyone about anything i don't sell these things and I'm not affiliated with this industry in anyway - I'm a retired LEO - that's about it - take my word or not I don't really give a rat's a** -

What's a raghead

It's not exactly a politically correct term... but I'm not exactly politically correct either...

Here's one of 'em... Note the rag coiled upon the head...

 

[Racerx009]

Maintenance is minimal, clean the ash pot and tray every five days depending on use.

For me not paying the "RagHeads" indirectly for my heating source is more of a comfort than the monetary savings itself ...

all in all it will cost me about $500 - $600 to heat my home this year ...

Look people, take note I have no reason to BS anyone about anything i don't sell these things and I'm not affiliated with this industry in anyway - I'm a retired LEO - that's about it - take my word or not I don't really give a rat's a** -

I believe you that stove has some great specs wish I would have bought but rushed ans bought an Avalon astoria which works great but yours has better features

That's no bullshit from a disabled LEO

Anthony

 

[gwesleyr]

Here's another testament:

AE installed late September. 3 floor 3900 SF Timber frame, center chimney great room w/33' ceiling. I run my ceiling fan on high most all the time, but I'll turn it down a notch or two when watching TV...it blows pretty hard but it moves the heat around well. No more than 2 degrees warmer on the 3rd floor. I've been through 2 tons of pellets since October, maybe 150 gallons of oil (I used to burn 1100 gals/year), but that includes hot water. Furnace only runs 1-2 hours in the AM to push air around and recover the temp from the nighttime setback quicker. The only rooms that are the slightest bit cool is the master BR/bath which sits directly behind the insert on the same floor. It actually was a 2-sided fireplace between the MBR and great room.

Great stove.

In economic times like these, heck even in good times, the more we can alter our spending to employ our neighbors rather than enrich those who wish us dead is a good thing.

 

[pkitfox]

Here's another testament:

AE installed late September. 3 floor 3900 SF Timber frame, center chimney great room w/33' ceiling. I run my ceiling fan on high most all the time, but I'll turn it down a notch or two when watching TV...it blows pretty hard but it moves the heat around well. No more than 2 degrees warmer on the 3rd floor. I've been through 2 tons of pellets since October, maybe 150 gallons of oil (I used to burn 1100 gals/year), but that includes hot water. Furnace only runs 1-2 hours in the AM to push air around and recover the temp from the nighttime setback quicker. The only rooms that are the slightest bit cool is the master BR/bath which sits directly behind the insert on the same floor. It actually was a 2-sided fireplace between the MBR and great room.

Great stove.

In economic times like these, heck even in good times, the more we can alter our spending to employ our neighbors rather than enrich those who wish us dead is a good thing.

I very much in agreement with your last two lines. Use what we can, that is ours, to become free from this threat to our security. If they persist in wanting to kill us, kill them first! No other nation, with our power, would have tolerated these bas****s this long.

 

[www_godzilla]

This nation has become soft,just like the rest of Europe. You can't reason with these people. Funny thing about the rag heads is ....they want to be like us. I truly believe the people in the upper ranks of these radical groups are jealous of us. They recruit younger men. They brainwash them with the writings in the Koran. Then they let the younger guys kill themselves in the name of Allah. You can't sit down and discuss issues with these people,they only know one thing...force. We need to kill them before they kill us. That's their goal and they will not stop. So get a back bone America and quit worrying what the world thinks. OH France,the country that belittles and ridicules us constantly,is 40% muslim. They will be fighting them soon on their own soil and they will be crying for us to help them again. I love my Quadrafire Sante Fe by the way !!