Hey guys- I was at Lowe's recently doing some looking around and I happened upon a new stove by Englander- it looked pretty neat to me. I forgot about it by the time I got home but remembered it and looked it up online. The website shows the 'new & improved' 32-NC which replaces the old 30-NC, but it also has a trio of the 15 line, which I previously was not aware of. There's the 15- W03 / 06 / 08. Now... I'm prone to geeking out over nearly anything that I think is interesting, so I'm curious to see what people are thinking, if anyone has grabbed one yet or if they're seeing anything that I'm overlooking. Attached is the W03 that I saw.
...with a different and improved door it seems. Note the heavy hinge pins. Window is different as well, but it’s certainly a retake on your stove.
It appears this is not a "smart" stove. The glass isn't etched. it is supposedly a removable insert. Only difference I'm seeing between the 06 and 08 is mountain scene insert.
Thanks for the correction. I’m not sure what actually makes it a smart stove I’m guessing that you can turn the damper rod and it keeps the draft open until it comes up to temp. I couldn’t come up with an owners manual for the new stove to see if it has that feature or not.
Yes, that looks a lot like they took the Madison and re-branded it. I assume though it meets the new EPA regulations. I don't like the door glass design myself; I prefer just plain glass. I hope they corrected the damper control so that the door doesn't hit it when opening and closing. It also has a flat top where the Madison had a two level top. Doesn't appear to have the ash pan in the front; A side pan is not as easy to work with if you use the ash pan; I do use the ash pan.
I was never a fan of the 'smart stove' concept and implementation. I'd rather have people learn the idiosyncrasies of their stove and use. Although even for myself I've gotten into a habit of setting a ten minute timer on my watch as a reminder to get back to check the start up and throttle the air back. Course, it's not like you had to use it. The ash pan is in the same place on the new model(s) and the input air control has been moved to the side.
Installed the old 30 in my in-laws place today. No surprises and nothing outside of the game-plan, so that was a big relief.
Burned my 30 yesterday. Cooking boomerang beef on my Englander pellet grill right now. Englander used to make some pretty good stuff.
