Burning/heating my little dump with my Englander 13NC. The little/big stove. Loves to cruise 6-700*F. Early on I was burning most any wood I could find. Wound up being a lot of silver maple, box elder, cherry and some oak. 2/3rds of my stacks now are ash cut from a friends place. Could cut there for 3-4 more years with all the dead ash on his property. Recently scored right down the street from me.............prolly 1.5 cord of red elm and mulberry. Only thing I've replaced on my stove has been the door and window gaskets. Fire brick and baffle board are still OEM. I sealed up the OAK also; as it wasn't "air-tight" to the outside air...........a little high temp silicone took care of that. Overall; I'm happy with this stove, except wish it had larger firebox for longer burn times.
I had the 13 also and was completely satisfied with its performance. I left it at the cottage with the sale. I did keep the 30 and took it with me then installed it in the basement where I am now. I've only used less than a dozen times last winter.
Had a NC13 too... I decided that the short burn times below 25 degrees warranted me stepping up to NC30... Getting up in the middle of the night to throw more wood wasn't for me... My NC30 9 years old and I just replaced the door gasket for the first time... It was starting to weak at the end of the burn season last year....
I should add that the 13 was in a small cottage...........20 x 22. I can't remember ever firing up during the overnight but then the inside temps were definitely over comfort level before bedtime.....way over!
Had a 13 in my old 1200sq ft house. Definitely kept it toasty but yea had to reload after about 5 hours
I was cruising around online the other night and I couldn't get on Englander's website. Did a little searching today and it appears that they were sold off to another company. I have no idea what that holds for the future.
We lost power yesterday and thankfully the NC-30 was ready to light off! In no time, it was pumping out the heat it was designed to. I left the basement door open and instead of the temps falling upstairs, they stayed steady. (The t-stat is in a hallway at the top of the basement and actually increased in temp.) The rooms at the end of the house were a bit cooler of course. The power finally came back on at bedtime but I didn't bother to re-light the furnace since it was 71 still. Sure glad I had the 30!
We had a member here from Englander. He was a good man/member and a huge asset to FHC. I hope he's doing well and probably has moved on.
Yes, and just so y'all know I'm not making it up... Amherst County manufacturer's assets acquired by Stove Builder International
Hopefully parts become cheaper now. It was super pricey to have a new part bought and shipped. Though I've never needed any parts for my nc30 after almost 10 years. The glass gasket looks like heck.
Not needing parts is a good testament to their stoves. Becoming part of SBI now it would seem could only make the Englander stoves even better. SBI, known for stellar customer service, combined with possibly cheaper parts and new designs can only be a good thing in my mind. I wouldn’t be afraid of any of their stoves.
Let's hope so. I don't want to make a 'blanket' of things that have declined in the last couple years and we'll have to be clear that there was something to blame altogether for this: customer service in general. Seems like a lot of it has gone downhill and I'd rather be wrong about it in places where it should count. The glaring reason is that people who have likely worked a different job and entering something new having never worked that job before. Lots of new jobs for folks and staffing shortages that come with it as well. Some have been lacking the experience or expertise and I've taken this not only from my experiences but a few of my friends who posted pictures of such that happened to them involving poor quality control. My hope is the person who posted pictures of that incident has had it fixed by someone who is qualified. I haven't had the chance to ask yet. Just saying I hope this has not changed the quality control of SBI and their components of the company. Training would be important to ensure the quality control in the future and success for businesses. It does look like many are trying for that industry investment.
Customer service has really declined in most areas. I think a lot of it is the younger generation entering the work force. A lot of them have no clue and then get very limited training. My son has a rather successful business, but it's difficult to get the younger employees to give an honest 40 hour work week. Most have been indoctrinated to expect the employer to pay for their "life versus work balance". When 25 to 35 year olds have to be told to stop playing on their phones something is wrong. Back on target, my Quadrafire 5700 has only had baffle boards and firebrick replaced in 9-10 years now. You just don't hear that to often. Glad you got a great stove.
