A local craigslist add for the renaissance caught my attention, like the styling. Understanding it's an old stove and parts may be hard to come by i've looked back at the add more than once. Searching i found 1 comment about low heat output but was unable to find info about lbs per hour. If it's just a low btu stove i'd still be intrested but if it's a poor design i'd pass. Will a Whitfield eat corn? Any info or comments are appreciated, thanks, john stove pic here Whitfield Renaissance Pellet Stove Parts
I have seen whits of old eat a 50/50 mix of corn and pellets. Burned that with no problems. Snowy Rivers has a few whits eating nut shells. She has good luck with them, But cleans more than a wood pellet burner might? Old stoves my only worry is rusted or rotted out components, Unless you can fab and weld. But for the most part you can usually substitute parts from other models to keep them going. Controller might be a tricky replacement. But there are options if they do go fluky!! If your really that interested, Go check it out. Inspect it really good for rust. And ask to see it fore up.
Guy's asking $500 and it needs glass($155) so fire isn't going to happen, but a piece of cardboard or something to fill the hole might be enough to trick and sensors temporarily to test fans and board. I have a pc45 in the basement, it usually runs on low and the basement is 75-80. I'm just looking at options for something that works well at low settings and i like the style of that stove.
$500 for a 20+ year old stove that needs glass and you don't know if it even runs??? Not me. I'd offer $300 cash.
I highly doubt the phones ringing off the hook on this one. Most want newer and that should work for your benefit. $300 sounds like a good place to start. If he balks, Add some to the offer. Or leave your number and take a walk. I bet he calls back.
Thinking i'd mention the glass is $155, the age, the fact that whitfield has been gone for 10? years. $200, maybe go as high as $300
This stove is identical inside (the working parts) to to little Whit in my Avitar We feed ours a full meal diet of nut shells and its just fine. Not sure about corn, but with our track record with shells you likely may have to stir the pot off and on during the day. The parts are pretty standard with the exception of the room air fan. The fan used had a "hall effect" sensor in the motor to tell the control board what the speed of the fan is. This allowed the board to control the fan speed based on the heat setting (Triac is used) These fan motors are no longer made, but the standard fan is and will work, you just have to add a separate triac (speed control) The original control board runs the draft fan at full speed and then regulates the room air blower with the heat control setting knob.(The higher the heat setting the more fan speed) These stoves have a shunt tube that routes a regulated amount of air from the air plenum into (under) the fire pot to aid in combustion. Pretty good stove.] Small in size but a great little work horse (pony) We use our Prodigy 2 to handle the light duty times when we need heat but not when its real cold out. We use the little guy to help when the big stove can't keep up during cold weather. Good luck
Some folks seem to think that old pellet stoves are GOLD This is especially true in the winter months. Both our current Whits came at $200 each, the little one came with the floor hearth pad too. Recently picked up a Whit Advantage 2 T for $200 Needed a little TLC was all. Negotiate for sure. With a broken glass and a "Does it work" I would hit him at $200 and let him chew on it.
