I am making the change to a Harman P-68

we are in the midst of a pellet shortage. Not being able to pick and choose has many just grabbing whats currently available. Not all stoves are created equal. Burn pot design on some make them rather picky on what it can and will burn. Choosing a stove that tolerates both premium and sub premium pellets is priceless during these lean times where you have to settle on a not so popular brand.

I try to steer peeps into a stove that is multifuel rated. multifuelers burn crappy pellets much better than the pretty stoves(that looks nice but has a burnpot design that can't deal with sub par brands). Like I said in my post to savemoney. All the brands you see are premium grade these days. Its not so easy to pick and choose from them by what it says on the bags.

So if your in the market for a new stove, And are looking a a top feeder. Try to stay in the multifuel rated units or look for the bottom feed units. Bottom feeders are more exceptable(as savemoney found) to sub par brands. There are a few exceptions to these rules. Quads are pretty exceptable to high ash fuels. So are the St. croix units with the versa grate.

Example: A co worker of mine is in the market to replace his breckwell(which is pellet picky and keeps loading up with crap fuel). He stopped at a stove shop and the are selling a Revalli European stove. The dealer told him straight up front that they tend to favor Premium grade pellets. That told me its a picky unit and unless he can afford the high dollar stuff it might be better to keep looking. He doesn't burn the good stuff and he can't afford $300+/ton pellets . He only buys cheap box store stuff. So I sent him to a place that has the Harman P43 and the Enviro M55. That dealer told him he can burn what he can afford with no issues and the M55 can burn straight corn(and many other fuels) if needed. I think he's going to purchase the P43 come summer. The M55 was a bit too pricey for him.

Hope it helps!

 

Don has problems with more than 2 items. Having to assemble 4 pieces get him confused.

Don, I can remove my complete burnpot in 20 seconds. And I don't need to remove the igniter even! How long does it take with a Hormone?

 

No need to be sorry. Any stove designed to burn pure multifuel and not just a blend is going to be more complicated with more moving parts. But it should also not be compared to a pellet only or semi multifuel. Cost of the additional parts should also be more expensive. Its a trade off if you want the option of burning 100% corn or other biomass fuels. IMHO a cost well worth paying when seasons like this one come to play. Plus the cleanings intervals should be less frequent! See thread: http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/enviro-omega-a-case-of-total-neglect.3642/

Look at the PC45 as an example. It has more parts(than a standard Harman) to mix and help keep the burnpot clear of build up. So it will be a bit more troublesome to clean and maintain. Just saying!!

Carry on!

 

Today its sammy adam's! Tomorrow its Miller light as I just spend serious money on the bow mount fish finder and tons of new tackle.

Wait til the wifey see's the charge card bill!

 

She's getting as sea nial as I am, I tell her we talked about it and got the OK. Maybe she just forgot??

 

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