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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Hawken Energy, support only => Topic started by: Johnv656 on October 02, 2012, 10:33:49 AM

Title: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: Johnv656 on October 02, 2012, 10:33:49 AM

Looks like I am 95% sure I will purchase the Hawken HE2100.

After a lot of research and talking to several different dealers (Burnrite, Central,Natures Comfort etc.)
And owners of some of these brands , and issues they had with their dealers.
I am getting the best feeling from the Hawken dealer and the company.

Looked at quite a few different units and this seems to be the best built in my opinion.

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: Scott7m on October 02, 2012, 12:12:07 PM

Good luck.  Last year there was several pages of hawken complaints and like poof they were gone...

 :thumbup:

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: usergray on October 02, 2012, 12:31:02 PM

I remember a thread with complaints about a customer and his gasifier furnace. Was that the same model as this one?  There was also some stuff about a guy who had a Global Hydronics unit that was sold by Hawken.  That guy was a little nuts. 
I love my Hawken.  I heat my 2200 square foot farm house with it.  I use more wood than I expected but it's half of what it would cost to fill up my two fuel oil tanks so I'm happy.  I've had no troubles with the unit in the 2.5 years I've owned it. 

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: Bull on October 03, 2012, 07:43:43 AM

I don't know about this OWB but I see we DO have a mod welcome usergray

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: woodman on October 03, 2012, 07:40:28 PM

What is a "global moderator"?

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: Scott7m on October 03, 2012, 08:08:32 PM

Someone to keep us all in line lol

Were a rowdy bunch

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: Johnv656 on October 04, 2012, 03:39:19 AM

Woodman

How do you like your OWB??  I see you vave an HE1000

Looking at buying his bigger brother the 2000

Title: Re: Getting Ready to purchase
Post by: woodman on October 04, 2012, 07:47:32 PM

I am happy with mine. I plan on starting it up tomorrow for the 6th season. Even though I am at, or a little beyond the rated capacity, I have never had  trouble going 14hrs between fills during the coldest part of winter. I heat my house, dhw, and keep the garage at 60, which means she does have a healthy appitite for wood. Last year I ended up at 10 full cord even with the mild winter, but typically burn 12+. Knowing what I know now, and if todays gassers were around 6 years ago, I would have gone in that direction. That said, simplicity does have a value and these standard boilers are simple! Good luck with your purchace, just don't skimp on the install especially the underground part.