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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 26, 2017, 06:54:57 PM »Jemmunro, how far do you live from Winkler, MB where Heatmaster is built?
About 2,000 miles.
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 26, 2017, 06:12:10 PM »Regardless of which brand you choose, you’ll be much happier heating with wood once the fire is outside where it belongs. House will stay much cleaner not to mention your humidity levels in the house will be easier to keep up in the winter.
Yes, it is very stressful trying to sleep at night when there is always a niggling little worry at the back of your mind that a chimney fire could occur. I do kind of like the dry heat from burning a woodstove - thinking I should be living somplace hot & dry like Arizona.
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 26, 2017, 06:06:56 PM »If you don't mind what is your price range? I thought the gs series would be awful close to the same price tag as a mf7000
Sorry I don't recall the price of the MF vs. gs series.
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 26, 2017, 06:05:39 PM »You sound like an already expierenced wood burner. Treat your wood like like you did with your wood stove and you will be just fine. The heatmor dealer is definitely going to steer you away from a gasser because heatmor doesn't have a gasser so don't take much of what he has to say about gassers. The heatmaster dealer should be getting comfortable at this point selling gassers, many dealers were scared of what they didn't know. You will enjoy burning much less wood with a gasser over a conventional, even the mfe series which have a heat exchanger. If you can afford a gasser then go for it. The g series is also very forgiving to run, some gassers tend to bridge out and I have only had that happen to me once which was my fault anyway. Like I said if you have the money to buy a gasser then I don't see a real fair fight between a gasser and conventional.
Sorry, I was wrong about the Heatmor dealer telling us to stay away from gassers. We've spoken with 3 different dealers in our area: the first dealer was P&M. He was the one who really ran the gassers down, sayed he had one himself and sold it because it was too difficult to keep lit.
I can't recall if the Heatmor dealer said anything negative about gassers. I do remember telling him that I wasn't interested in a gasification unit and he said that the Heatmor units I was considering were not gassers.
The Heatmaster dealer has only been selling Heatmasters for 2 months. He used to sell Empyre and then C.B. He said that the gasifiction units do not burn well on green or damp wood. He also said that he plans to retire in 10 years, so I'm not sure whether I feel comfortable with that fact. Two weeks ago I asked him for some names & ph. numbers of any Heatmaster clients in my general area. He promised that he could provide me with some names & numbers, but has not come up with any yet, so I'm not sure whether I feel confident with his promises.
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster MF series (C 375 series) - rounded chamber & saving the live embers
« on: September 26, 2017, 05:54:20 PM »I guarantee that you will be happy with the MF stove.I have never seen a stove light as easy as this one,and recuperate from nothing.Over time you will learn the right amount of wood to put in,have had our stove down to one ember the size of a dime,bit of paper and wood and back up and roaring in no time.Neighbour just got rid of his fancy boiler,got tired of welding it,etc,got a MF series on my recommendation and couldn't be happier. By the way,pretty rare you will have to move the shaker grates
Do you know what type of boiler your neighbour head?
Why is it rare to have to move the shaker grates? Do you mean that the ash usually falls through on its' own?
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Plumbing / Opinions on using pex pipe less than 1" inside diameter
« on: September 26, 2017, 05:48:25 PM »
I've read many posts from members of this forum strongly advising to stick with using pex pipe that is no less than 1" inside diameter to prevent restriction of water flow.
One of the dealers that we are considering purchasing an OWB from wants to use Rehau pex pipe which has an inside diameter of .875 which if I understand correctly, means that the inside diameter of this pex pipe is 1/8" smaller than 1".
This dealer told us that it makes no sense to worry about staying with 1" inside diameter for the pex pipe because the inside diameter of the piping used inside the house & other buildings has an inside diameter of less than 1".
Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks.
One of the dealers that we are considering purchasing an OWB from wants to use Rehau pex pipe which has an inside diameter of .875 which if I understand correctly, means that the inside diameter of this pex pipe is 1/8" smaller than 1".
This dealer told us that it makes no sense to worry about staying with 1" inside diameter for the pex pipe because the inside diameter of the piping used inside the house & other buildings has an inside diameter of less than 1".
Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks.
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 24, 2017, 05:04:10 PM »
Thank you all for your input. The gassers are out of my price range (the joy of living in Canada 
). This is such a learning experience for me, but I am determined to make it work, cause I like a warm house in the winter!
). This is such a learning experience for me, but I am determined to make it work, cause I like a warm house in the winter!
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster MF series (C 375 series) - rounded chamber & saving the live embers
« on: September 24, 2017, 04:59:42 PM »The rounded chamber is there for strength reasons. I run my C375 year round. There will be enough ash and coals still left on the sides and in the flat spots in front and back to keep you lit. You got the right idea, too clean a stove will let the fire go out quicker and too much ash will restrict air flow (draft). you'll soon learn the sweet spot.
Thanks for the information and also for your vote of confidence, Shepherdboy.
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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 24, 2017, 09:12:50 AM »
I'm no expert on the OWBs - trying to learn as much as I can about them. It's a real learning experience after using woodstoves for the past 30 years!
From what I've read and been told by the dealers of both Heatmaster & Heatmor, gassers can be finicky if using greener wood. I don't plan to use anything but dry seasoned wood, but on the other hand, I don't have a storage set up where I can keep the wood completely 100% free from snow or rain.
I am going to be the one keeping the OWB going throughout the cold months and don't want to run into any issues with damp wood.
From what I've read and been told by the dealers of both Heatmaster & Heatmor, gassers can be finicky if using greener wood. I don't plan to use anything but dry seasoned wood, but on the other hand, I don't have a storage set up where I can keep the wood completely 100% free from snow or rain.
I am going to be the one keeping the OWB going throughout the cold months and don't want to run into any issues with damp wood.
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HeatMaster / Heatmaster MF series (C 375 series) - rounded chamber & saving the live embers
« on: September 24, 2017, 08:38:43 AM »
I hope this isn't a stupid question, but I have a question about the rounded interior chamber on the Heatmaster (looking at the MF7000e in Canada / C375 in U.S.).
I'm used to keeping my home warm using woodstoves (inside the house). When it is time to clean the ashes from the stove, I move the live embers to one side of the stove and remove the ashes from that side of the stove then repeat procedure for the other side of the stove. Once the ashes are out of the stove, I move the live embers back to the centre of the stove, put the new wood on top of the embers so that the new wood catches & burns from the retained embers .
Looking into the rounded chamber of the Heatmaster MF series OWBs, I am wondering how I would remove the ashes but retain the embers - thinking the embers would slide back down onto the grates if I tried to move them to either side. I want to keep the fire going constantly throughout the winter.
I have zero experience using an OWB, so maybe this isn't an issue
? I appreciate any feedback.
I'm used to keeping my home warm using woodstoves (inside the house). When it is time to clean the ashes from the stove, I move the live embers to one side of the stove and remove the ashes from that side of the stove then repeat procedure for the other side of the stove. Once the ashes are out of the stove, I move the live embers back to the centre of the stove, put the new wood on top of the embers so that the new wood catches & burns from the retained embers .
Looking into the rounded chamber of the Heatmaster MF series OWBs, I am wondering how I would remove the ashes but retain the embers - thinking the embers would slide back down onto the grates if I tried to move them to either side. I want to keep the fire going constantly throughout the winter.
I have zero experience using an OWB, so maybe this isn't an issue
? I appreciate any feedback. 11
HeatMaster / Heatmaster - is the company still honoring their warranty or ???
« on: September 23, 2017, 06:17:05 PM »
I'm new to the formum and I've been reading a little bit about the issues that Slimjim has been having as a Heatmaster Dealer with the Heatmaster Company. I haven't found all of the information about what's been happening - mostly Hondaracer 2004's post that briefly discussed some of the issues that Slimjim has been dealing with Heatmaster.
My question is whether the Heatmaster Company is standing by the warranty that they give on their units.
I'm just in the final process of deciding between the Heatmaster MF7000e and the Heatmor 400css. There are a tremendous number of Heatmor OWBs in my area and the distributor for my area (SW Ontario) sent me a list of names & ph. numbers of satisfied Heatmor clients that I am welcome to contact. The Heatmor Rep. in my area seems to be an honest man with a good reputation for solving any problems related to the Heatmor units.
My hubby is leaning towards the Heatmaster MF7000e. I know from reading past posts about the Heatmaster, that up until at least 2013, Heatmaster had a fantastic reputation for a good solid OWB and that Heatmaster stood 100% behind their products, but I am wondering if that has changed in recent years?
If anyone is willling to provide feed back (good or bad) on whether the Heatmaster OWB is still as well made as it used to be and whether the Heatmaster company is still honoring their warranty, I would really appreciate it because this is going to be a major investment for us.
My question is whether the Heatmaster Company is standing by the warranty that they give on their units.
I'm just in the final process of deciding between the Heatmaster MF7000e and the Heatmor 400css. There are a tremendous number of Heatmor OWBs in my area and the distributor for my area (SW Ontario) sent me a list of names & ph. numbers of satisfied Heatmor clients that I am welcome to contact. The Heatmor Rep. in my area seems to be an honest man with a good reputation for solving any problems related to the Heatmor units.
My hubby is leaning towards the Heatmaster MF7000e. I know from reading past posts about the Heatmaster, that up until at least 2013, Heatmaster had a fantastic reputation for a good solid OWB and that Heatmaster stood 100% behind their products, but I am wondering if that has changed in recent years?
If anyone is willling to provide feed back (good or bad) on whether the Heatmaster OWB is still as well made as it used to be and whether the Heatmaster company is still honoring their warranty, I would really appreciate it because this is going to be a major investment for us.
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