This time, I would agree with Scott. The Hardy is a long time player in the owf industry. Their units have many users with warm houses and satisfied owners. However, what most of the owners may or may not realize is that their old design technolgy is very inefficient and those owners are burning much more wood than necessary, leading to many more loadings of those furnaces than other units may require. I think Scott is right on, in that old design is burning twice the wood of todays more innovative models. The lack of good baffling leads to excess smoke and literally flames and heat loss out the chimney. This kind of performance is what is leading to neighborhood complaints and EPA Phase 2 demands. Yes it appears Hardy has 2 units now listed as qualifying models on the EPA website but note that they are both rated at 77,000 btu and less. Your listed demands may need more output capability than that. Again, I advocate looking at other models as well before investing your money. Search multiple brand websites and use their dealer locators. You may be surprised by how many dealers are just a short drive away. Don't just buy off price, physically look at the models features, open the doors, check them out and find what it the best for you long term.
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