Hot damn n' biscuits n' gravy! I was just walking away from my computer where I was asking the seller (Comfortbilt) via email if they could spot me a couple door magnets broken in shipping - the phone rang. It was Comfortbilt looking to get me new magnets!
The stove arrived in perfect shape except the two door magnets on the left side had cracked apart. I saw no other damage opposite the magnets so otherwise it came in perfect shape. Packaging something that size and weight such that nothing breaks is, I'm sure, not trivial. So two magnets cracking is about the smallest problem I've seen in most freight coming from Amazon sellers. My experience with wood stoves is only with an Englander catalyst stove. That stove is well made, >95% efficient when well maintained, but a bit tough to clean. Their customer service has also been quite good for me. I think I might not have used brass/steel combuster fasteners. Could have made
that easier to clean and service without adding too much complexity.
This is a _really_ sweet stove. Has been easy to use, easy to keep clean, very quiet and can really deliver heat after a surprisingly rapid warm up starting from cold. If there is anything I could change it might be the foot print shape, but I knew the shape/size when I ordered so wasn't disappointed at all. I believe the stove is "made in china", _however_, and this is very important, it was almost certainly designed in the US. I would prefer to have every last part made in the US, but that is frequently impractical. Our values have changed. I don't see people working for quality, I see people wanting fast cash willing to produce mediocrity. The American consumer wants as much as they can get for the least amount of cost, which is pretty normal human behavior. The bad part of this is that the money isn't all staying local. The good part that we too often take for granted is that Chinese production is only ever as good as the engineering design. The Chinese built a very well-designed stove, because they *can*. That means all of the pollution from producing just about everything on the planet, hangs over the heads of people feeding their families just like we do. Moving so much production to China isn't China's fault, it's been facilitated by our wonderfully brilliant and pure-of-heart Congress. I'd like to say it's our fault for voting them in, but we don't have much of a talent pool to choose from. The system needs a re-design.
Ok, enough of that, I really like this stove and I think it will stay with us the rest of our lives.
| Brand | Comfortbilt |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 25"D x 12"W x 32.5"H |
| Item Weight | 285 Pounds |
| Heat Output | 50000 British Thermal Units |
| Ventilation Type | Vent Free |
| Fuel Type | Pellet |
| Mounting Type | Freestanding |
| Brand Name | Comfortbilt |
| Model Name | Comfortbilt HP22 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Part Number | HP22 |
