Enviro The Mini
| Product Type: | Free Standing Pellet Stove |
| Brand: | Enviro (Sherwood Industries Ltd.) |
| Description: |
Tastefully designed pellet-burning stove provides heating for single family homes. Enviro's smallest unit features:
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| Product Type: | Free Standing Pellet Stove |
| Brand: | Enviro (Sherwood Industries Ltd.) |
| Description: |
Tastefully designed pellet-burning stove provides heating for single family homes. Enviro's smallest unit features:
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Sun, 03/28/2010 - 12:59
The inferior steel used in the Enviro grill on my Mini has discinigrated on both sides of the firepot in less than 2 years of use. I use the system on the lowest or second lowest settings 90% of the time so the problem is the steel and not the use of the maximum heat setting. I also use humidifiers and dehumidifiers as required throughout the year. After reviewing photos, Sherwood refused to replace the welded-in part and blamed me for the problem (poor maintenance is a subjective and debatable statement). To limp through the next 2 seasons, I had to buy steel rods from CTire and cut then in 3 inch strips to make an artificial grill to keep the burning fuel from falling through to the ash can below which is not a smoke-capturing device. In spite of the bandaid solution, the house is full of soot from the leaking ash can. The grill is at the point after 4 seasons that the steel rods have nothing left to lie on. I have covered one huge hole with a higher quality steel pulley. Even hardwood pellets rarely burn down to ash. The mass that accumulates needs to be removed manually every 2 days or it will stop the fuel supply from the auger. The air intake to the burn chamber is through the door glass and the channel regularly plugs up with soot. The hidden tech support website I found tells the tech not to let the customer see what you're doing when you blow the air intake channel clean. The glass door quickly coats with thick black residue - it is totally pointless to have a glass door. The Mini I have can no longer run without stopping on the lowest heat setting. This inefficient poor quality product needs to be shutdown and cleaned every 2 days. The 4 inch stovepipe needs to be cleaned of cresote once a week. I use about 6 tons of hardwood pellets per winter 75 bags x 4 pallets x 40lbs a bag. Cost is $413 a pallet as of March 2010. Storing that much fuel (if you can find it) will be a challenge for most. At $2200 per unit (pipes and installation are and extra $2000) all I have bought is a piece of junk. The store I bought it from has stopped selling Enviro. The next store I found selling them provided a Sherwood point of contact and nothing else. I have heard from a pellet fuel supplier that the best Harmon products still require as much maintenance. My question is - are they made from inferior steel as well? The answer might be propane.
Sat, 04/17/2010 - 10:48
I appreciate the heads up. When you mentioned maintenance I assumed this meant cleaning once or twice a month. Then I read more about the Enviro Mini and it states the folowing:
Maintenance
Every Two Three Days:
Inspect burn pot, clean the burn pot liner, clean out air holes, operate the heat exchanger cleaning rod.
Check the door latch, making sure it closes securely.
Clean the window glass as needed.
There is no way in bleep I am going to do maintenance every 2 or 3 days. I assume this was your issue too. I was set on buying the Mini but am now going to search for a pellet stove which requires less regular maintenance. Thanks again.