pinetreesgreen t1_ixg7fj0 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 5:02 AM

We have a harmon 63 and love, love, love it. We had a Quadra fire insert for years, but we had to replace just about every part over the past 6 years (it was an old stove when it came with our newish house, might not be typical), got tired of dealing with it and bought this one last year when they were offering tax credits. Its like night and day. It basically heats our whole 2200 sqfoot cape house. Our house is pretty well insulted, this might not be typical. We have learned over the years to pay for the good pellets like "wood and sons". Cheap pellets seemed to gum up our old quadrafire for whatever reason, and you get much less ash with the good stuff, seems to burn longer per bag, too. Good luck on the new home!

Revan995 OP t1_ixk5xiu wrote on November 24, 2022 at 1:22 AM

Thank you! Looks like we made the right decision because since posting this we actually went with the Harmon absolute 43, which I think is the smaller version of yours. Our new place is smaller than yours so hopefully it works out well!

pinetreesgreen t1_ixk8il8 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 1:43 AM

I think you will be very pleased with it. Harmons are top of the line. As others wrote, if you want it to evenly heat the entire house with just the stove, second floor included, you might need to get a little fan at the bottom of the stairs to blow the hot air upwards, or open the floors up with some vents to the upper floors. We like to sleep cold, so the second floor being 66 while the bottom floor is 72 doesn't bug us so we don't bother with either. Have a toasty winter!

Revan995 OP t1_ixk9fpg wrote on November 24, 2022 at 1:50 AM

Totally agree. We decided to spend more now so we save in the long run. This new place does have some vents for airflow here and there but time will tell how well they work, lol. Stay warm!