No foreign oil,
January 14, 2008
By kingspine from Winthrop, Maine
"The entire experience w/Northern Tool was ideal. I started locally shopping for wood stoves and gathering info,pricing and installation. Ending my search thru google, I found you. Although I was already aware of your business, you kept popping up during my 8-10 hour search. From the ease of ordering to your customer serrvice and finally the delivery I could not have been happier. It has been an Old Style Winter here in Maine and the Drolet has allowed us to turn the thermostat off and stay off since I installed the Drolet. Your price was nearlly half of all other compatible stoves. Again thank you and you will see my business again.
Mark"
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Great Stove - Works Well in High Altitude,
November 21, 2009
By Anonymous from Centennial Colorado
"I have always been pleased with the customer service from Northern and this time is no different. They answered all my questions, were patient and friendly and there were no challenges with the order.
Because of the high altitude where I live, I carefully followed the manufacturers instructions for installation and put added height on the chimney. I read the owners manual and have followed instructions for starting and maintaining a fire. We formerly kept the thermostat at 64 degrees and this stove heats our 2400 square foot home on up to 69-70 degrees, which is comfortable for us.
The stove is frugal with the amount of wood it burns and taking the ashes out is so easy.
I built my own hearth and the stove looks beautiful on it.
I am glad I purchased this particular stove!"
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
Great Stove,
October 19, 2009
By Darwin from Northern TIer of PA
"We bought this to replace our Consolidated Dutchwest (Vermont Castings) stove. Couldn't be happier. Tip: Follow the directions when tending the fire. You will not have any "smoke" issues if you have a proper chimney. Just make sure you feed it some air before you try and put the wood on.
This stove burns extremely clean and hot. I love being able to load it front to back or side to side. And it burns large splits easily. We are heating 3600 Sq feet with this unit, 20 deg nights here now and so far the problem is keeping the fire controlled enough to avoid the house getting too hot. On 1/2 load of wood we get an overnight burn of about 10-12 hours and wake up to a hot stove and plenty of coals. I have no doubt that we will be toasty when it's -20 deg here in Jan. Wishing I would have had this stove years ago.
As far as the complaints about the noisy fan, it's quieter than our humidifier. Depending on the heat output, the fan mount occasionally set up a light vibration but that was solved by tightening the mounting screws a bit.
All in all, well worth the money and with the tax credit, a steal."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Drolet Myriad 70,000 BTU Wood Stove,
March 16, 2009
By STWalt from North Central, PA
"This is a great wood stove. Puts out a lot of heat, so much that I rarely use the built-in blower on the back of the stove. This winter was very cold, with the cold temps. holding on longer than our average winter. The only down side is that the manufacturer recommends you shut the stove down to clean out the ashes from the firebox. The clean-out hole from the firebox to the large ash pan is small and a little hard to get at. When it's time to push the ashes into the pan I let the fire burn down to a few coals and push them to the back of the firebox. Then dig out the little pan cover, and clean what I can get quickly. Place the cover back on the opening, and pull the hot coals to front and fire back-up."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
