Harman Super Magnum, up and Running!!

Thanks all for your help with my many questions about my new-to-me Harman Super Magnum. Not new to coal burning but new to stokers. You guys were a big help!

I got her lit up this morning and so far so good! No idea why the pics are sideways, not that way on my PC. Oh well. You get the idea...

Now that is a beautiful site!

-Don

Looks nice.

Nothing like an orange glow!!

very nice! setup looks great - very sleek, clean!

Thanks all! Appreciate the kind feedback!

Only been running for a day, but I have to say, I am loving this stove so far! I really hated spending the money on a stove right now, but I have been considering a stoker for a couple years now and I just couldn't turn down $1500 for a lightly used 3 year old Super Mag! Strike when the iron's hot as the old saying goes I guess! Local dealer was just over $4,000 for the same stove with tax.

What I am loving most is that yesterday I set the thermostat for 70 degrees and that's pretty much where the house stayed. When I got up this morning my thermometer upstairs read - 70 degrees! The house was perfect! With my old hand fired Mark III I would have had to "guess" how many turns to leave the draft open and "hope" it was not too hot, or too cold in the house the next morning. If this thing works like it says it does, and so far it seems to, I am going to be one happy camper!

Also, the wife always struggled with the hand fired, she HATED when I would leave for a couple of days because she just never got the knack for running it for some reason. I would tell her exactly what to do and when etc., and usually when I got back home after a few days, I would come back to a highly irritated wife (regarding the coal fire) and the oil furnace running. Though she would deny it, I personally believe that she would forget to check it twice a day, like you have to and she would let it go too long and when she did finally get to it, she couldn't get the fire back. I guess it's easy to do when you aren't use to thinking about it, so can't blame her completely. In any case, hopefully I won't have to deal with that scenario anymore since all she has to do is keep it filled and keep an eye on the ash pan! "Happy wife = happy life!!"

Thanks again all!

guysnydr wrote:Thanks all! Appreciate the kind feedback!

Only been running for a day, but I have to say, I am loving this stove so far! I really hated spending the money on a stove right now, but I have been considering a stoker for a couple years now and I just couldn't turn down $1500 for a lightly used 3 year old Super Mag! Strike when the iron's hot as the old saying goes I guess! Local dealer was just over $4,000 for the same stove with tax.

What I am loving most is that yesterday I set the thermostat for 70 degrees and that's pretty much where the house stayed. When I got up this morning my thermometer upstairs read - 70 degrees! The house was perfect! With my old hand fired Mark III I would have had to "guess" how many turns to leave the draft open and "hope" it was not too hot, or too cold in the house the next morning. If this thing works like it says it does, and so far it seems to, I am going to be one happy camper!

Also, the wife always struggled with the hand fired, she HATED when I would leave for a couple of days because she just never got the knack for running it for some reason. I would tell her exactly what to do and when etc., and usually when I got back home after a few days, I would come back to a highly irritated wife (regarding the coal fire) and the oil furnace running. Though she would deny it, I personally believe that she would forget to check it twice a day, like you have to and she would let it go too long and when she did finally get to it, she couldn't get the fire back. I guess it's easy to do when you aren't use to thinking about it, so can't blame her completely. In any case, hopefully I won't have to deal with that scenario anymore since all she has to do is keep it filled and keep an eye on the ash pan! "Happy wife = happy life!!"

Thanks again all!

We've all been there...just like you testified.. I wish I got one many years ago..