US Stove Company MH6 Easy to Install 6 Inch Miracle Heat Reclaimer Ultra Quiet Freestanding Wood or Coal Stove Furnace, Black

They sell great products. We have 3 of their reclaimers and our friends have purchased from them too. One reclaimer is 7 years old, heavily used and still going great. Customer service is amazing. The reclaimers work really well and boost heat output. If you have a woodstove, you need one of these reclaimers!! We can’t say enough good things about the products and more importantly, their customer service. Great products and great people!

So if you're like me, you've done research on this thing and you're probably going to get mostly negative feedback from woodburning enthusiests. Despite that, I decided I'd give it a try since I figured it would be an easy install and really not that expensive of a unit. I installed my first one about 8 years ago. The install took about an hour for my specific setup (see picture 1). Just cut the pipe and put it in. The difference was noticed on the first use. That thing really kicks out the heat and the only one more thrilled than me was my wife. I've had 2 now and they are super quiet. Not sure what may have been off on other reviews but under normal conditions the fan and motor are very quiet. Nothing more than your refrigerator compressor. Contrary to the instructions I put the damper BEFORE the exchanger because I'd rather have the buildup before the exchanger. My first unit ran for 8 years and I never removed it to clean it (I know... gasp!). I do clean the chimney annually and never got around to disassemling the setup. I also burn seasoned wood and rarily have any sort of creosote buildup at all except the top 12" of the chimney. A couple months ago, we lost power and in an attempt to keep the house warm, I overheated the exchanger and it messed up the bearings in the fan. Still worked great but was very loud during operation. So I bought a new one (definitely got my moneys worth for 8 years). When I removed the old unit (again after 8 years of not cleaning), it had minimal building up creosote (see pictures 2 & 3). I think the combination of burning seasoned wood keeping the exchanger close to the stove with the damper before, all factor into this. Don't get me wrong! I do recommend cleaning the exchanger and all pipes annually but wanted to share that this thing is not the "death trap" that the "experts" claim. If this is how it looks after 8 years of daily seasonal use, then I think it would take seconds to brush out each year. Second one was installed and is working just as the first did. Extremely happy with it and will never own a wood stove without one. If fact I'm going to install the old "loud motor" one in my rarely used garage wood stove. If you're hesitant to try... don't be. You will NOT regret it!

Installed very easily. directions did not really indicate where the oil holes were but found them hidden on the back side. and oiled them with light weight oil. update:: The fan was just loose. Now it is working just fine. Warms up room much faster. When it started it was very quiet. but after 5 minutes the motor started to rattle and is running at 122 F. seems a bit hot. I expect the motor will go out soon.

When I hooked it up the fan did not sound right at all. Wobbly is best way to describe it. Still blew heat but in addition it was leaking way too many fumes and I had to disconnect it. Was hooked up properly. i work on stoves extensively. I can't really test it out since fan is thermostat activated. Product may be fine because I have heard great things about it. However mine came in what appeared to be re taped packaging so it may have been used or damaged in transit.

Works as advertised. Pushes heat well. No smoke leaks. Blower isn’t super strong but just enough to continuously push heat. Plug it in, build your fire, it will do the rest on its own. Looks a little goofy but for what it is, you can’t go wrong. Especially if you live where it gets cold.

Love this thing really helps keep some of the heat in the house

An ok value for the money. It sometimes makes a rattling noise but does not affect the function. So far lasted one season.

Works great, one cut of the stovepipe and it was done, less than an hour. Sturdy and quiet operation. Good output.