We are so impressed by you and how your company stands behind its products and customers. Le has made a couple of adjustments as suggested by Mike and we have seen an improvement on the blow out issue. We haven't had a real "test" wind yet but the stove does not shut down now when the wind is N/NW at low velocity and when we open the door to remove the clinker. Thank you so much for the parts and we hope to see no more need for the propane heater. Le thinks that all of Mike's suggestions are great. We will install the new parts and see before we take any more of Mike's time. If you need any testimonials about your product, we'll be more than happy to provide them and/or show them our unit. The way you back up your customers is unique in the sea of stove manufacturers.

-- Min & Le, NY

Thank you for such prompt delivery. We received our replacement fire-pot and it seems to be doing very well. Again Thank you for such fast service.

-- Loretta Stinnett, Michigan

We purchased a Countryside stove in Mid Januarary. After a couple months we figured out that we cut our fuel oil usuage by 3 gallons/day and only using 1.5 bags of wood pellets. At the current price of oil it is an estimated savings of 4-5 dollars/day. Plus we are keeping sections of a our house alot warmer than we were able to do before. With the way the prices of oil are going these days, it definately was a great purchase.

-- Dominic Gaurin, NY

To all of you at AES, I just want to say you have my vote on making a well made and $ saving product. When i was growing up we heated with a wood burning stove, I always hated to cut,split,stack then restack the wood, not alone hauling out all the ashes. I bought my first stove in Feb 07 then a 2nd stove in Mar 07 to heat the whole house.Knowing what I know now I wish I would have had a bio-Furance put in when we built the house. The $ we have saved this heating season alone is a great savings. To all that do not own a AES Bio-Mass stove buy one you will not regret it. Thanks AES

-- Dale Layman, Ohio

(excerpts from testimonial dated 10/23/07 to Revolution Heating with permission by customer):"...We are both in our seventies so didn't want to go back to wood with all its inherent problems. A new seperate chimney, storage, and clean up. ...We were especially impressed that a pellet stove would fit almost anyplace in our home and didn't involve a seperate chimney or special wiring. The pellets could be stored in a corner of our garage, a ton at a time, in fourty pound bags, something I could manage. ...After making the decision to purchase a pellet stove, the delivery and installation was done in a very professional manner and in the time frame agreed upon. ...We love our pellet stove and its ease of operation. It is so clean. Loading the pellets is a breeze. So little clean up and no ashes to worry about. No unsightly oil drum, a very inconspicuous venting system and no odor. ...Thank you both so much. You helped us make a very wise decision. ...we look forward to a continued relationship.

-- Bob & Muriel Robert, NY

We have country side magnum. Love it. Your safety measures work. Ran the stove on higher setting than they said we could, stove got hot, shutdown and restarted with no problem. Had a diff. stove 2yrs ago, nowhere close to being as good it keeps this old farm house warm.

-- lee horton, mi

THIS IS GREAT MY WIFE CAN RUN THIS WHILE I'M OUT WORKING. FEEL VERY GOOD WITH THIS IN MY HOME. WORKS GREAT AND LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH THE DEER ON THE GLASS . ALSO THE GOLD PLATED DOOR. THE CORN WORKS HAS BEEN GREAT WITH BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF. THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL UNIT YOU HAVE PUT ON THE MARKET. SUE DOUG VAN CLEAVE.

-- DOUG AND SUE VAN CLEAVE, TEMPERANCE MI 48182

Thank you for all the people in your organization, they are always cheerful, helpful and ready to assist. That which we all rely on: a good company, good people, a top product, well made and well presented all spells success. It is a good feeling to provide on of the necessities of life that is a good investment, cost saving and an asset.

-- Laurence Metzler - L.G.M. Enterprises, Mifflintown, PA

We just love our stove!! Rick and I think this is the best stove out there.(((IT ROCKS))) We have a house that is 1500sq ft and it heats all of it. It is a little cooler in our basement, but we don't think that's bad. Our living room, kitchen, dinning room, bath room, all stays in the 80s range our bed rooms stay in the 70s and that is much better; as before it was in the 60 range. The Baby Countryside is only set on number 2, so now we set it to number 1 so its not so hot. I just can't believe how wonderful this stove heats. We were at friends the other day and they have a pellets stove and there house is about our size, they had there fan on number 7 and the heat number was 5 and it was very chilly in there home.

-- Rick and Wendy Kocik, Wisconsin

Thanks, got my new firepot today. Will install this weekend when I will be around to watch it. Just wanted you to know that this stove is just the ticket. I bought it (3500p) used 3 years ago and I wish everyone had one. Several of my friends and family had in excess $500 utility bills this month while mine was $210. With the $ I am saving this winter I bought me and new 46" LCD tv. Stick that in your stove and smoke it!

-- Jim Lohmeyer, Osage City, KS

We just had our stove installed in October of 2007. We love it! It heats great and the flame is so relaxing to look at. We have saved already on fuel and would recommend it for anyone. We have a farm and dry our own corn, so we have really saved quite a bit. We rave about this stove to all our corn customers. We purchased our stove from Revolution Heating Products in Malone NY and they have been really great to deal with and did a good job installing our stove.

-- Sylvia & Gary Duquette, New York

I purchased my Magnum Countryside from Denny Hanson over 4 years ago. It is a very good unit. I recently had an inspector out and he had heard nothing but good things about Magnum products and was impressed with the stove once he saw it!

-- Russell, MN

Just wanted to take time out to let you all know that we have seen a dramatic improvement in all aspects of service from American Energy Systems. Questions are answered in a timely manner. Warranty parts actually are sent very quickly as well as RMA's given out in a timely fashion. Orders are inputted quickly and parts are actually shipped right away. All of these support actions make us look very good. Dave I would like to say "Thank you" and let you all know that we appreciate your efforts to keep us crankin!

-- Wood & Sons Corn Bin LLC, MI

We have a 135-year old restored farmhouse. Our heating costs were well over $2000.00 per season and growing with the increased cost of propane. Late last season we purchased our Magnum Countryside. It keeps our house so toasty warm on the coldest wisconsin nights and our kids love it because the house is truly warm and comfy all the time. In the morning they gather around the stove to awaken before school.The best part of it all is that we don't even turn on our heat! If you don't have a magnum bio-fuel stove, then you are throwing your money away! They are great and we are going to add another in the new addition that we are building next summer. What a superbly engineered product!

-- Keystone Farm LLC, Pete Raskovic, Wisconsin

We love our new "Baby", and we love America. The stove is made in America, we have been burning wood pellets recycled from American industry by-products by American workers. As I write this I am burning a hopper of corn grown by a local farmer here in the good old USA. Our house is warmer than when we burned oil, we love watching the fire, and we are not polluting the atmosphere burning fossil fuels or supporting foreign regimes who would rather see us dead. On top of all this, we are saving money!! Everyone we have talked to at American Energy Systems has been helpful and friendly. There is really no downside to this purchase.

-- David Roberts, MA

Thank you for all the possible helpful answers to my stove dilema. Al Rose from Bridgewater Farm came down and took the entire stove apart and cleaned it out thoroughly. The fire box under the pot we noticed had a flap on the back side that was never opened. We pulled some lever that was attached to it and Al felt something moving and opened it up. That had to have been the problem all this time because now it is running just perfectly. Thank you for you help Al was a great help and never gave up on trying to solve the mystery. He did a great job as servicing as a dealer for your stove and following through until I was a satisfied customer.

-- Pamela, MA

We purchased our MagnuM 7500 four years ago. This will be our fifth trouble free year to be heating 100% by corn. It is going right now as I write this , the cold weather arrived early this year in the thumb of Michigan. It was 15 degrees on November 26! The steady heat is remarkable. Kathy says we are never going back to the LP gas furnace. We keep our house at about 75 degrees all winter compaired with about 68 with the LP.The Grand kids love it too. It's always warmer at Grandma and Grampa's house. Thanks for making a womderfull furnace. I recommend this furnace to all my friends every chance I get.

thanks again.

-- Jim & Kathy Rosenstangel, Michigan

We have had our Magnum stove from Revolution Heating in Malone, NY for two seasons now. We're impressed by the efficiency - we barely touched our fuel oil at all (the oil company isn't really happy with us!). We highly recommend this heating system to anyone who wants to save some money. Rick and Laura are great to work with and provide the best service around.

-- T and M Howard, New York

We put a Countryside 7500 furnace in our home last year. We are very happy with the furnace. We have it connected to our existing furnace. The natural gas furnace never has to kick in. We have been running the 7500 on the lowest setting and it keeps our home around 70 degrees. Countryside stove are by far the best I have seen. I am planning on putting a 3500 series in my 36x50 insulated shop. We have save a ton of money in just the first year of use.

-- Todd, Minnesota

We purchased our Magnum baby corn stove 2 years ago in Verndale Minnesota from Johnson's plumbing and heating. Very informative about the stove, had all the piping and accessories. We enjoy our baby corn stove, nice heat, easy cleaning, and even with corn prices up we still are saving $2000 a year on heating alone. You don't have the mess of wood, the cost of fuel oil, and fuel can be bought from one of your neighbors. I would recommend a stove for anyone who wants to be warm this winter. This little stove heats my old farm house all winter, the fuel oil furnace is only used when it gets down to 10 below. Great product, I would buy from again but this has been working with no problems since new.

-- Paul & Joani Piepkorn, Minnesota

I purchased a Magnum Baby Countryside From Revolution Heating Products In November of 2005. The service I received from this company was excellent. I would recommend burning corn to anyone in the north country. There are more btu's in corn than wood pellets. The "Baby" Countryside stove offers a very warm cozy atmosphere to any home. The savings on my fuel oil bill are also great.

-- Tom Randall, New York

We purchased our Baby Countryside from Revolution Heating Products in Malone, NY. We are very happy with the service we received when we had the system installed and all the questions that have arisen since. We have only had one small problem with our firepot that Mr. Chapman came out to our house immediately and fixed. When it is -30 degrees outside yet 65-70 inside(on only setting 2-3) we know we did something right. Although, I knew I wanted a corn stove I did not expect the expertise, quality workmanship and compassion that came from such professional owners. I would and have referred them many times.

-- Andrea & Shawn, Chazy, New York

the Chapmans at Revolution Heating Products are great people to deal with. We love the pellet stove. Highly recommend their business to others.

-- Michael Heath, NEW YORK

I recently purchased one of the new Winchester stoves from L.G.M. Enterprises in Central Pennsylvania. I have had the stove for about a month now and it has been wonderful. The stove heats up the main floor of our house quickly and then we turn the stove to a lower setting and it keeps the house nice and warm. It is easy to clean and was easy to install. It has really help our homes dependance on oil and the hurting oil has put on our budget at its current prices. I reccommend this product to anyone.

-- Todd Tabb, Peensylvania

My Baby is over a year old and is PHENOMENAL! With the cool fall nights, the lowest setting heats my entire home. I have great success mixing approved fuels; this stove is a MUST HAVE, especially if you have access to these plentiful fuels.

-- Scott Christy, Pennsylvania

We purchased the Magnum Baby Countryside in 2006 from Revolution Heating,Malone,N.Y. Now we are entering our second year of heating our home with corn. The oil backup is for extreme below zero weather. The stove is dark green with an attractive base. It provides the comfort of wood heat without the mess of ashes,etc.It is environmentally friendly and puts the money in the hands of farmers instead of big oil. We also purchased the battery backup which got use last Thanksgiving-we were unaware our power was out as the transition was smooth. We erected a vinyl shed on a cement base for corn storage and have had no problems with rodents. The Chapmans provide prompt and excellent service.

-- Bob and Sharon Regan, Potsdam,New York

My baby countryside is such a gem. the warmth and comfort it provides is amazing. The savings in my fuel oil costs last winter was unbelievable. The service I have received from Revolutio Heating has been superb.

-- deborah fitzpatrick, brainardsville, ny

We have a full heating season behind us with our Baby Countryside. I'm very satisfied with its performance, and the service of our dealer in Malone NY. This is an excellent product with very dependable performance once you have some experience behind you. Dealer backup for new stove owners is key.

-- Murray Beidler, Brushton, NY

Our T40 was installed in December of the 2005 heating season by Revolution Heating Products in Malone, NY. The kitchen location not only made the kitchen cozy, but managed to warm the first floor and radiate warmth up to the second floor. The stove is easy to operate and wonderful to watch. The oil furnace didn't turn on except while we were in Florida - and we looked forward to returning to our cozy home! The service we received was, and still is, exceptional.

-- Irene Dumas, NY

We just bought a house that has a corn burning stove in it and just got to use it a bit. It is the countryside. After I got more familiar with how to start and run it,I really like how well it works. We are very impressed with it.

-- Dion , MN

We have just had our Magnum Coutryside installed and we have used it a few times when it gets chilly. It is so nice, We can't wait to experience the savings that we are told we will reap. Everyone who has seen it are surprised at how beautiful and well built they are. We are definetly happy with our purchase. We are glad that it takes the money out of the oil companies hands and gives it to those who truly deserve it. The American Farmer!. We hope that everyone will consider the purchase and all the benefits. We are happy with the service that Orrick and Laura Chapman have bestowed upon us, and encourage others to reach out and feel the warmth.

-- Kris and Rebecca Provost, New York

To Whom It May Concern:

Just a note to tell you how much my wife and I enjoy our Magnum Model 3528 fire place. We feel we are getting the best of a wood burning stove and the beauty of a fireplace. We can enjoy the view of the fire burning with the warmth of an efficient wood burning stove. I especially like the large fire box allowing me the ability to use larger pieces of wood. Thank you for producing a quality product. L. & A. Talley Litchfield, MN

-- L. Talley, MN

I purchased my Magnum Countryside last year to heat my 1800 square foot farm house.I was able to heat my entire home this past season for $680 bucks. I saved over $1300 in my normal fuel oil bill!! American Energy Systems produces the best quality stoves I've seen on the market today! Thats why I made the choice to purchase the countryside. More homes in America should heat with corn stoves to support our countries farmers and cut dependacy from foriegn oil companies.

-- Scott A. Thurber, New York

We wanted to tell you how much we enjoy the Magnum Baby Countryside Stove that we purchased from Western Harvest Heat, thanks to Mark Richardson & Leonard Wright. We visited their show room in Irricana, Alberta and were immediately impressed with seeing the different stoves on display and running. We really like the versatility, the appearance and the efficiency of the stoves and furnaces. To top off our experience we received excellent assistance from Mark and Leonard, who answered all our questions and more!

Four days after visiting them, they arrived with our Baby Countryside (in Honey Glow Brown) and in no time we could feel the heat from our new stove. We were thrilled that they had our choice in stock and that they were able to deliver and install it so quickly. We are happy to be burning with wheat, rye and wood pellets, and the heat certainly keeps our house and family warm all day long.

Just last week we had a concern with our stove, we called Western Harvest Heat, and it was fixed very quickly. We greatly appreciate the service we have received from Mark and Leonard, and have been recommending them and the Magnum brand of stoves to everyone we know.

We are planning to have a second Magnum product ? either the 6500 or 7500 Furnace ? in our shop in the near future and eagerly look forward to our dealings with Mark and Leonard again. Thank you for an excellent product and terrific representation by Western Harvest Heat.

Sincerely, Dave & Corrie Fisher

-- Dave & Corrie Fisher, Alberta Canada

I just spoke to Doug at the Corn Crib in Farwell, that company sure has been helpful and it has always been easy to ask them questions and get straight answers. I really do appreciate your help. I am almost at the senior citizens door step in life and don't have a lot of money saved, so when i heard the advertisements I thought the stove would be wonderful - it is thanks to you folks! I have a roaring fire in my stove just like the pictures! (Geesh, if you lives anywhere near me I think I would deliver cookies!)

-- Lee, MI

This is just a note to thank you. The new fan for my Baby Magnum works fantastic. Much quiter and moves more air. With this cold weather snap using this to heat 2000 square foot ranch home and doing a great job. Thank you for your help. I will recoment AES stove to any one wanting one.

Thanks Dennis

-- Dennis Richcreek, USA

I have grown tired of spending $1500.- $2,000 per season heating our old farm house with LP.

Even with the higher corn costs this year, I'm sure I will cut the bill in half.

The Baby Countryside installed by Badger Burner has made our home warmer then ever. The dog's spend hours laid out in front of it.keep up the good designs.

-- Larry Hoeft, Wisconsin

Just to let you know how well we like our Countryside corn Stove. We bought it 5 years ago and just love it! We live in an old remodeled farm house somewhere around 1700 sq ft. Our 5 year history for heating our home with corn is is about $300-$350/ per month. It is probably the Best investment we ever made. Thanks for a great Product. Ron

-- Gloria, MN

We raise mini schnauzer puppies in our home here in Versailles Kentucky. We love the heat our country side puts out to keep the temperature up where we need it to be warm. It keeps our floors and house warm for all these little guys and girls are growing up. We love to roll the blanket out on the floor near the Country Side and watch the fire glowing and play with our pups. We have been telling everyone we can here in Kentucky about these wonderful stoves and the heat they produce at a lessor cost.

-- Richard Larsen, Kentucky

Greatest thing since apple pie.... I heat my home,garge,and soon a green-house 12 X 48 in the winter. it is going to lower my heat bills by aleast 2000.00 a year. Thanks John Hensley 812-460-4226

-- John Hensley, Terre Haute Indiana

In 2004 we built a new home over 2600 sq.ft. We placed one of your stoves in our home. We purchased it from Dr. Lee's Stove Shop, and wow what a great investment to our home budget - we save lots of money in the winter and stay warm to!!!!!!!!! Thank You very much Dr. Lee and the Magnum team!

-- Matt &Janna Gross, ohio

I am feeling particularly grateful to you and AES this moment, and thought maybe I should tell you about it . . . because it validates our choice of AES as the company we would sell.

You see, we chose AES based on two reasons separate from the quality product you have a reputation for producing.

Reason 1: you have provided us with a mentor who advises us and is helping us to make wise choices in running the business. I personally value the fact that Ken is running his own shop and can provide me with advice based on his own business experience. So far he has been helpful in advising us on advertising strategy, product mix, even quantity of product to order. His discussion of his own experience in selling people who think they want the furnace has been invaluable. And today he was able to help me solve a technical problem in a real-world way. We have been talking to Cory about it several times, and he had led me through a series of possibilities. But our demo Furnace (which heats our carriage house) was still going out every 6 hours. So I called Ken. He said, "yes, I know about that. Here's how to keep it going until you can take apart the Gate and get it readjusted. And here's the best way to take the gate apart without getting into trouble . . ."

Reason 2: of all the manufacturers we talked with, AES is the only one which told us "if you don't take the training course, you won't be a dealer". We have had experience with our previous company of "buy this many and you are a dealer". It is a tough way to learn the business. Yours is a much better way to assure thriving dealerships.

So many thanks for providing us with an Ohio mentor. And many thanks for doing business in a righteous way.

Regards Brian Eastman

-- Pastor Brian Eastman, Ohio

Before we started heating with corn, our fuel bill for the winter of 2004/05 was a staggering $ 2,562. Now we are just as comfortable for a lot less money. Our heating bill totaled $ 1,008 for the winter of 2005/06. Now that is comforting! Quite likely the best investment you'll ever make.

-- John Schultz, Wisconsin

We bought the Magnum 7500 last summer, with hopes of cutting are LP gas bill in 1/2. I even had higher hopes that we wouldn't use any. Well at the begining of the season we had 65% in a 500 gallon tank, it's still at 60%( about$30). Let me also mention we are heating a 2500 square foot older home and a 1000 square foot garage, the unit keeps it all at 70 degrees. I will say that it's not like your going to light the furnace in the fall and turn it off in the spring. It does take a few minutes out of every day to maintain it. I consider it a bit like a part time job, only this one pays way more then any part time job I've ever heard of. Our yearly heat bill went from $2000 to about $450 per year. You can't make that bagging groceries!!

-- Craig & Diane, Iowa

I have my corn Burner since 2001!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! any questions e mail me!!!

-- Jim Zwerican, Michigan

I have always been interested in saving money, especially when it's my own.I live on a 8 acre farmette, old house,wife,kids and lots of four legged critters. I don't like paying high heating bills, and this winter sounded like it would really break my piggy bank.I had seen corn burning stoves at the local Boone County fair, and was always intrigued with them. I went through the '70's and the Arab oil embargo which caused the first lines at gas pumps. Heating oil jumped to record prices. Of course I had heating oil! I didn't want to go broke heating the house that winter, so I got a wood stove. I had the dead trees to cut up into logs. I had to split, and stack, carry in, load the stove,keep checking it, dump full ashpans daily, and do it every day. It got us through, and we saved money at the cost of a lot of time spent servicing the needs of the stove. That's fine for the 1800's, but I don't want to make a career of it. My savings came from sweat equity, which I was glad to put in in my younger days. Fast forwarding, I am located near Illinois number two city, but am on the fringe of farm country. This is a perfect location for a corn burner, and for getting corn.I bought my first Countryside Corn Stove this October. It's a beauty in blue with a nickel plated door. It's doing what I had planned for it to do. It is heating the whole house. We've already had a few below zero days which is unusual in December. My corn burner keeps us warm, and gives me the satisfaction that the gas company (who dosen't need my money as much as I do) won't be sending me gas bills I'll struggle to pay. Its turned out to be my "toy". I love cleaning and loading it.My family and I really love it. We hope we can become dealers because we believe in it so much, and it helps the farmers find a new market for their grain. I'll bet the farm community hasn't found a new market for its crops in a long time. Here's one! Thanks to AES for making such a good solid dependable unit.

-- Pat Barrett, Illinois

We just bought our Countryside insert stove about 2 weeks ago for our 2 story 2,000 sq. ft. home. The furnace has not turned on for the last 10 days or so! Tonight it is 26 degrees outside and 69 degrees upstairs in my wife's and my bedroom! We are not even running the forced air furnace fan to distribute the heat better. I could not be more thrilled! I am just anxious to see how much money we save. I must also say that the heat just feels warmer than equivalent temperatures wih the gas forced air furnace. The fact that the stove is in the fireplace also gives us the greatest warmth in the family room where we gather as a family and then slightly cooler temperatures in the bedrooms for sleeping. That is opposite to the usual situation with our home where the upstairs are warmer in the summer and warmer in the winter because the heat is, in effect, preferentially delivered and rises to the second floor and leaves the family room a little cooler. I am rather nitpicky about these details. I am a professional and I expect things to work. I could not be happpier with the stove. I am having a new office building set up for my practice and I am hoping to have the Magnum 7500 added to the heating system of the building. I would be quite happy to answer any questions should anyone wish to send me an e-mail. Thank you American Energy! One less homeowner sending money to the oil producers overseas. May God bless America!

-- S. Watson, Ohio

This stove is the Mercedes and VW bug of stoves. They are rugged, efficient, beautiful, yet simple and eliable in design and build.

The countryside stove in the only stove I have seen that is specifically designed to burn pellets, corn, or chery pits etc. Other stoves claim to burn other fuels but do a poor job and are really, just regular pellet stoves.

-- John Repass, Arizona

We would like to let you know how satisfied we are with our corn furnace. Jeff in Aberdeen South Dakota is a pleasure to deal with. So was Wes. we are from Washington State and have always had wood stoves. While hearing about corn stoves we then found out about the furances. We now have a beautiful furnace hooked up in our basement and to all our original duct work system. We have two floors plus the basement. On our first few days we had to open the front door and the back door and a couple of windows plus both ceiling fans going. It was 45 degrees outside. Nippy outside but warm inside on all floors. We cannot believe how well this furnace works. We got the estimated total cost to heat our house when the previous owner had it and it was going to cost $1000 for one season. We are looking at around $400 or less with the corn furnace. Please let people know more. If I would have know about this in Washington I would have gotton one of these units instead of wood. Both of us are handicapped and this is so much easier and cheaper.

-- Dave & Deb Houle, North Dakota

I saw my first Country Side stove burning at a friend of a friend's house, Loved It. I saw my second stove running at our local dealer, Loved it even more. The third time I saw one running was the one I installed in my own home! My wife was a bit sceptical at first, but once she saw it in operation, she was hooked. Her first comment was how much more "real" the flame was compared to gas. I also have a lot of people that request to see it that are curious about it. I'm so glad I didn't go with wood or gas.

-- Dennis, Minnesota

We bought our Countryside Corn Stove in Dec.,2002. Since then we have heated our 1600 sqare foot home with nothing but that stove. Our house is toasty warm and we enjoy watching the fire. We had thought about a wood stove, but now we're so glad we discovered the corn stove! Our heating cost has been under $150 this winter. We leave it on all the time and it's wonderful to come home to a warm house. We live in a farming community and now we're supporting our neighbors by buying corn rather than depending on foreign oil. It's a good feeling. I'm also very impressed at how clean it is to burn corn. No dust and very little ash compared to wood. Thank you for making these great little stoves!

-- M. Caravello, Wisconsin

Hello, We have had our stove 2 years and next to our house, this was THE best investment we have ever made.Dr Lee and his wife could not have been more patient with us on the ins and outs of our corn stove.This year corn was higher because of weather,but we will still be around $300 for the season. Would have been WELL over $1500 or higher with the harder winter with propane. Best part is, next fall, corn most likly will be back down in price. Will propane? I don't know, AND I don't care because I burn corn and love it. Thanks Dr. and Ms.Lee for keeping more of our money out of the oil companies hands,they have got ENOUGH...

THINK CORN!!!! Del & Pattie Carr P.S. Now lets get to work on our cars. Anybody with me?

-- Del & Pattie Carr, Ohio

We have had our Countryside cornstove for one year and WE LOVE IT! Our furnace has not come on at all this year and the house has stayed at an average temperature of 79.

I believe it is easy to sell a product if you use it and you know it works, and I am proof of that.

-- Douglas, Minnesota

I am very pleased with the Countryside Corn burning stove. It exceeded my expectations!

...and it's trouble free.

-- Gene Sandau, Minnesota

...I figure that with the cost fo the corn and travel to get the corn, we have brought our average heating bill down $80./month and our houme is more evenly heated. WE LIKE OUR CORNSTOVE

-- Terry & Emilee, Unknown

Mike Tidwell 7125 Willow Ave Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-3722/ mwtidwell@aol.com

CORN-BURNING STOVES HELP MARYLAND CONSUMERS, FARMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Testimony in support of Maryland Senate Bill 43

An avalanche of scientific data now confirms that global warming is worsening rapidly, fueled by ever-increasing emissions of heat-trapping gases from human activities. Left unchecked, global warming could bring profound negative changes to America and the rest of the world within our lifetime, ushering in an era of social, agricultural and ecological chaos. Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), the main heat-trapping gas, is now at its highest levels for at least 400,000 years. CO2 is released whenever human beings burn coal, oil, natural gas, petroleum or other fossil fuels in order to create electricity, run cars or heat homes. An overwhelming majority of the world’s climatologists now agree that, in order to avoid the worst consequences of global warming, CO2 emissions must be dramatically cut between 70 and 80 percent below current levels within the next 50 years. Thus, a rapid switch to renewable, CO2-nuetral energy must become a national and global priority. The burning of oil and natural gas to heat homes and businesses constitutes a major portion of this nation’s contribution to global warming. But increasingly Americans are turning to an exciting new energy that’s renewable and CO2-nuetral to heat their homes: corn. Twelve years ago, ex-farmer Mike Haefner of Hutchinson, Minnesota, engineered the first ever corn–burning stove designed to heat modern homes. This relatively small and easy-to-install stove easily heats a two-thousand square foot home and can be attached to a thermostat for extra convenience. The stove can store almost two days worth of corn in a self contained hopper and self-loads the corn with a low-energy electric auger. All you have to do is set the thermostat to the temperature you want and enjoy the radiant heat. Last year, rising fuel prices and growing concerns about the environment increased sales of corn-burning stoves by 500 percent in this country, with a growing number of Marylanders like myself now getting all or most of their home heat from corn. Most importantly for me, as the father of a four-year-old son, is the fact that burning corn contributes almost nothing to global warming. Like all plant material, corn absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere as it grows, and, when it burns, releases no more of this gas that it absorbed, creating no net impact on the climate. There are, of course, fossil-fuel inputs on the farm end, but these are modest. The Maryland farmer I and my Takoma Park neighbors buy from in Mt. Airy practices environment friendly “no-till” agriculture which keeps erosion down and dramatically cuts down on the diesel fuel uses. The diesel he does use – for planting and harvesting—comes out to 1.77 gallons per ton of shelled corn. He fertilizes with organic turkey manure from his farm and uses only about five quarts of herbicide per acre of corn. Add to this the 2.15 gallons of propane gas he uses to dry the corn per ton and the 1.58 gallons of gasoline burned transporting the corn per ton to our homes in Takoma Park—plus, finally, the small amount of electricity used to run the stoves—and the total CO2 inputs equal just 330 pounds per ton. I can heat my home for more than a month with a ton of corn (that’s 35 bushels, not as much as it sounds). To heat my home for a month with natural gas would require 200 therms of natural gas which equals 2200 pounds of CO2. Thus, heating with corn, taking into account all the fossil fuel inputs for production and transport represents a CO2 emission reduction at my home of 1870 pounds per month or a drop of 85 percent. If every home in America were heated this way, we would be well on our way to solving the problem of global warming now threatening our children’s future, For this reason, I strongly encourage the Senate and House of Delegates to pass Bill 43 which would remove the state sales tax from corn-burning stoves. This measure would not only reduce the cost of such stoves, thus encouraging sales and sending a clear message to the citizens of this state that the government takes seriously the need to fight global warming. It would also take us farther down the road toward energy independence in light of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Rarely do elected officials get the chance to do the right thing and help so many people in the process. Burning corn saves consumers money, helps family farms, and protects the environment.

Thank you. Mike Tidwell

*EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2002* BILL 43 WAS PASSED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE DELEGATES -- CORN STOVES ARE NOW FREE OF SALES TAX IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND!

-- Mike Tidwell, Maryland

We have been burning corn for about 12 years when we saw this new stove and it had every feature my wife and I had thought would be nice on our old stove with some we had not thought about. The concept of the stirring mechanism to enhance the combustion of the corn more completely was interesting. We were then told about adding oyster shells to hold down on the clinkers. Well these additions made all the difference in the world. With the old stove we would clean out the corn pot every day in the winter or every two days in the spring and fall. With your stove we would let it run a month or more with our shutting it down. Being farmers corn is a lot cheaper then LP gas and a lot less work that wood. Seventy-five pounds of corn a day is all it required to heat our home which is a big old rambling farm house. Our LP furnace in the past would kick on in the early morning but with this new stove we found the furnace did not come on which was really nice. Especially in the summer when I got my got my summer fill on gas. Roger Bauman

-- Roger & Pat Bauman, Indiana

I have been using the Countryside stove for most of 3 winters. I use shell corn instead of wood pellets. They sell for about $4.75/100lbs and come in 50# bags. I use about 75# /day. It was installed in the basement to keep it warm. I thought if I opened the basement door to the kitchen at night, the heat would come up and keep the kitchen warm also. It actually works way better than that because the heat comes up thru the hardwood floor and warms the whole first floor of our house. The warm air picks up the humidity in the basement and circulates it through the house thru the kitchen door. We haven't had the problem of too much humidity in the basement and too dry upstairs. The basement is dry and the upstairs is not. Thanks again for this great product.

-- Tom Sowle, Wisconsin

3-16-02 Dear Dr Lee Chimney Service Just wanted to say Thank You and let you know how much we appreciate your excellent service! We really love our corn burner it’s been well worth the investment! We have saved over $1200.00 this past winter. We only ordered propane once and that was in November of 2001. Also thank you for being so patient with us in learning how to properly run the stove. We already are looking forward to next winter- knowing we will stay warm! You have a good team working with you. We tell everyone how much we love the stove! Thank You Again Dave and Charlene Gros

-- Dave & Charlene Gros, Ohio

To Whom It May Concern: I am very pleased with my corn and pellet fireplace insert that I purchased from Dr Lees Chimney. I like the way you can control the heat, also you can burn it all day and night without refueling it. With the fireplace vacuum that I bought, I can have it cleaned out in 10-15 minutes without having to let it cool down. You can turn the corn back on and it ignites because of the hot corn cinders remaining. It has really made a difference in my time that I spend on the fireplace. Keep up the good work. Thank you Charles PS I didn’t mention how much “Less” our heating bill is. Thanks!

-- Charles Cohon, Ohio

2-8-02

To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to let the Countryside company know how much we appreciate owning product that we are able to maintain with out having to call a service repair person when having problems. It seems to me most items that people purchase are very complex and that some manufacturers almost seem to create a need for servicing by someone other than the home owner. We knew very little about operating a pellet stove but knew we wanted one. When we bought the stove we were under the impression it would be installed by the dealer and he would explain the “how to’s”. Well our dealer left it up to us to install it ourselves. Once it was in we only had the manual to explain operating instructions. Of course we had some problems and when I called the dealer, it was apparent he had never run one himself so he was of no help. This is when I called the technical assistance number. I was really expecting a prerecorded message explaining what to so. (This is what happened with our satellite dish!) Well I left a message and Bill called me back. I think we have had every problem anyone could ever have, started with too much corn moisture and no operating instructions. To make a long story short, Bill has been able to talk us through each and every problem. Each time I have learned more and more from him. The other day we had another problem and need a little screw type thing. I thought great, we’ll never find anything in a store, and we’ll have to wait for a part to come from the factory. But much to our surprise we found what we needed and it only cost .50cents. I have to admit a few times I thought we had made the biggest mistake in the world by buying one of these stoves but then I talk to Bill and he’s been like a tranquilizer. He always has such a calming effect by simply explaining how and what to do. The real bonus of this whole story is the stove has saved us so much in propane. We just checked our gauge and we have only used 10% of our fuel since the 1st of November.

-- Carol Cram, Glenville, MN

Attention: Technical Services Dear Bill, I am just sending you a short note to thank you for your help with my minor problem with not being able to keep the fire burning in our Countryside corn/wood pellet burning stove. The advice you gave me of not having adequate fresh air was right on the money. I will now vent the air intake out like it was advised in the owner’s manual. We are very pleased with the performance of the stove Sincerely, John Terhark

-- John Terhark, Minnesota

Dear Sir or Madam: After much research and discussion with several other stove manufactures. My wife and I purchased our corn burning stove from Cornburners Inc. in Maryland. One of your newest dealers. A choice we have been very satisfied with. The Larrick brothers and Fran have been without a doubt some of the nicest people to deal with that I have ever met. They have gone out of their way to help me and to work out the problems I have been experiencing with my stove. They have always returned our calls and have been on time for every appointment we have made. You are lucky to have a firm so dedicated to the satisfaction of your customers working for you. Sincerely Willard and Susan

-- Willard and Susan, Maryland

Thanks for your help in answering my questions - I'll tell other people about your great service... and a better brand of Corn/Wood Pellet stove to buy...seeing as I have sold three stoves for your company just by people seeing mine burning

-- Kenneth Narva, Wisconsin

WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH OUR STOVE. LAST YEAR WE SPENT $1400.00 ON PROPANE TO HEAT OUR 1800 SQ FT RANCH HOME.THIS YEAR WE PLAN ON CUTTING THAT BILL TO LESS THAN 350.00. ITS NOW 12 DEG OUTSIDE AND MY HOUSE IS A COMFORTABLE 71 DEG. I ONLY WISH I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR PRODUCT EARLIER.

-- Todd and Karen Hutter, Michigan

We enjoy the (country side) fireplace flame with out the hassle of a woodstove. Very Impressive heat output. Fuel readily available and inexpensive to buy.

-- D. Farell, Minnesota