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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

I installed (2) 400,000 btu cornburning furnaces for the state of Iowa at one of their prison farms and I am convinced that these units, whether forced air or radiant heat, are the answer to a long awaited question, which is: “How can I save money on my heating bill this year?” I intend to open a cornburner business and am looking for any info concerning different makes, models, and sizes. If you have any info available that you would like to share please email it to me at [email protected]. Thank you.
— Martin Johnson, Iowa

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/ [email protected]
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

**Some testimonials provided from our supplier, American Energy Systems.