I recently put a new Quadra Fire 3100 ACC pedestal in my house. thing works great but needed some learning with the ACC. Hoping to help others with what I discovered in my first couple weeks of burning. I had been looking on here and couldn't find answers so I hope this helps some of you.
First, dampers! The 3100 has no way of completely closing the dampers as is. Even with the Burn Rate Control all the way down, the damper is still open about 3/8". If you take the side panel off then you can remove the screw to allow it to fully close if you so choose. Then the ACCs lowest position is "Rear Air" which actually is fully closed. There is a smaller notch in front of Rear Air but the ACC physically cannot be placed in this position. The manual shows it in this position but again, take that side panel off and you'll see it literally cannot go there. I think the gauge may have been just placed in the wrong spot. To open the rear air, you have to have it in any position other than Rear Air. When you activate the ACC as described in the manual (pushing it to High and then returning it to Rear Air), this opens two dampers: one behind the lever in the front and the other towards the rear of the side. By pulling it back to Rear Air, it actually closes the Rear Air damper and then the timer will slowly close the front damper.
Second, the door. This was a bit of a puzzle at first for me. A brand new stove failing the dollar bill test everywhere except near the hinges. I could tell my fires were getting too much air and acting wild, as if the door was cracked even when it was closed. Once we had a warm day and I didn't need the stove going, I did some troubleshooting and discovered the inside of the handle had two washer between it and the door. I removed one of the washers and voila! Now it passes the dollar bill test everywhere on the door and is burning much more efficiently.
Besides these few odd things, the stove is a great one and I am very satisfied.
First, dampers! The 3100 has no way of completely closing the dampers as is. Even with the Burn Rate Control all the way down, the damper is still open about 3/8". If you take the side panel off then you can remove the screw to allow it to fully close if you so choose. Then the ACCs lowest position is "Rear Air" which actually is fully closed. There is a smaller notch in front of Rear Air but the ACC physically cannot be placed in this position. The manual shows it in this position but again, take that side panel off and you'll see it literally cannot go there. I think the gauge may have been just placed in the wrong spot. To open the rear air, you have to have it in any position other than Rear Air. When you activate the ACC as described in the manual (pushing it to High and then returning it to Rear Air), this opens two dampers: one behind the lever in the front and the other towards the rear of the side. By pulling it back to Rear Air, it actually closes the Rear Air damper and then the timer will slowly close the front damper.
Second, the door. This was a bit of a puzzle at first for me. A brand new stove failing the dollar bill test everywhere except near the hinges. I could tell my fires were getting too much air and acting wild, as if the door was cracked even when it was closed. Once we had a warm day and I didn't need the stove going, I did some troubleshooting and discovered the inside of the handle had two washer between it and the door. I removed one of the washers and voila! Now it passes the dollar bill test everywhere on the door and is burning much more efficiently.
Besides these few odd things, the stove is a great one and I am very satisfied.
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