I just looked at the quadrafire wood insert (cast iron which I was told is new for this year). The brochure seems wrong and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it. Here is the info:
cast iron voyageur 1.83 cu ft. box 77% efficient 46,341 btus
steel 3100 1.85 cu ft. box 87% efficient 47,000 btus
These numbers look wrong, same size box but the efficiency is much higher but the btus barely change.
If I look at the regency/hampton I get these numbers:
hi200 1.4 cu ft box 77% 55,000 btus
hi300 2.3 cu ft box 77% 75,000 btus
I can't imagine that the hi200 with 23% less cu ft gets 19% more btus. Someone seems to be either inflating their numbers or low-balling their numbers.
Any thoughs?
Thanks
Dean
cast iron voyageur 1.83 cu ft. box 77% efficient 46,341 btus
steel 3100 1.85 cu ft. box 87% efficient 47,000 btus
These numbers look wrong, same size box but the efficiency is much higher but the btus barely change.
If I look at the regency/hampton I get these numbers:
hi200 1.4 cu ft box 77% 55,000 btus
hi300 2.3 cu ft box 77% 75,000 btus
I can't imagine that the hi200 with 23% less cu ft gets 19% more btus. Someone seems to be either inflating their numbers or low-balling their numbers.
Any thoughs?
Thanks
Dean