Change Heat Settings while stove is running

[peirhead]

I was wondering if it is common to change the heat settings on a stove while it is running or do you shut it down? I will soon be getting my Quad Castile and contacted Quadra-Fire with this question. Their response was as follows:

"After the start up cycle has taken place, the unit can be switched to a
different speed while operating, and the changes will take affect almost
immediately. However, we do not recommend this action as it may cause
"confusion" for the control box, and the stove may shut down. The unit
depends on specific voltages regulated by the control board to operate. If
the voltages change at the wrong time, the stove may shut down."

Any of you Quad owners care to respond whether or not you change heat settings on the fly?
The Castile simply has 3 settings low - Med and High. which control the feed rate, combustion and convection air programs.

 

[j00fek]

you should be able to change your settings on the fly, make sure to do this often when you first start your stove to get the exact settings you will need for your operation. tone out the sstove while you are there and see what settings work for you.

i say to tone out or use every setting to make sure that all your controls work, and if you have aproblem you can call the dealer asap and get the stove fixxed.

PEI, eh... i loved that place when i went there for hockey school years back. love that red clay!

 

[firewarrior820]

i change the settings after the stove has been running for a while,such as running on high and becomes to warm,
simply put it to medium or low so the t-stat doesn't kick off, never had a issue.

 

[slls]

I have done that a few times with no problem. I usually just leave it on medium and let the thermostat do it's thing.

 

[peirhead]

Thanks for the feedback. I can see that changing settings during startup or during a Tstat off cycle might be confusing to the stove.

 

[lass442]

j00fek "PEI, eh… i loved that place when i went there for hockey school years back. love that red clay!"

Did you play pro hockey at all? I know a few AHL linesmen really well... and a couple of NHL refs not so well, but know 'em.

 

[Nicholas440]

I have the Castile insert, and I switch settings as needed to keep the room warm. I always wait until the unit has been started and let it go through its normal start up procedure.

The Castile, always starts on High no matter what setting you pick on the 3 position switch. It runs on high for about 4 minutes then it settles down to whatever you have the switch set to. As I say I wait until its going for a few minutes, you can tell when it goes from High down to Low or Medium. Mine is usually on Low most of the time unless it gets really cold outside. I turn it up to Medium, or to High for a while just to excercise the unit and keep the parts all moving properly.

Congrats on getting a Quad, I think you will enjoy it, just follow the instructions on cleaning, and watch the DVD video that comes with it. I empty the burn pot daily, when the unit is cold. I do a thorough cleaning every 7 to 10 days, that means removing the cast iron back plates, and the top plate which is very simple to do, and vacuum behind those plates then put them back in place.

You might find that your pull rod to empty the burn pot will stick after a while, and what I have done is taken my Dremel tool with a small flat sanding disc, and I buff the carbon deposit off of the bottom plate inside the burn pot. This keeps it working very free, and makes emptying the burn pot a breeze. Some say put a little WD 40 on that plate but I dont think thats a good idea, the WD 40 can run or leak under that pot and onto your igniter , or wiring, which would not be very good.

You will also want to get a shop vac if you dont have one, to get the fly ash out of it, and some people just use a standard shop vac with drywall bags in it, which will work, however when I tried that , I still noticed some white dust in the air, so I bought a Loveless Cougar ash vac, they are expensive, but they were designed to suck ashes and use double filtering so you only see clean air coming out of the exhaust. Besides that totalvac.com gives a 10 year warranty on the motor of the ash vac so, I got mine there.

Cleaning tip: Turn your unit On, then immediately Off, do not allow it to start, this will let your exhaust blower run for 18 minutes without your stove going on. Now you can now open the door and begin cleaning, and any dust you may stir up will be sucked out of your vent and wont end up in your room on your furniture. Clean your stove, let the blower turn itself off, and you are ready to burn again..


Good luck,

Nicholas

 

[j00fek]

j00fek "PEI, eh… i loved that place when i went there for hockey school years back. love that red clay!"

Did you play pro hockey at all? I know a few AHL linesmen really well... and a couple of NHL refs not so well, but know 'em.

na i just played till the end of high school