A few years ago they were having problems with secondary air manifolds cracking. Haven't heard anything about it happening for a good while so it looks like they got it taken care of.
Quadra Fire... Why the bad Rep?
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Never owned one just looked at them and like the PE and Lopi looks and baffle systems better than the Quad.
Todd - there was a short stretch of the plate steel stoves developing cracks. Dunno if this is the steel issue you speak of. I believe that has been remedied.
Whoops - Bro beat me to it.
Whoops - Bro beat me to it.
I think that was only in the big boy (5700) at the manifold's rear weld point. They fixed this. FWIW, Lopi appears to have had a similar issue with a few Liberties according to reports here. PE had cracks show up on some Summit A inserts. Quad has used some Chinese components in some of their pellet stoves, not sure about in their wood stoves. FWIW again, so has Travis. Point being, stuff happens. Companies learn from this and correct and move on.
Does anyone have any ideas about my "Deliverance" BK-ACC blower? I unplugged it, just to see what a silent stove is like, and named the stove "Rattle and Hum" which is actually a disservice to U2. $2200.00 for the stove, $290.00 for the blower, and I might get $800.00 for it. "Nothing burns (customers) like a Quad".
Tell us how you really feel.
I've never liked blowers on stoves. My small Quad insert has a quiet fan, but that unit doesn't get used very much. Have you had your dealerlook at it? My stove came with a lifetime warranty. I know that warranty has changed in recent years.
Paul L
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When I talked to my dealer about the faulty ACC documentation his exact words were "write them about it ... maybe they'll listen to YOU"
That's just a massive fail. Maybe someone from Quad will read about this on the forum and do something about it.
Village Idiot
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I absolutely love my Quad 7100. With a full load of good oak, I regularly get 10+ hour burn times where real heat is produced. There are plenty of coals for a relight after 12 hours for any kind of wood. I almost never use the ACC. Once I figured out how to use it effectively, I decided it was easier to keep the doors cracked until the fire was fully engaged. Plus I think doing it that way gives me a little longer burn time since I am better controlling when the air gets damped down.
It keeps my 4,000+ sq. ft. house plenty warm. It is a newly built house and I have never run the furnace. Sometimes I wonder if the gas company is wondering why my bills are so low.
It keeps my 4,000+ sq. ft. house plenty warm. It is a newly built house and I have never run the furnace. Sometimes I wonder if the gas company is wondering why my bills are so low.
I've had my gas meter replaced twice. Each time, I point the guy to my massive wood stacks. He just smiles and replaces it anyway.
Makers Mark
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Propane man came the other day, raised lid on tank, looked, let it back down got in truck and left. That was a good feeling to see him going back down the hill and it as been cold for Ga. Just a hunk of burning love
Makers Mark
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I know I'm sounding like a broken record praising quads, but IMHO it's EPA stoves in general. They are so different than older stoves. I have been burning wood for 33 yrs. With the fisher papa bear I have literally cut wood and carried it to house and burned it. I had to have vents wide open to do so but it burned and warmed house. Nothing like being young and stupid. I researched stoves for 6 months and narrowed down to 3 which I thought were all close. There is a learning curve to these stoves. No vents to put wood in front of and get burning. Can't close it up. Glad I have a endless supply of heart pine stumps. I learn something new every day about this insert. Have learned a lot and enjoyed this forum. If it was easy everybody would have one.
Woodchuck1378
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I sir, had many of those same questions. I am new to the whole non cat burning scene, and have done a ton of research before deciding on the PE T6. I have no idea why the Quad's had been getting a bad reputation, but when $1000's are at stake, I go by the overall construction of the stoves. The PE's are built like a tank and have a very good reputation for reliability. Living in upstate,NY, where the weather can change at the blink of an eye, I wanted to know that if I am not home, my wife would have no issues firing up the stove.
Ash
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Living in "upstate" MN where we have minus 30 degree nights and daytime highs of negative teens or single digits and to imply that leaving my pregnant wife and 16 month old daughter at home with a Quad for a couple days is some how inferior is, well.....lame
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Yeah, Pacific Energy never had any issue with cracked fireboxes...
Hey, remember that time you started another thread about your complaints on your stove and I, and a bunch of other posters, asked a bunch of questions on how you were operating your stove in an attempt to straighten out your problems that you chose to ignore and never responded?
That was a great thread. You should start another one and ignore everyone again.
Sorry sweetie,
I went away on a business trip for a few days and the thread was locked when I came back. But while we're on the subject, please tell me how I need to clarify my operation of the heat shields and blower. Perhaps I should adjust the smokeshifter, muffler bearings and fusion coupling
I was on a business trip most of this week...during the deep freeze. My wife had NO issues running the stove...and never has any other time she had to tend to it. What exactly are you insinuating with your statement above?
Appears to me the majority of quad owners are more than pleased with their units.
Makers Mark
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I agree with mofo. We like em. Is there some sort of rocket science I need to know to run my quad? Wife has ran ours.
This is what I was trying to understand. I think the quadra fire is fairly simple to operate and puts out decent heat. I just saw so many bad reviews that I wanted to make sure I'm not missing something. In my opinion any Epa stove makes good heat, the seasoned wood is the primary factor.
Woodchuck1378
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Well allow me to first apologize for any misinterpretation. I was under the impression that was a forum that wanted opinions and contributions from its readers. I am a soldier that deploys for 6 to 7 months at a time, and when I am gone my wife is my first concern. I wanted something that I knew was built solid and that had no known issues. Running a stove is not rocket science in any way, again misinterpretation. But when certain manufacturers have less than par reputations, doesn't make a whole lot of sense that I am going to come to the conclusion to put that stove in my home .If, I offended anyone with my last post, I apologize. When I made the comment about my wife, its because she is the most important person in my life, and when I am gone, I want her to have as little stress as possible besides working and running the general household besides. Best Wishes
Woodchuck - thank you for your service!
I think what everyone needs to understand is that too often people give comments about a specific product they have little to no experience with (do not own). Typically this is what ruffles feathers, especially when those opinions seem to contradict feedback from those that own the product - especially within a forum where someone is asking why there is a negative perception about a manufacture. This is not limited to wood burning devices...just insert any product on any given forum.
Glad you enjoy your unit and more importantly, feel safe with your decision while your gone.
I think what everyone needs to understand is that too often people give comments about a specific product they have little to no experience with (do not own). Typically this is what ruffles feathers, especially when those opinions seem to contradict feedback from those that own the product - especially within a forum where someone is asking why there is a negative perception about a manufacture. This is not limited to wood burning devices...just insert any product on any given forum.
Glad you enjoy your unit and more importantly, feel safe with your decision while your gone.
Let's stick to our own experiences here folks. Not perceptions of something we have never owned or operated.
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