I made a post back in August about an addition I was planning and had found a Quadra fire 7100 a guy has that I work with. Its 5 years old and he only used it two years and I am buying it for $700 with 15' of flue pipe. He also has the stone in his yard but has traded it to another guy at work but I am trying to deal that guy out of the stone..Anyway I would love to see some ideas from you guys that have the quad 7100..Any pics you guys can post here for me to see would be great.
Like to see your Quadra fire 7100
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Blue2ndaries
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Blue2ndaries, that's a nice looking fireplace. I remember looking at those pictures when I was deciding on what unit to buy. Are you happy with it.
Blue2ndaries
Minister of Fire
Hi Mjinpa, take a look at the link below to a similar discussion re: ZC fireplaces which details my experience. In short, yes very happy with the 7100FP. This will be our 4th winter with it. Do a simple search on "7100" and you will find several threads and individuals in this forum with this unit.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/zc-fireplace.83144/page-2#post-1073097
velvetfoot
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Jaugust124
Feeling the Heat
With those units, do you need the blower to heat the house or do you get the mass affect like a masonry heater?
Both beautiful installations by the way.
Both beautiful installations by the way.
Thanks for the compliments guys. We are happy with how it turned out and this will be our third season without a problem. Jaugust in regards to the blower, it doesn't really push the air out into the room. It basically seems to just get the heat out of the unit and it goes straight up to the ceiling. I have fairly tall cathedral ceilings with a ceiling fan. If I turn the ceiling fan on while I'm burning I can roast us out of the room fairly quick and it's not a small room. There is definitely no lack of heat output with oak in this fireplace.
mdc0326
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Hi I have been lurking on this site for a long time, and I have learned alot of good information here on how to install and operate both of my units. Just wanted to share a couple photos of my 7100, I installed it 2 seasons ago, but I just finished the stone over the past summer as I wanted to run it for a while before I installed the stone just in case any issues came up. Thanks for looking.
Blue2ndaries
Minister of Fire
AWESOME install mdc! I really like the granite heartstone. How high did you raise your hearth and how thick is the slab? Really like the rough edge to it. Again, very nice set-up.
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mdc0326
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Thanks for all of the positive feedback.
The mantel is a dead fall Western Juniper log that is 1/4 sawn and finished, we love it it goes with the rustic decor of our home very well.
The hearth is raised 12 inches of of the floor, it was originally built for a wood stove, but when I purchased the house the stove was not included in the sale so i removed the slate tile and built what you see here. The granite is 1 1/2 inch thick with a chiseled edge, the edge goes with the stone really well which is dry stacked mix of Owens Corning Country Ledge stone and Dressed Fieldstone at about a 75-25 mix, both colors are bucks county, and the mortar I dyed black to make the stack darker and to give the stone some depth.
The mantel is a dead fall Western Juniper log that is 1/4 sawn and finished, we love it it goes with the rustic decor of our home very well.
The hearth is raised 12 inches of of the floor, it was originally built for a wood stove, but when I purchased the house the stove was not included in the sale so i removed the slate tile and built what you see here. The granite is 1 1/2 inch thick with a chiseled edge, the edge goes with the stone really well which is dry stacked mix of Owens Corning Country Ledge stone and Dressed Fieldstone at about a 75-25 mix, both colors are bucks county, and the mortar I dyed black to make the stack darker and to give the stone some depth.
Installed this one in 2008. Owens Bucks County dry stack stone.
Blue2ndaries
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mdc0326
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Jabram, nice looking install, I like the contrast between the brick and the stonework.
MDC, thanks for the nice comment. This was an addition that we built on to our living room in 2008. Actually I wanted to install a nice wood stove but my wife insisted that we needed a fireplace for a focal point in the room. She was right as usual. This was the first time I ever laid building stone, we were pleased how it turned out. The hardest part was mixing the mortar and applying it to the wall before it dried too much. It was a good learning experience.
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