Stupidity of Quadrafire Castile OAK

why oh why did quadrafire set up the oak intake like they did on the freestanding castile? here's the description- there is a 2" hole on the bottom of the stove facing the floor. you need an adaptor that screws to the bottom and that goes to a 2" connector that is on the back of the stove for the oak tubing.

why not just put a 2" connector on the back of the stove? or include the adapter with the stove? or just weld it onto the stove?

and why is the thing only available from quadrafire, as part of an oak kit? for the cost of $145 not available separately! special order only from any local dealers, maybe!

this thing better make my house as warm as the bowels of hell when i get it (whenever it does come in, back order blah blah).

is any other stove this asinine with the oak?

there's only 2" between the hole and the floor. the inlet is just that, a round hole, nothing to attach to.

now that i think about it, looks like i have to tip it over to install the adapter. great!

GotzTheHotz said:

Also, being that it is fairly flat, you will not have to tip the stove over. There are legs that hook in the bottom and screws on either side to tighten, both doable without tipping!

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my bad, i forgot what the manual said (after i threw it across the room). that's a relief!

anybody know where to buy just the adapter?