Howdy,
I joined up the other day and did a little searching around but couldn't find quite what I was looking for - so I decided to try a post here. If my question has already been addressed in another thread, by all means, just point me the way!
I have a Rika Integra II Freestanding pellet stove that I'm looking at 'tweaking' to make some upgrades too. I've done a little research a couple years ago but never followed through with the upgrade. Now I'm at it again.
Stove purchase in 2006 and been running great since then. I run about 3 ton a year and prefer the local Atlas brand pellets that are 100% red fir (I think).
The one thing about the stove that I can't believe I didn't understand after I bought it was that the thermostat is not really a thermostat; it's an intensity level setting. So... there's no way to truly set the temperature on the thing. I did some research and there's an upgraded CPU motherboard that was available that allowed hooking up an external thermostat via a CAT5 networking cable. I have a copy of the .PDF file for the thermostat and have pretty good idea on how it can be used. Thing is, the local dealer had zero experience with these and couldn't offer any info - they were still learning themselves. As well, there don't seem to be too many Rika/Austroflamm experts local. I had to go to the distributor in Portland Oregon for the info. With the uneasiness of their experience I held off on the upgrade.
My questions are this:
1) Does anyone with a newer Rika Integra (or similiar) have the thermostat installed and could they offer some advice on it.
2) Does anyone at all know anything at all about this option on the stove. I feel kind of on the cutting edge here... but I'm sure someone else has done this before.
3) Has anyone done a motherboard upgrade/software upgrade on a Rika (even without the thermostat option)
4) Does anyone know if the cellular phone feature has been enabled yet on the unit? I'm just starting to research this one.
Thanks,
Any follow on questions for additional clarity are welcome as well...
I joined up the other day and did a little searching around but couldn't find quite what I was looking for - so I decided to try a post here. If my question has already been addressed in another thread, by all means, just point me the way!
I have a Rika Integra II Freestanding pellet stove that I'm looking at 'tweaking' to make some upgrades too. I've done a little research a couple years ago but never followed through with the upgrade. Now I'm at it again.
Stove purchase in 2006 and been running great since then. I run about 3 ton a year and prefer the local Atlas brand pellets that are 100% red fir (I think).
The one thing about the stove that I can't believe I didn't understand after I bought it was that the thermostat is not really a thermostat; it's an intensity level setting. So... there's no way to truly set the temperature on the thing. I did some research and there's an upgraded CPU motherboard that was available that allowed hooking up an external thermostat via a CAT5 networking cable. I have a copy of the .PDF file for the thermostat and have pretty good idea on how it can be used. Thing is, the local dealer had zero experience with these and couldn't offer any info - they were still learning themselves. As well, there don't seem to be too many Rika/Austroflamm experts local. I had to go to the distributor in Portland Oregon for the info. With the uneasiness of their experience I held off on the upgrade.
My questions are this:
1) Does anyone with a newer Rika Integra (or similiar) have the thermostat installed and could they offer some advice on it.
2) Does anyone at all know anything at all about this option on the stove. I feel kind of on the cutting edge here... but I'm sure someone else has done this before.
3) Has anyone done a motherboard upgrade/software upgrade on a Rika (even without the thermostat option)
4) Does anyone know if the cellular phone feature has been enabled yet on the unit? I'm just starting to research this one.
Thanks,
Any follow on questions for additional clarity are welcome as well...