I'm not quite sure what to make of this. I was in the market for a new fireplace and began looking around. One of the two local fireplace dealers sold Quadra-Fire, so I began exploring the Quadra-Fire website, where I saw:
7100 Wood Fireplace - 2019 Model Close Out – While Supplies Last
The website said, "See your local dealer..." Cool. So, I stopped by and learned that they had one left on display to sell. The salesman informed me that this unit had to be sold before the end of this year, since it wasn't compliant with the new 2020 EPA standards. They had it discounted about 10% off the list price, and I was able to negotiate what seemed to be a fair deal on this "floor model" and the needed chimney pipe components. They loaded it on my truck, and I drove home, trying to figure out how this beast was going to find its way off my truck and into my house! Fortunately, I was able to recruit a couple of my awesome brothers-in-law to help heave it into the house. It's now in my family room, not yet installed, as I'm waiting for the pipe to be delivered, because they didn't have that in stock...
Here's where it gets odd, at least in my mind. In an effort to make the unit as light as possible prior to moving it in, I removed the doors, fascia, and firebricks. I noticed a small chain near the bottom of the front of the fireplace and pulled on it to find the model rating plate. That's where I leaned that my new fireplace was manufactured in January 2011
This is certainly NOT the 2019 model close out I was expecting! I'm very interested to hear some thoughts and opinions about this. Does anyone know what, if any, changes might have occurred with this model over that time? Anything in particular I should be concerned about? Or, is it just a hunk of metal that sat unused for 8+ years, with nothing to worry about?
7100 Wood Fireplace - 2019 Model Close Out – While Supplies Last
The website said, "See your local dealer..." Cool. So, I stopped by and learned that they had one left on display to sell. The salesman informed me that this unit had to be sold before the end of this year, since it wasn't compliant with the new 2020 EPA standards. They had it discounted about 10% off the list price, and I was able to negotiate what seemed to be a fair deal on this "floor model" and the needed chimney pipe components. They loaded it on my truck, and I drove home, trying to figure out how this beast was going to find its way off my truck and into my house! Fortunately, I was able to recruit a couple of my awesome brothers-in-law to help heave it into the house. It's now in my family room, not yet installed, as I'm waiting for the pipe to be delivered, because they didn't have that in stock...
Here's where it gets odd, at least in my mind. In an effort to make the unit as light as possible prior to moving it in, I removed the doors, fascia, and firebricks. I noticed a small chain near the bottom of the front of the fireplace and pulled on it to find the model rating plate. That's where I leaned that my new fireplace was manufactured in January 2011
This is certainly NOT the 2019 model close out I was expecting! I'm very interested to hear some thoughts and opinions about this. Does anyone know what, if any, changes might have occurred with this model over that time? Anything in particular I should be concerned about? Or, is it just a hunk of metal that sat unused for 8+ years, with nothing to worry about?
