quad (repair) cracked manifold

[4 cords]

official quad repair installed today, open to coments-I have mine. Any others have the same repair done 4300 step top?

 

[BrotherBart]

And the reason they didn't align the holes in the patch with the air holes in that secondary manifold is what?

 

[savageactor7]

Well thanks for posting since I have that same stove I'm thinking I can fab a piece of sheet metal to do that same fix if I have to. Besides noticing that it was broke/cracked did you notice any loss of performance with the stove? See smoke out of the chimney...anything?

 

[4 cords]

wow a reply from the man! the bolt on the right is over the warped area ,gasket on bottom will not help the quarter inch gap at the top, the left side seems flush on manifold,I cant look at my stove the same way it will never be right.corner welds show signs off cracks too.thanks for looking

 

[4 cords]

seems to burn ok ,you still dont know its going from outside besides heat rising,what will happen in 3 more years of burning I wonder, need to buy stock in steel

 

[begreen]

It looks like the upper piece is slotted for left/right adjustment. Can you loosen it up a little and see if it can be moved left or right so that the manifold holes can be aligned properly?

 

[BrotherBart]

This makes the same problem with a 4300 freestander and some 7100 fireplaces. This ain't good. >:-(

Personally I think the way they did that patch job invalidated the EPA certification.

 

[4 cords]

I think the plate will slide right to alighn the holes ,the problem is widespread , we notice because we are in our stoves like a woodpile, but thats ok right?

 

[scfa99]

Did a quad rep do that fix or your dealer?

 

[4 cords]

the repair was done by the shop where we bought it,they do installs also I believe,looks different than another repair posted while back on an insert