ok im new to this forum and have recently been looking into purchasing a new wood stove. I have a guy at work that is selling a quadra fire isle royale w/blower, used 2yrs been sitting in his garage the other 2yrs. So a 4yr old stove he is selling for $1300. Is this a good deal? Need a stove that can heat around 2000sq ft. and will run through existing chimney that is not currently in use, with a flue liner kit. thanks for any info.
quadrafire Isle Royale questions
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We get this question a lot. The answer is yes, if and only if, it has not been abused. This is a great stove and a real nice looker. Did he say why it was removed from service?
The stove will certainly do the job, it is a very good heater.
The stove will certainly do the job, it is a very good heater.
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Is it enameled or painted black? New the stove goes for about $2400 to 2600 I think. If so he is offering it at half price. This is a first rate heater with a good long track record. Tell us more about the area you are thinking of installing it in.
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The blower is not cheap. About $250 I think. Read up on the specs for the stove and make sure you can honor the clearance requirements. This is a serious heating machine.
Besides a safe install following the stove requirements the other essential ingredient is going to be well seasoned wood. Hopefully you have a good stash already. EPA stoves need dry wood to perform as advertised.
been working on that this yr so it wont be up and running full steam until next, unless i plan on purchasing some. Which isnt something i want to do! looks like the only install question is wether i can go into my chimney with a T then flue liner up thru chimney? The manual he has does not show this type of install. just shows a pipe coming in farther up the chimney? I have 2 options with the stove either top or back so im assuming this could be done?
That should work ok if the chimney is not too short. About how high is the chimney from the tee to the top?
That's what I did, sat in on the hearth, about flush with the fireplace opening, then a tee off the rear vent. They show the IR rear-vented in Section 3 of the online manual. Looks like you need almost 30" fireplace opening height.
No, I meant that for rear-venting into a fireplace, you need about 30 inches to get the pipe under the fireplace lintel.
As far as chimney height, the IR doesn't need much draft...it's an easy breather. At 25' chimney height, you may want to install a key damper in the pipe in case you need to cut the draft.
Some folks like to seal all the joints, but I didn't. I have plenty of draft at 17'. If I sealed the joints, the exhaust would stay a little warmer and I might get a little less when I brush the chimney. I got enough to fill a 1.5 qt. saucepan after last season....
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ahhh! ok ha. my plan is to go through existing chimney and use some durock to cover hole and add some tile or stone for backsplash. Something that will match or be the same as the hearth pad im gonna make. Thanks for info!
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