Hey folks,
So first, thanks for providing a place where people can discuss and learn about stoves. As a relative newby, this forum has been very helpful (although this is the first time I'm posting).
So I recently posted the review of the Quadrafire Adventure 2, and in my review I noted that I've had it for a year but have not yet had a sweep so I couldn't tell you how it's burning. I purchased it last October, and I live in Oregon so I use it about 4 months out of the year (November through late February/Mid-March). I tend to burn Doug Fir, and last year that's all I had for burning. I tend to try and keep the fire burning, but last year I was not as efficient as I believe I've become so I maybe re-lit the fire once a day.
I just had my sweep come this week, and he said it appears to burning very efficiently and noted that there was very little, if any, creosote buildup. He actually geeked out on the stove a bit and was really impressed. I should note I also recently called the fire department because I had some sparks and smoke blowback. They all geeked out on the stove as well. There was no chimney fire, it was just a very windy day (but you never know, so, I felt better safe than sorry).
So this year I had a great wood delivery of some really well cut and aged White Ash and Doug Fir mix. With the Ash, the stove has been super efficient. It gets the house up to 75 easily, and then holds that temp really well for extended periods (2150 sq. ft. house). I'm finding that most of my burns on a single, full load, have been about 12-18 hours if I rake up the coals to the front every now and then, and I haven't re-lit the fire since the sweep came several days ago. At this rate I'm loading twice a day - once at about 630 am and then another time around 7 or 8 pm, full loads. My wife may throw in a log or two during the day because she's more nervous about the embers going out but, I think it's not necessary to be honest.
So, overall, it's a great stove. It replaced what appears to have been a 1979 classic, big metal door with big metal knob vents (and I'm forgetting the name, sorry). That stove literally heated up all of the walls around the stove and was extremely inefficient. This stove is very good at focusing the heat energy into the fan, making the house warm up very quickly. But as the firemen noted when they came to the house (they had an infrared camera), every thing around the stove was relatively cool. It was one of the reasons they geeked out on it.
The thermostat works very well, it really is a set it and forget it type stove. Fill it up, press the button, walk away. The stove has a set of batteries for when the power goes out, and it's easy to go manual if the electric panel goes on the fritz (although it's never malfunctioned so far). It also has a good warranty.
That's the update. Cheers!
So first, thanks for providing a place where people can discuss and learn about stoves. As a relative newby, this forum has been very helpful (although this is the first time I'm posting).
So I recently posted the review of the Quadrafire Adventure 2, and in my review I noted that I've had it for a year but have not yet had a sweep so I couldn't tell you how it's burning. I purchased it last October, and I live in Oregon so I use it about 4 months out of the year (November through late February/Mid-March). I tend to burn Doug Fir, and last year that's all I had for burning. I tend to try and keep the fire burning, but last year I was not as efficient as I believe I've become so I maybe re-lit the fire once a day.
I just had my sweep come this week, and he said it appears to burning very efficiently and noted that there was very little, if any, creosote buildup. He actually geeked out on the stove a bit and was really impressed. I should note I also recently called the fire department because I had some sparks and smoke blowback. They all geeked out on the stove as well. There was no chimney fire, it was just a very windy day (but you never know, so, I felt better safe than sorry).
So this year I had a great wood delivery of some really well cut and aged White Ash and Doug Fir mix. With the Ash, the stove has been super efficient. It gets the house up to 75 easily, and then holds that temp really well for extended periods (2150 sq. ft. house). I'm finding that most of my burns on a single, full load, have been about 12-18 hours if I rake up the coals to the front every now and then, and I haven't re-lit the fire since the sweep came several days ago. At this rate I'm loading twice a day - once at about 630 am and then another time around 7 or 8 pm, full loads. My wife may throw in a log or two during the day because she's more nervous about the embers going out but, I think it's not necessary to be honest.
So, overall, it's a great stove. It replaced what appears to have been a 1979 classic, big metal door with big metal knob vents (and I'm forgetting the name, sorry). That stove literally heated up all of the walls around the stove and was extremely inefficient. This stove is very good at focusing the heat energy into the fan, making the house warm up very quickly. But as the firemen noted when they came to the house (they had an infrared camera), every thing around the stove was relatively cool. It was one of the reasons they geeked out on it.
The thermostat works very well, it really is a set it and forget it type stove. Fill it up, press the button, walk away. The stove has a set of batteries for when the power goes out, and it's easy to go manual if the electric panel goes on the fritz (although it's never malfunctioned so far). It also has a good warranty.
That's the update. Cheers!
