Ok so here are the details and I havent found any help from the owners manual or service parts manual.
I have a Quadrafire 5100i fire place, was installed last year. Burned all last year and even with marginal wood I would have to choke down the air to keep the top from going over 600F. The chimney was cleaned professionall mid season last year and I just cleaned it the last week with a sooteater, from above and below. The SS liner is clean!! The issue I am having now is with dry wood, heck even if I toss chunks of 2x4 inside the fire place, unless I keep the start up air on, I cant get these higher/desired temps like I used to.
It seems like there is a air control blockage. The flame is really low and the top of the insert will only get to 300 deg. The book doesnt talk anything about it, I took off the lower front grill and I can for the life of me see how the intake air operates or if there is some type of obstruction? Is there a way to clean the intake air vent? The manual doesnt show how the intake or start up air is constructed so I cant see where to look to see if anything is blocked?
I have a Quadrafire 5100i fire place, was installed last year. Burned all last year and even with marginal wood I would have to choke down the air to keep the top from going over 600F. The chimney was cleaned professionall mid season last year and I just cleaned it the last week with a sooteater, from above and below. The SS liner is clean!! The issue I am having now is with dry wood, heck even if I toss chunks of 2x4 inside the fire place, unless I keep the start up air on, I cant get these higher/desired temps like I used to.
It seems like there is a air control blockage. The flame is really low and the top of the insert will only get to 300 deg. The book doesnt talk anything about it, I took off the lower front grill and I can for the life of me see how the intake air operates or if there is some type of obstruction? Is there a way to clean the intake air vent? The manual doesnt show how the intake or start up air is constructed so I cant see where to look to see if anything is blocked?