Well I did all the tear out and a contractor formed up the chase on the outside. Tomorrow the stove folks supposed to be setting the fireplace and installing the pipe. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
decided on Northstar unit
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thats good to hear, the quadrafire 7100 is better as far as heating and effeiciency goes, but they are both hearth and home technology products and top quality when it comes to consumer happeiness
americanhearthtech said:
And developing cracks in the secondary air manifold.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/search_results/8aefd27038b9427a34b139905bd7f5bf/
BB You can't link to a search results. Also, out of all the 7100 units we have installed only one has cracked, and it was easily fixed at no charge to the customer.
Interesting. Tested the link after posting and it worked. Now it doesn't. Hmmm...
But the discussions available from that search and the very fact that a factory repair kit is available says that it isn't a isolated problem.
But the discussions available from that search and the very fact that a factory repair kit is available says that it isn't a isolated problem.
I really don't think anyone here has a fundamental problem with Quad products...or at least no more than any other manufacturer. Never owned one, but I know lots of folks are very happy with 'em. What's kinda out of place here on these forums is blatant salesmanship. I have a sneaking suspicion that the scent of that's what got BB's goat. Rick
fossil said:
Yup. A very strong aroma it was. :lol: I would expect that by now Quad has made changes that prevent recurrence. But it is a question a potential buyer should ask.
BrotherBart said:
BB here's the link to the cracked manifold thread
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/20294/
Husky congrats on your purchase, you'll love it.
If someone has a problem with how I present information you can tell me right out.
Yes I work at a Quad dealer.
I try to present all non-confidential that I have relevant to any situation, as un-biased as I can.
We install a lot of wood products. Out of all these I have seen about 5-7 inserts with the cracking, all but one were replaced, the most recent one was after the fix-kit came out. I have seen one 7100 with a crack and it was repaired by a custom fix-kit made for me. There is an "official" fix kit out now but I have not seen it. Its supposed to be the same the one I installed.
Considering how much electronic crap we replace on gas fireplaces, this is not a bad track record in our area.
Yes I work at a Quad dealer.
I try to present all non-confidential that I have relevant to any situation, as un-biased as I can.
We install a lot of wood products. Out of all these I have seen about 5-7 inserts with the cracking, all but one were replaced, the most recent one was after the fix-kit came out. I have seen one 7100 with a crack and it was repaired by a custom fix-kit made for me. There is an "official" fix kit out now but I have not seen it. Its supposed to be the same the one I installed.
Considering how much electronic crap we replace on gas fireplaces, this is not a bad track record in our area.
No way we're talkin' about you, jtp...just trying to get to know our new friend who sells "harware" in Waldorf...and I'm quite sure BB's reaction was based on posts in other threads as well as this one. In any case...it ain't you...babe. Rick
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