Isle Royale Question

[Simonkenton]

I went down to the Quadrafire dealer today and looked at the Isle Royale. That is a good looking wood stove.

I had read on this forum, a couple of people talking about opening the "ignition air intake." I thought this meant that there were two air controls on this stove.
This dealer assured me that there was only one air control.

Does "ignition air intake" refer to opening the front door to light it?

 

[dalt]

They may be talking about the start up air? On bottom right of stove there is a knob you use when starting a fire. Push knob in when starting fire, 5 to 10 min later you pull out to close off.

 

[dafattkidd]

My buddy has an Isle Royale with white enamel. It is a beautiful stove, and a heating beast. I know nothing else. That is my two cents.

 

[northwinds]

There are two air controls. One is the start-up air which is the knob on the bottom far right side of the stove. It's only used for starting from a cold stove. You close it after five to fifteen minutes and then don't touch it again until you have a cold stove. The primary air control is at the bottom center of the stove and slides from left to right. It's what you use 99% of the time to control the stove in cold climates.

Ignition air intake sounds like a fancy label for the start-up air knob.

You can find the diagram of the air controls here: (broken link removed to http://hearthnhome.com/downloads/installManuals/250_5763.pdf)

 

[Simonkenton]

Thank you northwinds. The guy showing me the stove showed me that little lever front and center that slides left to right. I asked him if that was the primary air control, he said no that it was the mechanism that lets ashes dump into the ash pan. When I told him that it wasn't moving any plate or grill to dump ashes, he told me that it was broken.

 

[begreen]

Sounds like that salesperson was selling cars the day before. I would avoid him in the future. He doesn't know his product.

 

[Chrism]

The sales guy is a dope !! I have n isle and its the primary air . I dont even use the start up control. I crack the ash pan door a bit gets it goin much better n quicker.

 

[begreen]

Chris, you do know that is advised against and can void the warranty? It is an easy way to crack the grate or worse the base of the stove. Here are a couple examples of what can happen.

 

[Chrism]

Lol been doing it for 6 years. I dont do it from start up to operating temp.

 

[Jags]

The Isle Royale is a well built stove. The front lever (left/right) is the primary. The lever to the lower right is the startup (in/out). The salesman didn't have a clue. And never, ever use an unapproved startup method. Using the ash pan door is a very dangerous endeavor including overfire and the very real possibility of a flash back (ask me how I know).

 

[Woody Stover]

My buddy has an Isle Royale with white enamel. It is a beautiful stove, and a heating beast. I know nothing else. That is my two cents.

They like to run hot, from what I hear.

The salesman didn't have a clue.

He probably knows a lot about their spas, though.

never, ever use an unapproved startup method. Using the ash pan door is a very dangerous endeavor including overfire and the very real possibility of a flash back (ask me how I know).

I guess if you don't have much draft and can't use the air controls to start your stove, you gotta do something. I'd still sooner crack the door (which I have done) than to use the ash pan door. I like a moderate firing of the stove; Still gets up to temp plenty fast without excessive heat concentrated in one area.

Lol been doing it for 6 years. I dont do it from start up to operating temp.

You could still get the grate hot enough to crack even though the rest of the stove wouldn't be hot yet....