OAK with new Quadra Fire Insert?

[JimT004]

Hello all. I just had a quadra fire castile insert installed two days ago. I am really looking to heat an area with about 1500 square feet. My house was always a little drafty but seems like the drafts are worse after installation. My thermostat is only 18' from the pellet stove and has not gone over 70 degrees. I am guessing the drafty windows and doors will contribute to the temp not getting to high. I am reading that if I do not have an outside air kit, the stove will draw air from any drafts (path of least resistance) and the room will not warm up. Do I need to install an outside air kit to reduce the drafts and pull the air from the outside? I will be addressing the drafts anyway but keep reading that the stove will draw from any area it can. Please help! Thanks!!

 

[DAKSY]

Hello all. I just had a quadra fire castile insert installed two days ago. I am really looking to heat an area with about 1500 square feet. My house was always a little drafty but seems like the drafts are worse after installation. My thermostat is only 18' from the pellet stove and has not gone over 70 degrees. I am guessing the drafty windows and doors will contribute to the temp not getting to high. I am reading that if I do not have an outside air kit, the stove will draw air from any drafts (path of least resistance) and the room will not warm up. Do I need to install an outside air kit to reduce the drafts and pull the air from the outside? I will be addressing the drafts anyway but keep reading that the stove will draw from any area it can. Please help! Thanks!!

I think you've already answered your own question. Add the OAK & you'll be glad you did.

 

[john193]

Installing an oak will cut down on the draft. The system is not going to be 100% efficient because the intake on quadrafire stoves is not sealed so the stove will still consume some inside air. This is just a factory design. There is also the fact that cutting an uninsulated hole to the outside also contributes to heat loss. In other words, installing an oak isn't a substitution to properly sealed doors and windows, it's just a small piece of the pie.

 

[Lake Girl]

OAK is the only way to go IMO... The OAK will compensate for issues in both old and new home construction. Newer houses are more ``air tight`` while older homes can have numerous issues with little or no insulation or varying quality on windows & doors that will pull in cold outside air from those points.

Got bad advice when we purchased the stove and installed the OAK about 2 or 3 weeks later. Always learning...

 

[briansol]

Do it asap. i buddy put one in and cut back on a full less ton of pellets used!