Optional brick set for Quad CB 1200 ?

[cncpro]

Hello,

I initially saw the brick installation procedure in the manual and it didn't 'click' that they were optional until after I spent a while searching out all the nooks & crannies in my new stove but still couldn't find my bricks...

So...

What purpose does the optionalbrick set serve in a Quadrafire CB1200 pellet stove ?

Is there any advantage to having them or is this just a visual effect like the ceramic logs ?

Thanks in advance !

 

[mralias]

Looks.....all about looks......Run it first without them...if you like the looks then don't waste your money. Just something else to remove and clean. You are better off buying a remote thermostat so you can better regulate the on/off on the heat source. I have the same stove and picked up the thermostat cheap on ebay....works like a charm and is not the SMART-BATT-II which will run you $200 plus. Let me know in pm if you want the link to where I bought mine.

 

[cncpro]

Thanks Mralias,

I am not so much about looks. Performance and reliability is all I care about.

I just picked up a Honeywell digital 7-day programmable thermostat at Lowes. I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work...

EDIT: I didn't realize what you were getting at initially... You are talking about a wireless remote thermostat that you take from room to room with you, right ? I am not sure I would benefit from a device like that... I am hoping to circulate the air enough to achieve relatively even heating throughout my home governed by a single wall-mounted thermostat.

 

[mralias]

The one at Lowes will work. I just like running wires to where I want the thermostat placed, that's all.

 

[smg64ct]

I have a classic bay 1200 and i have the bricks. I was told by the dealer that you shouldn't run the stove without them.

 

[stoveguy13]

brick kit is decorative and is not need unless you want it for looks.

 

[slls]

If bricks were needed, it would come with them.

 

[TboneMan]

The bricks definitely improve the looks of the interior. They probably do offer some additionat heat retention (between cycles for quicker convection fan activation).

I also bought the log set. BIG MISTAKE

I used it for about two weeks and pulled it because they were a pain to clean and they caused the windows to "ash up" quicker.

I put logs back in for the summer for ascetics. I'll pull them before firing it back up in the fall.

 

[Twinsmom]

Looks.....all about looks......Run it first without them...if you like the looks then don't waste your money. Just something else to remove and clean. You are better off buying a remote thermostat so you can better regulate the on/off on the heat source. I have the same stove and picked up the thermostat cheap on ebay....works like a charm and is not the SMART-BATT-II which will run you $200 plus. Let me know in pm if you want the link to where I bought mine.

Thanks Mralias,

I am not so much about looks. Performance and reliability is all I care about.

I just picked up a Honeywell digital 7-day programmable thermostat at Lowes. I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work...

EDIT: I didn't realize what you were getting at initially... You are talking about a wireless remote thermostat that you take from room to room with you, right ? I am not sure I would benefit from a device like that... I am hoping to circulate the air enough to achieve relatively even heating throughout my home governed by a single wall-mounted thermostat.

Yes, please tell us where you got it

 

[Don2222]

Thanks Mralias,

I am not so much about looks. Performance and reliability is all I care about.

I just picked up a Honeywell digital 7-day programmable thermostat at Lowes. I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work...

EDIT: I didn't realize what you were getting at initially... You are talking about a wireless remote thermostat that you take from room to room with you, right ? I am not sure I would benefit from a device like that... I am hoping to circulate the air enough to achieve relatively even heating throughout my home governed by a single wall-mounted thermostat.

Hello

The Lux TS-1500u (Programmable or Full Manual T-Stat) from Lowes is made for wood pellet stoves with the "Swing Setting" from 1 - 9 at 1/4 Deg increments. I set the Swing to 8 which is 2 deg f. This will keep your quad from Short Cycling! That means always going On and Off. When I set my stove to 70 with the swing of 8 the stove will go on at 68 Deg F and off at 72 Deg F. It seems to work better that way.