Quadra Fire 4100I On the way!!! Block off Plate????

[johnnyf0614]

Good news everyone, I just order my first insert! A Quadra fire 4100I. It will be installed with the flex stainless steel liner on Feb. 15th Anyone have any suggestions on breaking it in and the use of it????

The SS Liner will be a full liner through the chimney. Chimney is an outside chimney. It didn't sound like the installer is installing a block off plate, saying its not needed due to the full liner installation. I just want to make sure that is correct.....

 

[crazy_dan]

Put the back off plate in.
It will be a lot easier and cheaper to do it before the insert goes in.
I also can not see where it would hurt to put it in and not need it than not put it in and discover you did need it.

 

[nshif]

You want a block off plate. Without one half your heat will be going up the flue (between the masonry and the liner) and heating the chimney and the great outdoors. On top of the block off plate put some high temp insulation ( kaowool ) for even less loss

 

[granpajohn]

Chimney is an outside chimney.

I assume this is brick. The block off plate may not be "needed", but it will help keep from heating the outdoors. Also, I wonder if he's wrapping insulation around that flex steel liner? It will help improve (at certain times) much needed draft for that 4100i. These are things I did as slight "overkill" and am now glad I did. No regrets this way.

Sounds like we have the same setup. Hope this helps.

 

[johnnyf0614]

Chimney is an outside chimney.

I assume this is brick. The block off plate may not be "needed", but it will help keep from heating the outdoors. Also, I wonder if he's wrapping insulation around that flex steel liner? It will help improve (at certain times) much needed draft for that 4100i. These are things I did as slight "overkill" and am now glad I did. No regrets this way.

Sounds like we have the same setup. Hope this helps.

Yes it is brick. Thanks for the info.

 

[begreen]

The liner should be insulated if at all possible. Are they doing this?

A block off plate will benefit you with a hotter stove and less heat heading straight outdoors.