Mine always burns warmer than what the thermostat is set for. I have been playing around with the thermostat. I have never set is for over 75 degrees. When I do set it at 75 it will get my downstairs typically to 80 degrees. So I will start it out to get everything warmed up and then dial it down to 70-72 dependent on the outside temp. If you have the blower fan option dial that down to a lower setting. I have also found that this stove really seems to hold heat well and if you plan on using the area the stove is in there is no need to load the fire box full of wood. Only add what you need to get a good fire going.
With all that said, I agree, I wish you could damper the stove down quicker once you get the fire established. It almost seems like it will continue to keep things stoked up for a period of time regardless of the set temp on the thermostat. It regulates itself once it gets to a certain point. The book says to always push the button when reloading and when you hit the button it always goes through that “fire up cycle”. I think you burn through wood faster than you really need to. In the picture below the thermostat has been set at 68 for roughly 10-15 minutes and it is still roaring pretty good and room temp is up to 77 but I have the box loaded up too. When I initially fired things up this morning I had the thermostat set at 72.
The heat feels good and I am not expecting the room temp to reflect exactly the thermostat setting as we are talking about live fire but I would think the stove would be able to damper itself down quicker.
This is good feedback and I may give Quadra Fire a call to see if they have any suggestions. Still love everything about burning wood. Love the look, smell and the heat the wood gives!
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