Hello, I am new to this forum. I have 2 quadrafire inserts in my house. We have had a Quadrafire insert in our upstairs for 15 trouble free years. I have learned to clean, maintain and usually repair the unit myself but I am having a new problem that is giving me difficulty.
My stove was giving us problems restarting. We use it as an addition to our oil furnace and usually run it all day on weekends and in the evenings on weekdays. In the past when using it a couple of hours each day it would start up just by moving the thermostat to the desired temp and would work fine for a week or so without opening the door and clearing the bottom of the fire pot. The residue in the pot was ashy and grainy.. Now the residue is like chunks of lava rock and it prevents the pellets that drop from lighting and fills the pot and overflows into the chute.resulting in no ignition. I worry that if it does light the full pot will send fire up the chute.
i have recently done a seasonal type cleaning but to no avail.
As long as we clear the pot every time we use the stove it works fine. Any ideas???
Thanks for the look,
Nick S.
My stove was giving us problems restarting. We use it as an addition to our oil furnace and usually run it all day on weekends and in the evenings on weekdays. In the past when using it a couple of hours each day it would start up just by moving the thermostat to the desired temp and would work fine for a week or so without opening the door and clearing the bottom of the fire pot. The residue in the pot was ashy and grainy.. Now the residue is like chunks of lava rock and it prevents the pellets that drop from lighting and fills the pot and overflows into the chute.resulting in no ignition. I worry that if it does light the full pot will send fire up the chute.
i have recently done a seasonal type cleaning but to no avail.
As long as we clear the pot every time we use the stove it works fine. Any ideas???
Thanks for the look,
Nick S.
