Stupidity of Quadrafire Castile OAK

[Barrett]

why oh why did quadrafire set up the oak intake like they did on the freestanding castile? here's the description- there is a 2" hole on the bottom of the stove facing the floor. you need an adaptor that screws to the bottom and that goes to a 2" connector that is on the back of the stove for the oak tubing.

why not just put a 2" connector on the back of the stove? or include the adapter with the stove? or just weld it onto the stove?

and why is the thing only available from quadrafire, as part of an oak kit? for the cost of $145 not available separately! special order only from any local dealers, maybe!

this thing better make my house as warm as the bowels of hell when i get it (whenever it does come in, back order blah blah).

is any other stove this asinine with the oak?

 

[jtp10181]

Yeah its silly... They have it facing down because the thought was people could rough it in new construction through the floor so it would be hidden.

 

[wilbilt]

In the words of Clint Eastwood..."Improvise, adapt and overcome"...

Also known as "fabrication".

 

[Barrett]

there's only 2" between the hole and the floor. the inlet is just that, a round hole, nothing to attach to.

now that i think about it, looks like i have to tip it over to install the adapter. great!

 

[Czech]

The adaptor is around 3" square and 1/2 or so high with the top open, it fits to the bottom of the stove below the ashpan and covers the outlet hole mentioned above by a couple of L shaped legs and screws. The back of this piece has a 2" or so round male outlet welded to it to adapt to the pipe. It is not the best design as mentioned.....

 

[Czech]

Also, being that it is fairly flat, you will not have to tip the stove over. There are legs that hook in the bottom and screws on either side to tighten, both doable without tipping!

 

[Barrett]

Also, being that it is fairly flat, you will not have to tip the stove over. There are legs that hook in the bottom and screws on either side to tighten, both doable without tipping!

my bad, i forgot what the manual said (after i threw it across the room). that's a relief!

anybody know where to buy just the adapter?

 

[Czech]

Good. Luck. Been there, done that. They do not make it easy. You could probably have it done at a metal fab shop, or DIY, but by the time you get it done......

 

[stoveguy2esw]

bummer! kinda wierd they come out the bottom , ours comes out th rear , and we include an OAK kit with every stove at no additional cost

 

[offingmoot]

i got the oak kit for my santa fe insert
came with extra parts i had know idea what they were, just knew it was part of the reason i was charged so much for a few feet of 2" flex tubing
i can send you mine if you'd like

 

[slls]

Quad has really weird OAK set up. This is mine, all I had was a 2 inch hole to work with. The factory kit was $130, so I made my own, just bought the flex tubing.