What is the difference between an Aladdin CB1200 and a Quadrafire / HHT CB1200 ??

[Don2222]

Hello
The Aladdin is actually called a Quadra-Fire 1200 and has the control box under the hopper on the right side and no carry slots in the back panel
The Quadrafire / HHT called the Quadrafire Classic Bay CB1200 has the control box in the hopper on the right side and 2 carry slots in the back panel
Any other differences besides the tag that shows the manufacturer?
Pic 1-4 Aladdin Classic Bay
Pic 5-7 Quadrafire / HHT Classic Bay

 

[Ssyko]

Looks like the same stove to me Don

 

[Don2222]

Looks like the same stove to me Don

Hello
Yes they are.
HHT Home and Hearth Texhnologies purchased Aladdin Steel Products in Feb 1998 and of course have their name on it now! Both companies were based in Colville WA at the time
The Aladdin CB1200 Classic Bay shown here was made in 1997.
Since HHT purchased the company they made a few improvements to the Classic Bay
Such as only 2 top baffles instead of 3 that easily slide in and out so you do not have this problem!!

Aladdin Quadrafire - Fixing the center baffle in the fire box?

Hello I picked up a 1997 Quadra-Fire Classic Bay CB1200 by Aladdin MFD May 1997 !! There are a few differences with this stove and the newer Classic Bays but they are still made today because they are good stoves. One difference is the way that the center baffle is held up in the top of the...

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Warped center baffle

Aladdin Quadrafire Classic Bay Fire Box Center Baffle warped around pellet drop chute.

Hello Has anyone seen this? I got a bottle of Map Gas and my hammer and just started heating and beating! It worked! Before you could Not see the edges of the pellet drop chute. But now you can! Now it looks like it should!! $10 fix !! Map Gas from ACE hardware for 5300 Deg F...

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Broken heat exchanger tube

Weld broke on the Aladdin & heat exchanger tube fell in with smoke came pouring out! Now what?

Hello Is this trash or treasure? This is a 2/1997 Quadra-Fire serial # 350513 The heat exchanger tubes are solid steel and in good shape. However the weld on the 1st tube on the left in the right bank broke so the tube fell into the heat box on top of the fire box where the heat from the fire...

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[johneh]

really Don answering the post after 4 years
Have not seen Ssyko for a long time anybody know if he is alright?
Kind of miss his insight, especially Enviro stoves

 

[Don2222]

really Don answering the post after 4 years
Have not seen Ssyko for a long time anybody know if he is alright?
Kind of miss his insight, especially Enviro stoves

Lol - I had this Aladdin sitting around for 4 years and just fixed it up in the last few weeks! So that is why I had more info to answer!
Also it needed a new wire harness, convection blowe, exhaust blower, thermocouple, a complete paint job plus the heat forging and welding fix in the links above!

 

[Ssyko]

really Don answering the post after 4 years
Have not seen Ssyko for a long time anybody know if he is alright?
Kind of miss his insight, especially Enviro stoves

PEEKABOOO!!

 

[johneh]

PEEKABOOO!!

Dam nice to see your still around

 

[Ssyko]

life got stupid, and i got a new bike so me and the warden been riding. `been doing a lot more stoves the last coupl yrs and ill be back on here more often. keep all you guys and gals on your toes

 

[Don2222]

I just found another difference between the Aladdin and HHT. The side door latches! HHT redesign them so they do not break and fall apart!!
Also here is the History of Aladdin Steel Products, Inc that started the Quadra-Fire Brand which was purchased in Fen 1998 by HHT and called Aladdin Hearth Products

Aladdin Hearth Products - History

Then it became Quadra-Fire
https://www.quadrafire.com/about-us/our-history

QuadraFire CB1200 Classic Bay Side Doors Mag Latch Upgrade

Hello I like the easy of servicing the magnetic latch side doors have. Unfortunately the older CB1200s have the side mounted magnets mounted in a plastic case the clips into the metal brackets. The plastic clips break and the plastic melts and warps from the heat! Fortunately there is an update...

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[Don2222]

Hello
One other caveat here is that the Aladdin and older HHT CB1200 Classic Bay stoves had the old non translucent gray control box. HHT came out with a new updated translucent or clear control box with some good improvements.
1. There was no real start cycle circuit so if the heat level switch is set to low, and the stove is in a very cold place, then the stove may not have enough heat and vacuum to turn the safety switches ( vacuum switch and low limit ) on before the 15 minute time out kicks off. The reset button can be pressed to give it more time and then it will start unless the auger chute was completely empty of pellets then it may take one more press of the reset button to get the stove started. This occurrence can also be avoided by having the heat level switch set to medium or high.
The new clear control box can easily installed to replace the old gray box to resolve this issue.
2. The model selector switch will flash a blue light in this clear box that can easily be seen to show which model stove the box is programmed for.
3. There is an amber light that flashes sometimes when the stove does not start to show the thermocouple is broken on not making proper contact with the screw terminal block to make fault diagnosis much easier.
Pic 1-3 C 1200 Aladdin control box under hopper
Pic 4 - 6 CB1200 HHT control box in hopper
Pic 7 - 8 Updated 3 speed clear control box
The original sticker in the hopper before 1998 is Aladdin Steel Products

The sticker in the hopper in 1998 was changed to Aladdin Hearth Products when HHT purchased the company

 

[Don2222]

Here is a video of the Aladdin

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