Owning a woodstove is always a monitoring effort. There's no getting around it. Sometimes you get to burn really nice dry wood, others it's greener than you like, but it's what you got. So consistency is one issue; type of wood is too. We all like to burn really hard wood that gives the most btu's, but sometimes we get softer hardwood when we purchase or find something to burn, so our woods are mixed bag. Length of time between adding more wood is another factor; if it burns quicker, you must add wood quicker to monitor the heat, and the burn. Owning a wood stove is seriously a hands on experience. Either you put in the time to monitor it, or you go to propane, natural gas, or some other source. Natural gas is consistent. Propane is consistent. Conversely, wood species, size of the sticks, variations of dryness all play a factor in keeping a flame alive. So it's constantly a balancing act with definite human intervention, interaction, manipulation, and good common sense. That's the real world of owning a woodburning stove. It's no different than sailing a boat. How many factors, and variations do you deal with in getting to your destination there?
Your exactly right ,I burn 24/7 in cold WVa . I burn a lot of free crap ,a lot of free Chinese elm from local golf course. Also free mixed from local tree guy . Stuff he can’t sale. Wood stove take a lot of attention,chimney,ash,dirt carry split cut always a lot of work . All that said nothing is more satisfying then a nice warm fire . Stay safe stay warm!
@@lostinmyspace4910 Don't forget the trees that plant themselves, grow themselves, harvest themselves, chop themselves, split themselves and stack themselves too.
The whole point of a wood stove is no or low technology. You want something that starts with a match and doesn't need electricity. Think power outages!
The other amazing feature is that after thermocycling the batteries in the bottom compartment 20 or so times, they leak and ignite and now your whole house is a woodstove.
I would think the best indoor stove to get is the Blaze King cat. 4 cuft of wood, able to burn at lowest level but able to use smoke to run on plus has a non electric automatic thermostat. once started and just feed once every 12 to 30 hr depending on heat level and wood. Able to run good on soft wood. No other stove has all those features in one stove
@@Brookside975 I do not want my life depending on a battery. Plus when it's - 40 C with the wind chill of -55 C and all the roads are closed because there is a blizzard where do I get a battery. Plus the closest store is Miles away. If you say I could just use the manual mode then why do I even need your stove I already have one. It works and I don't need electricity to run it.
I heat my wood with my home. Well, not quite, but my factory-built fireplace makes it feel like that sometimes, with its inefficiency. Way more efficient than a masonry one, but way less so than a proper wood stove. I love that I can heat the house for "free" with wood I cut, bucked, and seasoned myself, but I hate that a lot of that work goes to waste. Still, that wood heat really is better than the boiler system. Apparently installing a wood stove with the chimney ported into the existing chimney system is a no-no, even with the steel liner already in place so I'm stuck with what I've got, but open to suggestions.
so I have one of these, but the smart burn button stays green for close to 2 hr. dang near burns all of my fuel up before it goes off. then I'm just left with coals. anyway to make the button only stay on for 30min. or some sort of bypass
I’m having the same issue. I’m calling the dealer tomorrow. When the stove reaches your desired temperature on the thermostat the damper is supposed to close saving your fuel until the temperature goes down
But remember a pellet stove is for the wanna be's who think they're outdoorsmen. My buddy was talked into a pellet stove years ago. He said it was the biggest regret for a stove he made. Plus, they aren't cheap to run. The pellets are expensive in the long run and they don't work without electricity.
I live in the woods and I've had a pellet stove for 7 years now. 200$ a ton in Michigan, 600 $ easily covers the heating season from Nov to March. Not one breakdown since I've owned the stove and no countless hours handling the "free heat". I don't mind wood heat, but don't say pellet stoves are too much trouble and too expensive. And in the case of power outages, a generator works nicely.
Cool tech but defeats the entire purpose of a wood stove in my opinion. I like a wood stove because it's simple and because I control it. It's an art form.
I know that's my thought. The smart tech just REMOVES the connection of human and place and interaction. I want to grow my own wood, chop it, season it and then put it in the wood burner and adjust accordingly. Of course I want the wood stove/burner to run efficiently to heat my place and know the calculations. I don't want a computer near it. Happy to build my own weather station using a computer however.
You commit to all the chopping, splitting and stacking of your firewood,just so you can surrender all that hard work and effort to the ever creeping advancement of turning effort into something bad... Ill damper my own stove, Ill monitor my own heat output, and temps, thank you very much... If I need a fan, Ill run one... and shut it off all by myself.. and the best part of all, I can look right thru the glass in my door and see when my stove needs more wood.. I dont need a little red light to tell me.
Trust no electronic technology because it never lasts, but at the outset it always sounds great. It seems it will break down because electronics will fail in about 3 years. Some electronic sensor will give out and you'll end up having to replace it. I have a Lopi Liberty stove. It's a great stove that has a heat sensor that signals the electric motor to kick on when there's enough heat. It eventually fails and I have to manually smack it on the baskside to get the gizmo to operate, then when the stove goes cold, the heat sensor's supposed to turn the motor off. Doesn't work! So I retrofitted a GB brand toggle switch so that when the stove is hot enough I manually turn it on. When the stove's cold, I have a manual timer and set it for the length of time I estimate it will be before it gets cold. So around midnite if I feel I have 2 hours before it goes cold, I set the timer for 2 hrs. Or I will altogether just turn off the blower motor and accept the radiated heat w/o the blower on. This is time tested, and it works for me. Your stove sounds great, but in the real world we all know shit happens, and I don''t trust all the bells and whistles will be a long term thing without having someone come over and fix it like when the washing machine goes haywire. A woodburning stove in and of itself should be monitored...physically observed to what it needs to provide heat for your home.. If you're never around, you shouldn't have a woodburner.
I totally AGREE with you. I have been burning/heating with wood stove since 1974. Don't need any electronics causing a problem. THINK This is mostly a gimmick. I have my own "Smartburn Technology". When it's needed, i just add more wood. I can imagine the "service charge" when something goes wrong with this setup. FORGET it. Experts-shmecksperts Keep warm.
Remember a woodstove works great until the day it doesn't. Then what? Pay to have it fixed and or do it yourself, but pay for the breakdown. The technology will fail, and you will pay dearly for a broken promise of a great working heat source. A woodburning stove must be monitored closely, and no technology will ever take the place of good old fashioned "monitor your wood" process. If you can't, then use a gas furnace, or electric. A woodburning stove is like a child that needs to be constantly talked to face to face.
Ok.. Here's a scenario, what if the power went out and my wife can't cook worth a shit anyway, do you guys offer a lend a wife from asia program to smooth things over till the power comes on ?
I have worked in the woodstove industry for many years, lots of time in R&D, I like this idea only because I know how woodstoves get tested, the lowest setting and highest setting are all that's tested, everything in between is not, so I know this stove will be tested without power, it will work just fine without power, but with power it will burn cleaner and longer, like you were standing there watching it the whole time, as for the blower that's nothing new, all modern stoves can have a quiet blower that you set the speed of, they turn on and off by a thermal switch, one of the best things you can do to make your stove heat better is outside combustion air, ever cubic foot of air the goes up the flue has to come from somewhere, better that is from a vent tube plumbed to the outside then have to be sucked in around your windows and doors, he didn't talk about that, and a blower will really raise your efficiency, most stove companies will tell the efficiency difference with and without a blower, in short power or no power your stove will work fine, with power it will just be better.
I absolutely agree with everything that Lawrence Veinotte said. I've lived with woodstoves since 1990 as my primary source of heat although I also have gas forced furnace we don't use. Our blower makes a big difference in warm air distribution. for those that opted not to buy this optional equipment, you are making big mistake. The only thing I never did on my stove is to plumb it for outside air direct into the woodstove, and I can tell that cold air is sucked in from everywhere, and the cold air crawls directly to the stove. I have crawlspace vents, and I will dedicate one vent to be plumbed straight into the stove. I do have to go bust thru the brick hearth the stove in on top of, but it will be worth it.
Sounds about as useful as Bear Spray against a mamma Bear protecting her cubs. I'll use a 12 gauge and adjust my own stove Thank You. Oh and I'll use a standard clutch on my motorcycle too. Automatics are for residents of, well, Seattle and Portland. Might I suggest your next store to be in San Francisco.
I like how the stove is up off the ground. Easy to load and room for a big ash pan. I don't think you took advantage of this though. You are on the right track with air / temp modulation but couldn't you do the same with a non electric system? The Riteway 37 had a bi metallic actuated damper that pretty much did the same thing. No cords or batteries.
Interesting video and product but your audio is pretty off. There's a constant buzz/hum probably due to using the camera's own audio processing and the music bed is too high which drowns out your vocals. Seems like a great item though.
complicating something simple like a woodburner is exactly the the same as they have done with cars.. if it breaks down you need to call in a computer boffin at £75 per hour.... let sleeping dogs lye.
Hi Tracci, There are only a few Quadrafire models that are able to tie into an existing home heating system. What make and model do you have? We would be happy to look it up and see if this is an option for you! Thanks!
vocês que moram no norte presisam muita lenha para queimar e mato, no lugar onde moro nunca faz muito frio, nem muito calor! tes que plantar muitas árvores, aquí no brasil se dortas uma terás que plantar 2!
This is rediculous. People just love gadgets. None of this applies to a woodburner as you can't eliminate the fact that you have to load it. Anyone want to buy fresh air in cans.
@@grahamburbage7686 the point is that it regulates the fire nicely and consistently. Sometimes you put wood that burns good but not for long sometimes wood burns slower but for longer. Stove finds the perfect spot.
@@rickvaughan8993 ya...there is always something going wrong with that electrical stuff...especially when that Crap is all made in China....yes...and batteries are not always reliable....but duh...you go ahead with it....
Most people that use wood stoves do so because they don't want to use electricity or don't have access to access to electricity on their property. This is a marketing gimmick.
That makes no sense. Wood burning in many cases ends up less expensive then utility controlled heat: natural gas, propane or electric. The little energy used by the "brain" is minimal, if you can get 3 weeks on just batteries
I love that Heat N Glo 6000 in the background.
Owning a woodstove is always a monitoring effort. There's no getting around it. Sometimes you get to burn really nice dry wood, others it's greener than you like, but it's what you got. So consistency is one issue; type of wood is too. We all like to burn really hard wood that gives the most btu's, but sometimes we get softer hardwood when we purchase or find something to burn, so our woods are mixed bag. Length of time between adding more wood is another factor; if it burns quicker, you must add wood quicker to monitor the heat, and the burn. Owning a wood stove is seriously a hands on experience. Either you put in the time to monitor it, or you go to propane, natural gas, or some other source. Natural gas is consistent. Propane is consistent. Conversely, wood species, size of the sticks, variations of dryness all play a factor in keeping a flame alive. So it's constantly a balancing act with definite human intervention, interaction, manipulation, and good common sense. That's the real world of owning a woodburning stove. It's no different than sailing a boat. How many factors, and variations do you deal with in getting to your destination there?
Your exactly right ,I burn 24/7 in cold WVa . I burn a lot of free crap ,a lot of free Chinese elm from local golf course. Also free mixed from local tree guy . Stuff he can’t sale. Wood stove take a lot of attention,chimney,ash,dirt carry split cut always a lot of work . All that said nothing is more satisfying then a nice warm fire . Stay safe stay warm!
This is an incredible invention great job guys.
Now if they could figure a way to get wood into the stove without you getting your hands dirty, that would be really great!
@@lostinmyspace4910 Don't forget the trees that plant themselves, grow themselves, harvest themselves, chop themselves, split themselves and stack themselves too.
The whole point of a wood stove is no or low technology. You want something that starts with a match and doesn't need electricity. Think power outages!
The other amazing feature is that after thermocycling the batteries in the bottom compartment 20 or so times, they leak and ignite and now your whole house is a woodstove.
Just learn to adjust the heater. Learn what wood is in your area and burns best. That simple.
Do you have to play Hallmark Channel music to get it to operate??
I would think the best indoor stove to get is the Blaze King cat. 4 cuft of wood, able to burn at lowest level but able to use smoke to run on plus has a non electric automatic thermostat. once started and just feed once every 12 to 30 hr depending on heat level and wood. Able to run good on soft wood. No other stove has all those features in one stove
I've been Heating my house for many years with a wood stove if you need electricity to run it what do you do when you lose power ?
Did you listen to his video? It has battery back up.
And a manual mode also.
Some people just don't pay attention, this is the perfect stove for Robin 😉
I LIVE IN CANADA . I DO NOT NEED YOUR ELECTRIC WOOD STOVE. YOU CAN NOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT HOW TO HEAT A HOME. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT COLD IS.
@@Brookside975 I do not want my life depending on a battery. Plus when it's - 40 C with the wind chill of -55 C and all the roads are closed because there is a blizzard where do I get a battery. Plus the closest store is Miles away. If you say I could just use the manual mode then why do I even need your stove I already have one. It works and I don't need electricity to run it.
Does the window soot up
From Seattle ❤️.....always the Best stuff👍❤️💪
Yeah that autonomous zone was really cool!
I don't like it. I really just like to control my own stove.
They make one of those stoves in an insert?
So your Woodstove needs electricity to work properly
no. he explained that.
Worth considering this for sure! Thank you, cool!
I heat my wood with my home. Well, not quite, but my factory-built fireplace makes it feel like that sometimes, with its inefficiency. Way more efficient than a masonry one, but way less so than a proper wood stove. I love that I can heat the house for "free" with wood I cut, bucked, and seasoned myself, but I hate that a lot of that work goes to waste. Still, that wood heat really is better than the boiler system. Apparently installing a wood stove with the chimney ported into the existing chimney system is a no-no, even with the steel liner already in place so I'm stuck with what I've got, but open to suggestions.
When the power goes out I want a dumb stove it won't know difference 😋😋😋😋😋😋
Who is the OEM that makes the electronic controller? It doesn't appear on the stoves part list.
Right at the end... The fire is rawing. .(for me.. Thats whisky time!!).. Hahahahaha!!.... Great set up!!
how much are them stoves
so I have one of these, but the smart burn button stays green for close to 2 hr. dang near burns all of my fuel up before it goes off. then I'm just left with coals. anyway to make the button only stay on for 30min. or some sort of bypass
I’m having the same issue. I’m calling the dealer tomorrow. When the stove reaches your desired temperature on the thermostat the damper is supposed to close saving your fuel until the temperature goes down
This is why I left a pellet stove to a go back to a old fashion wood stove. Way too much technology that screws up when you need it the most
I went with wood 2 years ago. Thought those pellet stoves could give trouble.
But remember a pellet stove is for the wanna be's who think they're outdoorsmen. My buddy was talked into a pellet stove years ago. He said it was the biggest regret for a stove he made.
Plus, they aren't cheap to run. The pellets are expensive in the long run and they don't work without electricity.
I live in the woods and I've had a pellet stove for 7 years now. 200$ a ton in Michigan, 600 $ easily covers the heating season from Nov to March. Not one breakdown since I've owned the stove and no countless hours handling the "free heat". I don't mind wood heat, but don't say pellet stoves are too much trouble and too expensive. And in the case of power outages, a generator works nicely.
Cool tech but defeats the entire purpose of a wood stove in my opinion. I like a wood stove because it's simple and because I control it. It's an art form.
I know that's my thought. The smart tech just REMOVES the connection of human and place and interaction. I want to grow my own wood, chop it, season it and then put it in the wood burner and adjust accordingly. Of course I want the wood stove/burner to run efficiently to heat my place and know the calculations.
I don't want a computer near it. Happy to build my own weather station using a computer however.
You commit to all the chopping, splitting and stacking of your firewood,just so you can surrender all that hard work and effort to the ever creeping advancement of turning effort into something bad... Ill damper my own stove, Ill monitor my own heat output, and temps, thank you very much... If I need a fan, Ill run one... and shut it off all by myself.. and the best part of all, I can look right thru the glass in my door and see when my stove needs more wood.. I dont need a little red light to tell me.
he wrote all this on a ipad fucking hyprocrite
@@itypethetruthnobshere8975 that's what I said
What's the point of wood burning if you need electricity...smh
Trust no electronic technology because it never lasts, but at the outset it always sounds great. It seems it will break down because electronics will fail in about 3 years. Some electronic sensor will give out and you'll end up having to replace it. I have a Lopi Liberty stove. It's a great stove that has a heat sensor that signals the electric motor to kick on when there's enough heat. It eventually fails and I have to manually smack it on the baskside to get the gizmo to operate, then when the stove goes cold, the heat sensor's supposed to turn the motor off. Doesn't work! So I retrofitted a GB brand toggle switch so that when the stove is hot enough I manually turn it on. When the stove's cold, I have a manual timer and set it for the length of time I estimate it will be before it gets cold. So around midnite if I feel I have 2 hours before it goes cold, I set the timer for 2 hrs. Or I will altogether just turn off the blower motor and accept the radiated heat w/o the blower on. This is time tested, and it works for me.
Your stove sounds great, but in the real world we all know shit happens, and I don''t trust all the bells and whistles will be a long term thing without having someone come over and fix it like when the washing machine goes haywire. A woodburning stove in and of itself should be monitored...physically observed to what it needs to provide heat for your home.. If you're never around, you shouldn't have a woodburner.
I totally AGREE with you. I have been burning/heating with wood stove since 1974. Don't need any electronics causing a problem. THINK This is mostly a gimmick. I have my own "Smartburn Technology". When it's needed, i just add more wood. I can imagine the "service charge" when something goes wrong with this setup. FORGET it. Experts-shmecksperts Keep warm.
Remember a woodstove works great until the day it doesn't. Then what? Pay to have it fixed and or do it yourself, but pay for the breakdown. The technology will fail, and you will pay dearly for a broken promise of a great working heat source. A woodburning stove must be monitored closely, and no technology will ever take the place of good old fashioned "monitor your wood" process. If you can't, then use a gas furnace, or electric. A woodburning stove is like a child that needs to be constantly talked to face to face.
You can do that with this one.
Technology will never fail
Ok.. Here's a scenario, what if the power went out and my wife can't cook worth a shit anyway, do you guys offer a lend a wife from asia program to smooth things over till the power comes on ?
lmfao
I have worked in the woodstove industry for many years, lots of time in R&D, I like this idea only because I know how woodstoves get tested, the lowest setting and highest setting are all that's tested, everything in between is not, so I know this stove will be tested without power, it will work just fine without power, but with power it will burn cleaner and longer, like you were standing there watching it the whole time, as for the blower that's nothing new, all modern stoves can have a quiet blower that you set the speed of, they turn on and off by a thermal switch, one of the best things you can do to make your stove heat better is outside combustion air, ever cubic foot of air the goes up the flue has to come from somewhere, better that is from a vent tube plumbed to the outside then have to be sucked in around your windows and doors, he didn't talk about that, and a blower will really raise your efficiency, most stove companies will tell the efficiency difference with and without a blower, in short power or no power your stove will work fine, with power it will just be better.
I absolutely agree with everything that Lawrence Veinotte said. I've lived with woodstoves since 1990 as my primary source of heat although I also have gas forced furnace we don't use. Our blower makes a big difference in warm air distribution. for those that opted not to buy this optional equipment, you are making big mistake. The only thing I never did on my stove is to plumb it for outside air direct into the woodstove, and I can tell that cold air is sucked in from everywhere, and the cold air crawls directly to the stove. I have crawlspace vents, and I will dedicate one vent to be plumbed straight into the stove. I do have to go bust thru the brick hearth the stove in on top of, but it will be worth it.
How often do you have to put wood in it?
Sounds about as useful as Bear Spray against a mamma Bear protecting her cubs. I'll use a 12 gauge and adjust my own stove Thank You. Oh and I'll use a standard clutch on my motorcycle too. Automatics are for residents of, well, Seattle and Portland. Might I suggest your next store to be in San Francisco.
I want.a wood stove that still works when the electricity is out.
Im on kansas. You guys have any show rooms in kansas
Sign me up. But can I get one with burners on top so I can boil a kettle of water?
The whole thing is a burner.
@@Jemalacane0 HAHAHA sounds like someone that would buy a smart stove.
Does anyone know someone in the uk who can fit my woodburner to my combine for central heating.
I like how the stove is up off the ground. Easy to load and room for a big
ash pan. I don't think you took advantage of this though. You are on the
right track with air / temp modulation but couldn't you do the same with
a non electric system? The Riteway 37 had a bi metallic actuated damper
that pretty much did the same thing. No cords or batteries.
I preferred my own invention of the tire stove. Used Tires are cheaper than wood, and they throw the heat.
That's hilarious!!!
I laugh in natural gas. It puts out 55.5 megajoules per kilogram of heat.
Thought I'd give it a shot and now almost a year in I've learned it is the biggest piece of crap out there
Elaborate please
They thought of everything. 👍
Can you work in France
Interesting video and product but your audio is pretty off. There's a constant buzz/hum probably due to using the camera's own audio processing and the music bed is too high which drowns out your vocals. Seems like a great item though.
I need a small one for a Tiny House (Trailer)
complicating something simple like a woodburner is exactly the the same as they have done with cars.. if it breaks down you need to call in a computer boffin at £75 per hour.... let sleeping dogs lye.
Siri tell the wood to light and get some wood
how do you get the heat to blow though the duct to heat the whole house ?
Hi Tracci,
There are only a few Quadrafire models that are able to tie into an existing home heating system. What make and model do you have? We would be happy to look it up and see if this is an option for you!
Thanks!
Tracci Quartermaine hahahhaa idiot...
This stove is nice for the wanna bee wood burner. But for the truly self sufficient it really doesn't do much extra. I'll stick with my present stove.
Seriously? Can't see anything but extra expense when it goes wrong.
70??? Shit still cold !!!! Plus!! wood stove is not supposed to be like electronics🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
vocês que moram no norte presisam muita lenha para queimar e mato, no lugar onde moro nunca faz muito frio, nem muito calor! tes que plantar muitas árvores, aquí no brasil se dortas uma terás que plantar 2!
For generations and generations??? SINCE THE BEGINNING HELLO
Lol
Who's this Tim guy? I'd cuddle right up with him in front of that wood stove. Dude has some big ✋
This is rediculous. People just love gadgets. None of this applies to a woodburner as you can't eliminate the fact that you have to load it. Anyone want to buy fresh air in cans.
I think your comment is ridiculous. He never said you don't have to re-load wood. ???
@@Brookside975 so what's the point then .I could be missing something though.
@@grahamburbage7686 the point is that it regulates the fire nicely and consistently. Sometimes you put wood that burns good but not for long sometimes wood burns slower but for longer. Stove finds the perfect spot.
Theyre already taking driving a car away from us, now this?
Who is "they" and no they're not.
@@Jemalacane0 they who shall not be named
How much for this stove ?
Trey K 3500
Roughly
I’m over here now
To much detail for me.
my Aladdin Quadra-Fire Model 3100 has none of this fancy electric stuff. I can coook and heat when the power goes out ! Boo to new technology crap !
Don't need power for that one either.
You can use this manually as well!! I have the adventure 2 And it heats my 3000 square-foot home and that’s all that I use
Cool idea, but no thanks. Good luck to you.
I read a scrpit his well.
Ya then the power goes out!!!
Duh watch the video
@@rickvaughan8993 ya...there is always something going wrong with that electrical stuff...especially when that Crap is all made in China....yes...and batteries are not always reliable....but duh...you go ahead with it....
Most people that use wood stoves do so because they don't want to use electricity or don't have access to access to electricity on their property. This is a marketing gimmick.
Exactly! The utility company is cheating the shit out of me! Why the heck would I want an electrical wood stove??
Still eating with your fingers?
I beg u pardon??
Most people in Illinois are trying to avoid Propane- a very expensive , unregulated fuel
That makes no sense. Wood burning in many cases ends up less expensive then utility controlled heat: natural gas, propane or electric. The little energy used by the "brain" is minimal, if you can get 3 weeks on just batteries
Great, wood burner for dummies.😂
Fake blaze king
ياسلام حسيت بالدفا
القريضة نحنى دفاية مامنشغل 😭😭😭
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Wow! What a bunch of fearful luddites.
Big shit box
traaash music
Stoves for stupid people ?