Could you show or explain how the outside air connection works? Is it a direct connection to the burn chamber, or does it connect outside the burn chamber?
Howdy, the fresh air kit mounts to the rear of the appliance and connects to a 4 in dryer vent-like eyerbrow hood (no flapper) on the exterior of the home adjacent and this allows fresh air to be drawn into the stove on demand.... It neutralizes the otherwise strong negative pressure that can develop inside the building envelope. Suggested for all, and required by many jurisdictions.
I notice you leave the door handle up in the beginning rather than the locked position. Is that intentional? How long do you leave it up? How is this different than leaving the door cracked? What are the dangers of leaving it cracked and/or the up handle position? Please explain! Thanks for posting this video recently. It's better than anything on the Quadrafire systems than I found a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if my ACC is working correctly. I'll have to listen for the ticking. Can you explain the reason for the intermediate setting on the ACC and how or if they are used?
Hellow! The ACC is a little tricky, and honestly, I have caught the manufacturer putting typos in their own manual (they have trouble too explaining it). On the newer model here is my brief understanding. There are three positions: Off, which is all the way toward you AFTER the timer runs out. Hang on, it will make sense after you read the other two below. 2. Rear Air. At the rear of the appliance are two "burner jets" to let in air at the rear of the firebox. To activate ONLY this feature, no timer issues, just push the handle to the rear, and leave it. This will simply "turn on rear air". 3. Timed start up air feature. This is kinda cool, and simple- and was created to prevent customers (like me in the video) from leaving the door ajar (cracked, open slightly). Push the handle all the way to the rear, then pull it all the way to the front. This cocks a spring allowing 20 min of fresh air to dump into the cavity (cannot remember just where at the moment). When this feature is going, you hear the spring uncoiling with a tick tick tick sound. Why did I leave the door cracked when lighting? This is an old hack to allow MORE air into the firebox as the flame is establishing heat signature in the firebox. Remember these appliances work best when hot, and right now it is COLD. So fanning the flames by leaving the door ajar is the simplest (albeit against the manufacturers desires). Thank you for your interest! Please like and subscribe! I'm trying to get to 1,000 subscribers! Byron
I just had installed the discovery 1 in my barn from a local dealer. According to the manual, it says it would be over firing at 700° and could damage the stove. I purchased a stove top thermometer to monitor the heat output. Can the stove handle high temperatures sustained for overnight burn? I’ve had a total of three fires so far trying to learn the unit and controlled. Temperature seems to be a really nice unit.
The higher your surface temperatures the faster the wood is burning off. You want to get a bed if coals going then load it and burn on a low setting to get the max burn times.
Nice job on the video. I just bought one of these stoves and this is the best video I have seen about it.
Thanks, I hope it helps you get the most out of your new stove!
This is definitely my favorite woodstove from QuadraFire...
cool!
Could you show or explain how the outside air connection works? Is it a direct connection to the burn chamber, or does it connect outside the burn chamber?
Howdy,
the fresh air kit mounts to the rear of the appliance and connects to a 4 in dryer vent-like eyerbrow hood (no flapper) on the exterior of the home adjacent and this allows fresh air to be drawn into the stove on demand....
It neutralizes the otherwise strong negative pressure that can develop inside the building envelope. Suggested for all, and required by many jurisdictions.
I notice you leave the door handle up in the beginning rather than the locked position. Is that intentional? How long do you leave it up? How is this different than leaving the door cracked? What are the dangers of leaving it cracked and/or the up handle position? Please explain! Thanks for posting this video recently. It's better than anything on the Quadrafire systems than I found a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if my ACC is working correctly. I'll have to listen for the ticking. Can you explain the reason for the intermediate setting on the ACC and how or if they are used?
Hellow! The ACC is a little tricky, and honestly, I have caught the manufacturer putting typos in their own manual (they have trouble too explaining it).
On the newer model here is my brief understanding.
There are three positions: Off, which is all the way toward you AFTER the timer runs out. Hang on, it will make sense after you read the other two below.
2. Rear Air. At the rear of the appliance are two "burner jets" to let in air at the rear of the firebox. To activate ONLY this feature, no timer issues, just push the handle to the rear, and leave it. This will simply "turn on rear air".
3. Timed start up air feature. This is kinda cool, and simple- and was created to prevent customers (like me in the video) from leaving the door ajar (cracked, open slightly). Push the handle all the way to the rear, then pull it all the way to the front. This cocks a spring allowing 20 min of fresh air to dump into the cavity (cannot remember just where at the moment). When this feature is going, you hear the spring uncoiling with a tick tick tick sound.
Why did I leave the door cracked when lighting? This is an old hack to allow MORE air into the firebox as the flame is establishing heat signature in the firebox. Remember these appliances work best when hot, and right now it is COLD. So fanning the flames by leaving the door ajar is the simplest (albeit against the manufacturers desires).
Thank you for your interest! Please like and subscribe! I'm trying to get to 1,000 subscribers!
Byron
I just had installed the discovery 1 in my barn from a local dealer. According to the manual, it says it would be over firing at 700° and could damage the stove. I purchased a stove top thermometer to monitor the heat output. Can the stove handle high temperatures sustained for overnight burn? I’ve had a total of three fires so far trying to learn the unit and controlled. Temperature seems to be a really nice unit.
The higher your surface temperatures the faster the wood is burning off. You want to get a bed if coals going then load it and burn on a low setting to get the max burn times.
Right!
I'd recommend checking your manufacturer's manual for their guidance on overnight burning, as every appliance has different specifications!