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Quadra Fire 7100

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Posted by leasananette (My Page) on
Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 19:29

I had the Quadra Fire 7100 installed in Nov 2012. We have both a rheostat and manual on/off switch to control the fan. My question is: How long does it take for the automatic fan to turn on? It seems to take well over an hour for the fan to come on automatically and we end up using the manual override switch. After the fire has been burning HOT for some time (well over 2+ hrs) we turn off the manual switch, leaving the rheostat on, and the fan shuts off. Every once in awhile the fan will remain on but turn off and on periodically.
Is anyone experiencing this? We have had the electrical controls checked and re-wired and also had the snap disc replaced. Is anyone finding it normal to burn a fire for well over 60 minutes before the fan comes on automatically?
Thank you for your assistance.
L

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RE: Quadra Fire 7100

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We also had a quadrafire 7100 installed in Nov 2012 and are experiencing the same problems using the automatic control. We are using the manual override all the time. We were also considering replacing the snap disk, we were wondering if a
snap disk triggered by a lower temperature would let it operate like it should. When they installed the second snap disk, was it the exact same one? Or did you try one with a lower setting. (I have been told you can purchase different settings)

I will be interested in more comments on this issue.

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