Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Pellotie
on October 05, 2010
I have heated my ranch house with this stove for the past 4 seasons; with another season upon us I have just cleaned it and tested it out. I have had no parts fail and use about 2.5 tons of...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
deano32
on March 12, 2010
I must be one of the lucky ones!! We’ve had our freestanding castile for four winters. The control box just had to be replaced. Other than that, the stove has performed well.I burn pellets...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
ozone159
on February 25, 2010
I have been using the Castile for two years now. As for the roaring noise others have mentioned, i find that does not happen when set on the medium setting, which is where i have mine set most of...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
dareese167@aol.com
on February 22, 2010
Put ours in August 2005 so this is our 5th winter here in Delaware. We use it as our only heat in a half round porch with windows on what would be 3 sides. Approx 600 sq feet only roof...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Phil
on January 31, 2010
As many others have stated it’s rattle trap. I have the insert model now and had the freestanding before this one, freestanding was perfect but this is almost unbearable. It works well...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Dee
on January 06, 2010
We have used ours for 3 winters and have replaced the computer card the first year, 2 igniters and a therm o coupler the second and this year (2010) a fan is making a horrible whining noise. You...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
outofthegroove
on December 22, 2009
I guess we are one of the lucky one’s. Our stove works great with little problems. This year however the batch of pellets we got are awful. Lots of ash and clinkers- I think the pellets...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Good Times
on December 08, 2009
I purchased this unit in 2006. I agree it will heat my living room and kitchen but thats about it. Lots of different noises come out of this unit. None of them are appealing to listen to. I will...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Emily
on December 03, 2009
This does NOT heat 1500 square feet. It barely heats our living room, which is pretty disappointing. The cleaning and maintenance doesn’t bother me, and it’s...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
john
on October 11, 2009
I agree that there are to many whiners out there. When I bought my stove 3 years ago thats one of the things the dealer told me is you have to shut it down once a day and clean it. I here all you...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Barb
on September 08, 2009
I have to agree with “Too Many Whiners” from Feb 2009. I bought my stove in 2005. I have had 4 winters with my stove and have loved having it. I have heated my first floor and...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Rick
on August 26, 2009
Bought last year and from day one rattling and vibration has been terrible. 1st tech. said combustion blower was bad, you can feel the vibration when you touch it, after weeks of waiting for the...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Daryl
on July 14, 2009
We bought the castile wood pellet insert last year and after using for a year I’m very disapointed. My two biggest comlpaints are the rattling (noise!) and the inability to run on high for...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Kevin
on July 10, 2009
Worked well for the past 4 winters and is very economical. I tried cheaper pellets and they gave a lot of ash and dust. I clwan mine every morning and the only downside is the noise, sometimes we...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Jim
on April 03, 2009
I have had mine for 5 years. it has worked great for a secondary heat source. Minnesota winters get cold. We had to have the blower replaced once. Tried many different kinds of pellets and have...
Quadra-Fire Castile - Highly positve review
Reviewed and rated by
NorthernMEGuy
on March 07, 2009
Having had our Castile insert for an entire winter now, I have a whole new, positive perspective. True, it did overfeed pellets one time, causing an intense fire. BUT...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
steve g
on February 22, 2009
Having had two other pellet stoves before.This time I was looking for a more upscale look in an insert.The castile fits that perfectly. In over- all quality and ease of use,I have to award that...
Too Many Whiners
Reviewed and rated by
RobS
on February 04, 2009
I am confident that most of the horrible reviews for this stove would have been the same had the authors bought ANY OTHER pellet stove. ...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
JCKS
on February 03, 2009
I feel like I have just been to therapy. I thought my Castile stove was the only noisy one in the world. Especially, when I would go to the homes of several friends who have other brands of...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Mary
on January 29, 2009
I bought 2 Quadra-Fire Castiles. One works well heating a kitchen and dining room in an ell of the house. The other is in the family room of the main house and gives nothing but trouble. I am...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Dave
on January 24, 2009
Note – this is an update to my Jan 10 rating…
For those that have the insert verstion of the Castile, you should be aware that the hopper capacity is indeed a bit more than a 40...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
stacy
on January 23, 2009
we have had our stove for approx. 2 years 2 weeks ago we had a fire because the pellets during th nigth backed up through the drop shute and them burned up the auger system and into the hopper...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Tim
on January 23, 2009
Great looking stove… needs to be filled twice a day…classic style…it struggles to heat 1500 feet when it is cold out…a bit noise…it helps keep cost of running...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
bdaxxii
on January 17, 2009
Great looking stove….requires daily maint…...hopper may need filled twice a day…...firepot may need cleaned twice a day…....asthetic beauty….classic...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Baron
on January 16, 2009
I too am very disappointed in my Castile stove. I have a lot of ash build up. When it falls below temperature it does not start up itself. I thought I had bought the stove from a reliable...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Dave
on January 10, 2009
I have the insert version of the Castile and this is my second year in use. After reading other’s comments on this stove, I share some of the same thoughts. I have been disappointed with...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
TOM
on January 09, 2009
I have had this stove for 5 years. had to replace the main control board this past october now it runs great. My old control board would feed to many pellets, so I would have to clean it twice a...
Quadra-Fire Castile - A good review for a change
Reviewed and rated by
BajaPhil
on January 07, 2009
I seem to be in the minority with my great experience with the Castile. We installed in November when it was 18 degrees outside with 50 knot winds and the Castile has kept my oil furnace off...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
mr bean
on December 29, 2008
very, very nosey can not operate at night – fire pot cleaning lever is imposable to operate! Burns thru pellets fast – Rattle trap — Poor dealer support – I will never buy...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
miskanee
on December 26, 2008
Several years ago I was looking to up-date my old pellet stove. I bought the Quadra-Fire CASTILE, WHAT A MISTAKE....
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Tanj
on December 17, 2008
I’ve had nothing but problems with this pellett stove. It shuts down for no reason, (company had me replace thermostat) still shuts down. Have to clean EVERY day,...
Quadra-Fire Castile Insert
Reviewed and rated by
NorthernMaineGuy
on December 13, 2008
Chip – Had your experience with a bad batch of pellets. Got my supplier to swap pellets out… and it was a different stove after that!
Generally love the stove. In northern...
Quadra-Fire Castile
Reviewed and rated by
Chip9234
on December 10, 2008
We have to clean it every day or it won’t restart. (Lots of ash & soot) It has a very large clinker everytime we clean it. Ad said clean about once a week. Not true!!
