Review: Quadra-Fire Castile

Reviewed February 22, 2009 by steve g

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Quadra-Fire Castile
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 to my last stoves. Lopi. What really gets my goat Is why they even have an ash pan.Certanly ashes wont get there on there own like most stoves. No, the user must open the trap doors and sweep them down. Stupid!! Cleaning out the auger system was so much easier as well with the lopi-you could see it ! The castile is indeed a pretty stove but not as easily maintained by the home user.

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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!!; Full review and ratings...
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!
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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, even after switching pellets. If I...; Full review and ratings...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Reviewed and rated by CenterTree on December 25, 2008; This stove is visually appealing, but that's the ONLY good feature I 've found. It is VERY noisy,both fan and even the flame has a loud roar. My Castile is tuned by the REP and still it is not a...; Full review and ratings...
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. From day one the heating element wire were not connected. I didn't have the stove 1...; Full review and ratings...
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 there product agian; Full review and ratings...
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 since...; Full review and ratings...
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 day...; Full review and ratings...
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 the...; Full review and ratings...
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 dealer...; Full review and ratings...
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 styling....quality...; Full review and ratings...
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 furnace...I would buy one just...; Full review and ratings...
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 box...; Full review and ratings...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Reviewed and rated by Dave on January 24, 2009; Note - this is an update to my Jan 10 rating...
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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...; Full review and ratings...
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 pellet...; Full review and ratings...
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. It's amazing how many folks buy a pellet stove to realize the...; Full review and ratings...
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 since then, a couple things...; Full review and ratings...
Quadra-Fire Castile: Reviewed and rated by pb276 on March 08, 2009; Have to agree with the nay sayers here. This pellet stove is poorly engineered and the company is less than helpful with support. The problems with this unit are NOT common with other pellet...; Full review and ratings...
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 only...; Full review and ratings...
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...; Full review and ratings...
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 extended...; Full review and ratings...
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 new...; Full review and ratings...
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 second floor...; Full review and ratings...
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...; Full review and ratings...
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 easy to use, it just doesn't perform as...; Full review and ratings...
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 say...; Full review and ratings...
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 are...; Full review and ratings...
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 need...; Full review and ratings...
Quadra-Fire Castile Rattle Trap: Reviewed and rated by gfsdave on January 30, 2010; For $2200 before installation, I expect complete package. Only one of two stoves that would fit in our fireplace, so not much choice. Everything about this stove is great BUT, from day one,...; Full review and ratings...
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 and after 2...; Full review and ratings...
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 insulated...; Full review and ratings...
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 the...; Full review and ratings...
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 only and...; Full review and ratings...

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