I purchased the Large Flush Wood Hybrid-Fyre inser...

I purchased the Large Flush Wood Hybrid-Fyre insert a month ago. The stove itself seems to be of great construction and I like the catalytic burn of the Hybrid option for efficiency and extra heat. The stove heats up fast with that option.

One flaw: the thermal disc located under the firebox on the right side of the stove needs to be moved. From the factory the disc had about an 1/8" gap between it and the bottom of the stove. For the disc to heat up and turn the fan on the stove must become extra hot. Then when the fan does start it cools the disc off enough to shut the fans off again. Change the disc to a magnetic mounted disc and place it under the firebox again but away from the fans and not where ash build-up will insulate the disc and prevent the fans to run.

andrewwest2003 you wrote your review a year ago so you have probably replaced your stove by now. But maybe my review will help someone with the same issue. My installer has noticed this problem on many stoves but mostly gas inserts. (read previous paragraph)

Also if you really want to heat your entire home go with a stove and not an insert. They heat the space without any fans running and having outside air for combustion makes a huge difference to not create cold drafts from the rest of the house leaking air into the home to provide combustion air to the insert. Also it seams that the majority of my heat is still going up the chimney due to no insulation around the flue liner and the fact that the old damper must be removed to properly install an insert in an existing fireplace.

Travis products are great, I used a Lopi 1750 stove for two years prior to moving and buying an insert. To do it completely over again though, I'd go back to a wood stove and forget about an insert.