Thank-you. Looks to be a very well made wood stove and simple in construction with a conventional reburn system. I like it! I think I would be happier with soapstone sides and floor for heat retention and side wall clearance, but with a cast iron top for better heat dissipation. Looks to me like a lot of the heat just goes up the chimney. A plain cast iron top without soapstone would be a good compromise design IMO.
Once the soapstone gets heated up, it stays hot long after the fire has gone out. I've had the stove still be 100 plus degrees, 4-6 hours after the fire has gone out. Depends on conditions. I've even been able to get the fire rolling again with just kindling after that time frame with the heat and ability to keep coals.
We have a Hearthstone Homestead Soapstone Stove in our home and I just finished restoring a 8021 Heritage for the family beach house…. I love these stoves…… All parts can be sourced at the Cozy Cabin Fireplace and Woodstove Store in Vermont
I use Woodstove Glass Cleaner on our Hearthstone ….since we purchased ours I’ve replaced the glass twice …it has a dedicated side that must face inwards on the stove to reflect heat back in for better combustion ..it’s comes with a white sticker on it …..The Cozy Cabin in Vermont sells the parts ..
I restored ours….ran the tubes over my bench grinder bristle wheel….the 3 tubes are dedicated on position so mark them….the holes in them to hook up the heat baffle with cotter pins or wire depending on your model
Great video I got the exact woodstove you have well not exactly my door on the side opens to the side not down but same stove more or less and I got no draft I got no control open or close the air damper don’t change nothing so I’m thinking I’m plugged up will be taking it apart song thank you for making a video
I'm no stove expert but before you go to all that trouble, you might make sure your chimney isn't blocked with a bird nest or something. Some chimneys have spark arrestor screens at the rain cap and those screens will plug with creosote/ash enough to stop air flow. Just so you are aware, the air damper (on the intake) only adjust air flow that goes to the dog house. (air inlet in front of the stove) The secondary's use unmetered air from the air intake at the rear of the stove.
We are looking at one of these to replace the old inefficient woodburner we have. I'm wondering how often this maintenance /repair needs to be done? W burn only seasoned hardwood, mostly oak so our system stays fairly clean, no real buildup in the chimney.
I only took it out to clean my chimney which had not been done since new three years ago. Plus I was installing a damper and I was reaching up from inside the stove to install it. Don't use the damper much but wanted one in case of a runaway fire. I only filmed it because someone out there might get some use out of it. Great stove, puts out the heat and we only have soft wood here in the Northwest. Heated my 2,500 sq foot house for a month as a test. Temperatures were mid 20's at night and 30's during the day. If you read thru the comments, I believe I answered this same question once before with possible more detail in my answer. Thanks for the question.
I am investigating a new wood stove. And am looking at both the soap stone and cast iron options. I have had a cast iron insert in my old house for over ten years and am very comfortable with using it but find the claims of a long consistent heat from the soap stone very interesting. How long have you had this stove and would you buy one again? Thanks for the video. It looks like a well made stove not overly engineered to be impossible to work on yourself.
We started using our stove in February 2019. We don't use ours everyday, more of a weekend type thing but we like our soap stone stove very much. Unlike cast or metal stoves that start putting out heat right away, the soap stone takes about an hour or so to get all warmed up from a cold start up. Once it gets to temp and choked back for a slow burn, it puts out 300-600 degree heat depending on type of wood for about 4 hours on a load of wood. Once that wood burns down, it continues to put out heat for several more hours without loading. I have loaded it at about 10:00pm gone to bed, the wood is burned down by 2-3 am and at 6am, its still 100-200 degrees to the touch and I can get a fire going by just putting wood in and blowing the coals. If your using the stove to heat your house 24/7, this would be the ticket unlike metal stoves where once the fire burns down its cool to the touch in less then an hour and by morning your having to start a fire as if it was your first.
Did yours come with a right side opening front door (not talking about the side loading door) factory or did you use their door swap kit? If the kit, how difficult was the switch?
Why is it that the old stoves we had, like the Ashley, ran fine for years without doing anything but cleaning out the ashes? I have one of these Heritage stoves, a 2021 model, and it is a pain in the ass to take care of. The catalysts are plugged now and it will hardly burn at all without the ash door open and then it consumes wood at a fierce rate. I burn good aged oak and the creosote is terrible.
you might check your fresh air for a blockage, specially the small hole in the "dog house". That's where the main air comes in for feeding the fire fresh air. The secondary air comes in from the manifold above the fire and mostly goes up the chimney to complete secondary burn. (burn up unburned smoke particles and pollutants)
The only reason Hearthstone went with cats is to squeeze out a couple more efficiency points to be eligible for the tax credit. It will still burn clean without the cat.
Try www.hearthstonetech.com, they have a parts diagram for that stove and possible avenues to obtain parts. Try www.hearthstonestoves.com (the manufacture) Try www.rockymountainstove.com Hope that helps
Yes it does. The air is channeled from the fresh air, and comes down on the inside of the glass. Mine may look stained or dirty, but I choke my stove down at night which causes that. All I need to do is have one good hot fire and it goes away.
The Hearthstone is a made of soap stone, glued to a steel frame. The only bricks if you will, is the floor of the stove. It has 2 inch or so thick soap stone bricks that the fire sits on. The walls are only soap stone and steel framing.
Depends on how you use it I suppose. I only did it because I was installing a damper from the bottom up and needed that manifold out of my way. I also wanted to seal up any possible manufacturing air leaks I had in my manifold while it was out. I also wanted to clean out the small pocket behind the manifold that catches loose debris when sweeping my chimney. I have since then figured out a way to use a piece of cardboard to cover that pocket when sweeping the chimney and have not removed it since the video, because I didn't want to have to remove that heavy thing again. For the average home owner, you more than likely don't need to mess with it. I made the video because I had a reason to remove it and just wanted to show everyone else that it could be done if needed and how I did it. I don't plan on removing it again unless something breaks or wears out. Thanks for asking
More than likely never unless you are having issues with the manifold leaking air from it's seams or it's plugged with something. I removed mine to install a damper in the stove pipe 18" up from the top of the stove, plus I was going to sweep my chimney and didn't want any obstructions in the way. Thanks for asking.
I got 17 years of mine and I’m just now visiting this issue she’s all plugged up with the powder rash so I got a let her cool down open her up and shop vac with a long hose outside and clean her up I think will be fine it’s an outstanding store very impressed with it 17 years I haven’t done a thing to it cleaned her out let her rip
Thank-you. Looks to be a very well made wood stove and simple in construction with a conventional reburn system. I like it! I think I would be happier with soapstone sides and floor for heat retention and side wall clearance, but with a cast iron top for better heat dissipation. Looks to me like a lot of the heat just goes up the chimney. A plain cast iron top without soapstone would be a good compromise design IMO.
Once the soapstone gets heated up, it stays hot long after the fire has gone out. I've had the stove still be 100 plus degrees, 4-6 hours after the fire has gone out. Depends on conditions. I've even been able to get the fire rolling again with just kindling after that time frame with the heat and ability to keep coals.
We have a Hearthstone Homestead Soapstone Stove in our home and I just finished restoring a 8021 Heritage for the family beach house…. I love these stoves……
All parts can be sourced at the Cozy Cabin Fireplace and Woodstove Store in Vermont
Thanks for the info.
I use Woodstove Glass Cleaner on our Hearthstone ….since we purchased ours I’ve replaced the glass twice …it has a dedicated side that must face inwards on the stove to reflect heat back in for better combustion ..it’s comes with a white sticker on it …..The Cozy Cabin in Vermont sells the parts ..
I restored ours….ran the tubes over my bench grinder bristle wheel….the 3 tubes are dedicated on position so mark them….the holes in them to hook up the heat baffle with cotter pins or wire depending on your model
Good info, thanks.
Great video I got the exact woodstove you have well not exactly my door on the side opens to the side not down but same stove more or less and I got no draft I got no control open or close the air damper don’t change nothing so I’m thinking I’m plugged up will be taking it apart song thank you for making a video
I'm no stove expert but before you go to all that trouble, you might make sure your chimney isn't blocked with a bird nest or something. Some chimneys have spark arrestor screens at the rain cap and those screens will plug with creosote/ash enough to stop air flow. Just so you are aware, the air damper (on the intake) only adjust air flow that goes to the dog house. (air inlet in front of the stove) The secondary's use unmetered air from the air intake at the rear of the stove.
We are looking at one of these to replace the old inefficient woodburner we have. I'm wondering how often this maintenance /repair needs to be done? W burn only seasoned hardwood, mostly oak so our system stays fairly clean, no real buildup in the chimney.
I only took it out to clean my chimney which had not been done since new three years ago. Plus I was installing a damper and I was reaching up from inside the stove to install it. Don't use the damper much but wanted one in case of a runaway fire. I only filmed it because someone out there might get some use out of it. Great stove, puts out the heat and we only have soft wood here in the Northwest. Heated my 2,500 sq foot house for a month as a test. Temperatures were mid 20's at night and 30's during the day.
If you read thru the comments, I believe I answered this same question once before with possible more detail in my answer. Thanks for the question.
If you remove the top smoke pipe like ours you can reach in and lift the manifold a bit to help remove it
I cannot remove my top pipe unless it's a major undertaking. But if anyone can do it this way, it would be easier.
I am investigating a new wood stove. And am looking at both the soap stone and cast iron options. I have had a cast iron insert in my old house for over ten years and am very comfortable with using it but find the claims of a long consistent heat from the soap stone very interesting. How long have you had this stove and would you buy one again? Thanks for the video. It looks like a well made stove not overly engineered to be impossible to work on yourself.
We started using our stove in February 2019. We don't use ours everyday, more of a weekend type thing but we like our soap stone stove very much. Unlike cast or metal stoves that start putting out heat right away, the soap stone takes about an hour or so to get all warmed up from a cold start up. Once it gets to temp and choked back for a slow burn, it puts out 300-600 degree heat depending on type of wood for about 4 hours on a load of wood. Once that wood burns down, it continues to put out heat for several more hours without loading. I have loaded it at about 10:00pm gone to bed, the wood is burned down by 2-3 am and at 6am, its still 100-200 degrees to the touch and I can get a fire going by just putting wood in and blowing the coals. If your using the stove to heat your house 24/7, this would be the ticket unlike metal stoves where once the fire burns down its cool to the touch in less then an hour and by morning your having to start a fire as if it was your first.
Did yours come with a right side opening front door (not talking about the side loading door) factory or did you use their door swap kit? If the kit, how difficult was the switch?
Could use a small bottle jack possibly to help lift it up
Yes, that could possibly work, or a scissor jack, like a car tire changing jack.
Why is it that the old stoves we had, like the Ashley, ran fine for years without doing anything but cleaning out the ashes?
I have one of these Heritage stoves, a 2021 model, and it is a pain in the ass to take care of. The catalysts are plugged now and it will hardly burn at all without the ash door open and then it consumes wood at a fierce rate. I burn good aged oak and the creosote is terrible.
you might check your fresh air for a blockage, specially the small hole in the "dog house". That's where the main air comes in for feeding the fire fresh air. The secondary air comes in from the manifold above the fire and mostly goes up the chimney to complete secondary burn. (burn up unburned smoke particles and pollutants)
Remove the catalyst and it will burn better. Otherwise you will have to vacuum the ash from the cat every other week
The only reason Hearthstone went with cats is to squeeze out a couple more efficiency points to be eligible for the tax credit. It will still burn clean without the cat.
Any idea where to get parts for a 40 year old Hearthstone ll stove?
Try www.hearthstonetech.com, they have a parts diagram for that stove and possible avenues to obtain parts. Try www.hearthstonestoves.com (the manufacture) Try www.rockymountainstove.com
Hope that helps
Does this have an air wash system for the front glass to keep it clean ?
Yes it does. The air is channeled from the fresh air, and comes down on the inside of the glass. Mine may look stained or dirty, but I choke my stove down at night which causes that. All I need to do is have one good hot fire and it goes away.
Does this stove have firebrick or just only stone walls ??? Thanks
The Hearthstone is a made of soap stone, glued to a steel frame. The only bricks if you will, is the floor of the stove. It has 2 inch or so thick soap stone bricks that the fire sits on. The walls are only soap stone and steel framing.
@@RGfixitright Thank you for letting me know Sir. VF
I was not correct in the weight of the secondary manifold, it is not 50 lbs, I weighed it and it is 25 lbs.
Good morning sir is this done every year?
Depends on how you use it I suppose. I only did it because I was installing a damper from the bottom up and needed that manifold out of my way. I also wanted to seal up any possible manufacturing air leaks I had in my manifold while it was out. I also wanted to clean out the small pocket behind the manifold that catches loose debris when sweeping my chimney. I have since then figured out a way to use a piece of cardboard to cover that pocket when sweeping the chimney and have not removed it since the video, because I didn't want to have to remove that heavy thing again. For the average home owner, you more than likely don't need to mess with it. I made the video because I had a reason to remove it and just wanted to show everyone else that it could be done if needed and how I did it. I don't plan on removing it again unless something breaks or wears out.
Thanks for asking
How often do you need to do this?
More than likely never unless you are having issues with the manifold leaking air from it's seams or it's plugged with something. I removed mine to install a damper in the stove pipe 18" up from the top of the stove, plus I was going to sweep my chimney and didn't want any obstructions in the way. Thanks for asking.
I got 17 years of mine and I’m just now visiting this issue she’s all plugged up with the powder rash so I got a let her cool down open her up and shop vac with a long hose outside and clean her up I think will be fine it’s an outstanding store very impressed with it 17 years I haven’t done a thing to it cleaned her out let her rip