Soapstone Wood Burning Stove (Pros & Cons) Heritage Hearthstone
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2022
- In this video we come from a practical perspective; from hands on use over the last 7 years of owning this soapstone wood burning stove. We go over the pros and the cons of owning a soapstone wood burning stove.
Soapstone Wood Burning Stove (Pros & Cons) Heritage Hearthstone
Silver Lining Day Dreams - Навчання та стиль
Very informative and love your set up it’s beautiful and very cozy and inviting!
Thanks. Sitting by our soapstone stove now with it 4 degrees Fahrenheit outside; #stayingwarm 😊
Looks like a nice setup you have. Thanks for sharing from your experience using it
Thanks and your welcome. We love making these UA-cam videos and sharing them 😊
Thank you enjoy your beautiful stove
We bought this stove back in 2004, they looked even better back then. It was not cheap, but like you said, when you are going to be looking at it year round, it is worth it. That was my biggest reason for spending the money. We have never regretted spending the extra money. It has been trouble free the whole time we have had it.
Wow, almost 20 years and still going strong! That’s awesome! Here’s to 20 plus more years 😊
Take care
@Silver Lining Day Dreams I have a 17 yr old Mansfield. One of the top stone squares has been slowly lifting the last few years and is loose now. Would I repair this with refractory cement?
@@steveno50 I would think so but if I were you, I would email Hearthstone to be sure. I looked online and I couldn't find a source to answer your question satisfactorily. Sorry I don't have an answer.
Please follow-up with what you end up doing as many people look through these comments for help. :)
I checked with my local dealer and he gave the OK on popping the tile oit, cleaning out under it and using the refractory (furnace) cement to put it back in. It will be a spring project.
I just bought this stove $4500, I haven't got it installed yet but I think I made a good choice.
Appreciate the honest information. We are considering the soapstone
Your welcome 😊
Those are so nice and cozy
Indeed they are. Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment 😊
Thanks for the cooking information.
Your welcome 😊
Take care 😊
I'm here because I just spent a few days in the Adirondacks in a secluded cabin of friends and used their wood stove which I took note is a Hearthstone. I'm not real experienced with operation of them, but it was easy to light, and it only had one air adjustment which took the guesswork out. It did take quite a while to get warm and for the fan to come on, but once it did it was so easy to adjust and manipulate to just the right setting. I loved it and after experiencing that and watching your video now I want one of my own!! My friend's young Lab took right to laying in front of it and feeling right to home.
Wow! Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation and a great experience with the wood stove; leaving a lasting impression. Hope you can get a Hearthstone in before winter to start enjoying its cozy warmth! Take care 😊
You have a beautiful wood burner. Hoping to someday get one. Great video!
Thanks. You got this!
Just had this exact stove installed a few weeks ago. Had some issues lighting especially as I vent out the back …was having draft issues. Found a forum and learned a few tricks with the stove and it now works great. Was unsure of the side load but love it now. It puts out an amazing amount of heat and I run a ceiling fan which does a good job I. Circulating the air.
Thanks for sharing!
There are other viewers that have commented that they’ve had some issues getting a draft when venting out the back of the stove. Glad it’s working for you!
Take care 😊
I just moved into a house with my wife and the house came with a soapstone. It was a big selling point for us. Now the challenging part of learning how to use it. Seems straightforward, thanks for the video!
Your welcome!
You got this! 😊
Your stove is beautiful! I hope to get one myself one day!
Thanks Bud. I have a feeling you’ll have one some day if that’s what you want ☺️
Beautiful stove indeed. Helpful video, thanks
Your welcome. Lots of great options are out there for soapstone stoves 😊
I got mine back in 2005 identical stove I didn’t notice your door on the side opens downwards mine opens to the side or to the rear of the stove sideways which I do appreciate more because he gets the door out-of-the-way to put the bigger pieces in for the overnight but I gotta say we got the stove in 05 and I haven’t done nothing to it since it’s just unbelievable how well-made the stove is we paid $1800 and now I see they’re about four grand but White hasn’t gone upGreat video thank you for sharing
Thanks! We didn’t know the older ones had the door configured to open rearward; great option to have.
Curious… do you cook on your soapstone stove?
Was wondering if others out there are cooking on their stoves like we are.
Thank you for the video.. trying to decide between this and a lopi.
Thanks!
You got this!😊
LOL that cute pup's face says it all!
Yes!
We so miss Gilligan. Take care 😊
I’m building a new home. I intend to have a Heartstone wood stove installed for beauty and back up heat for midwestern winters. They’ve about doubled in price now but still a good investment for enjoyment and back up heat.
Great choice to install with everything going on in the world. Whether the grid goes down or from just snow and ice; it’s nice to have some peace of mind. Enjoy and take care 😊
A little late to the party. You were spot on with everything. My parents have this same stove except the side door is on the right. The spring on the hinge of the side door did fail but the replacement has been working great. They use two 100 CFM Eco fans on the top to move air. My dad says the best overnight burns are with red oak. Nice bed of coals in the morning and very little ash once it‘s all spent. 👍
I totally agree!
The first 2 or 3 years we had the stove we would go up to our sister’s house where they have seasoned downed red oak trees and we would use our brother in laws log splitter and bring home split wood in our trailer. And yes we have found also, that red Oak is the best to burn. We can get blue flames sometimes with it.
And dittos on less ash.
Unfortunately, because I’ve been in and out of the hospital lately, we haven’t been able to have any fires, so looking forward to getting the wood burner going again.
A must when handling red oak is gloves we’ve found or ouch with the slivers 😂
Take care! 😊
I just got the seafoam, can't wait, it is stunning in person.
That’s so awesome! Enjoy!
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TY@@SilverLiningDayDreams
I have the exact same stove and agree with you that it's amazing! I've owned, and operated, over 6 different brands of stoves in my life, and this one is by far the best hands down, and also really nice to look at. I get many compliments on it.
Just this season, I have started using the ash drawer though. Like you, I didn't use it for many years for the same reasons. However, now I love using it. About every other morning, when it's cooled down, I will put on a glove, open the ash door, grab the inner grate slider handle and pull it open. Then open the side door and use my poker and stir up the ash (which you'd do anyway to get it going again). The fine ash will fall into the pan below, and leave the larger coals. The ash pan will now be 3/4 full, and can easily be dumped. It will hold about 2 typical shovel's worth of ash. The key is to do it regularly. I find it much less messy in the long run, and the stove breathes better with a consistent ash layer.
Thank you for leaving us a well thought out comment sharing from your experiences (very helpful for our viewers reading through these comments).
You convinced me!
I think we’ll try using the ash pan again. Hopefully it’s not stuck from years of not using it 😂.
Maybe I’ll even do a follow up video.
Take care 😊
my poker happens to fit into the grate slots nicely, which clears them out for an easy close. Great Vid, Good luck!
@@lesternielson9280 Thanks! And thanks for the tip about opening the grates (very helpful)! I will keep that in mind in case our ‘s don’t open readily 😊
I love my hearthstone stove.
👍🙌😊🔥
I love your river rock base. Any vid on how to make it?
Thanks! We made it before we started our UA-cam channel so we don’t have video on it that we’re aware of. Great idea! If we can find any vid or pics of the process we’ll upload a video. Stay tuned 😊
I need one for my garage
That’s on our bucket list… to buy property that we can install a large garage/workshop on and install in it a wood stove.
We say… go for it and put one in your garage 😂😊
I see your thermometer is on the top of the stove... That's about the high end of what we observe on our Mansfield model 8013 (~350F is more common with the blower off), however, the sides routinely get to 600F-700F if the blower is not running. I installed the blower kit to help keep those surface temps lower and better regulate the overall burn cycle. The blower extends the burn cycles as it prevents the stove temps from peaking as high, which coincides with peaking draft force... Also get a bit more heat into the house for the same wood consumption. I agree the blower is noisier than it should be for how expensive it is. I think the blower looks like a $40 thing but they charge about 10X that for it.
Thank you for the well thought out and articulated comment on your experience with your stove! I imagine the Mansfield is giving you quite a bit of heat in your home. Lol on the overcharged fan!
I've been leaning toward a Blaze King Ashford, but I have to say I'm intrigued by this one. I kind of like the idea of a more gradual heat. I actually don't like hot rooms at all and so I want something that's a bit more easily regulated and if anything under capacity. It wouldn't even be the main heat source, but something to take that chill off the air on a damp cold night or in deep winter.
I’ve known two people that had a blaze king and they loved them. If our house was set up such to have it nicely fit well I would have been tempted to put one in. Hard choice. You can regulate the temp on the blaze king somewhat too. There’s tradeoffs either way
@@SilverLiningDayDreams It sounds like maybe the one you got has smaller setback requirements for walls etc.?
@@kenofken9458 yes, that was the main reason why we went with the soapstone stove
Don't be worried about "overheating a room" with a Blaze King stove. The Blaze King is the only stove on the market with a patented self-regulating, bimetal activated air inlet door which will actually adjust the air intake according to how you set it. At night : Turn the dial back to low and the stove regulates the amount of "burn" to very low for an extremely long burn time. In the morning : turn the dial up to half or full and the flames come up a little or a lot (high). Obviously, more air allowed in will burn the wood faster but will produce a ton of heat. Mid-morning : turn the dial back to medium or low. Blaze Kings have the cleanest burning, longest burning, most efficient & most convienent stoves on the market. Not only that but if the catylitic combuster ever needs replacing (like 3-10 years, depending) they are probably the least expensive on the market and can be replaced in 5 minutes. It's that easy. I've got a Blaze King Ashford 30 coming in a few months. Can't wait! My friends adore theirs.
@@CW1116 Thanks for sharing; very helpful information!
In a few years when we move: the Blaze King will be our first choice (if we can find a spot for it to fit in).
From a prepping standpoint one could purchase extra catalysts to have on hand as well.
Enjoy the new stove when it arrives!
Great video! I have the same stove and love it. Replaced an old cast iron stove with this and burn a lot less wood and stay warmer. I'm just wondering if anyone else has a fine layer of ash all over everything in the room that the stove is in? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks! In our living room area we get a darker colored dust. But it’s still more dust than ash. But we don’t burn every day! Most winters, we burn about half the days of the winter Take care 😊
Hi great video... Very helpful. Do you have to keep soap stone under a certain heat?
Thanks. Yes. Best to run around 400 (between 350 and 450) with our stove. We have had ours up around 500 a very few times with no issues. We recommend heat shield and fan. There is a learning curve with these but anyone can learn. No regrets yet with our stove 😊
Ive got my 55 gal barrel stove in the basement..i LOVE that girl..loaded up it will still have coals 4 days later..BUT...i also love the soapstone for the upstairs..way prettier😃
Exactly! We love the way our soapstone looks and operates! Thank for sharing!
Great Video, do you have a video on how to stock your stove to burn all night?
Thanks!
Great idea but unfortunately, we’re not able to use our wood-burning stove right now due to health issues I’m having. My immune system is compromised. My doctor doesn’t want us handling wood in the house or outside because of mold spores.
So unfortunately, I can’t make a video on the wood burner until next fall. Sorry.
Stay tuned though, because I’m going to be doing a whole bunch of videos about the wood burner in the fall. 😊
@@SilverLiningDayDreams I'm sorry to hear, hope you get better soon. I would love to see a video like that at some point, still not sure what style of wood stove to get so videos like these really help in making my decision.
Hello thanks for the video! I have a 3,000 square ft home. It’s 1500 downstairs and 1500 up stairs. Do you think I could get a stove sized for 2000 and have it heat the home well enough? I would place the stove in the basement. Thanks
Great question! I feel like we can’t really answer that well because there’s so many factors that need to be considered. Such as How well insulated your house is, are there drafty windows, how cold is it in your area and more.
My gut says error on the side of caution and get a bigger stove since you’re questioning it.
You got this 👍😊
Still going strong? We are considering this model. We had a smaller one years ago and loved it but moved away. Now we want another in our new home.
Yes! We weren’t able to use it this past winter because I was sick, but we are looking forward to it this coming winter. It’s such a steady heat that’s cozy to sit by. My vote would be yes for the new house! Let us know how it goes!
Ours is in and ready to be installed! Time to build our platform. Would you be willing to provide the specs of your platform, especially interested in its height. Would you change it at all? Thank you. 😊
Where did you get those black handles on the stove. I think the stoves come with wood handles.
Our stove is a 2015 so it will be a little different from the newer one 😊
Got the stove in 1980 heats house great only put enough wood in to keep fire burning otherwise you are waisting wood it is heavy
Thanks for sharing! We love the look and the warmth get with our wood stove. 🔥
Spouse has two choices. Get the woodstove or go broke feeding another heat source and end up freezing in the dark anyway.
I hope she chooses the wood stove with everything going on in the world 😂. Besides hedging against continued rising energy prices it’s a good back up heat source if the energy grid goes down for whatever reason. In our opinion, the more energy independent a household can become…the better. Take care 😊
can you send me a video of the the hearthstone manchester baffle being replaced.
Sorry for such a late response. Unfortunately we cannot as we don’t have that model. 😊
they make little fans that create their own electricity from the radiant heat which you can set on top of the stove to help circulate the warm air
Thanks for giving our viewers a heads up that they’re out there 😊
We recently purchased two of them and I’ll put the link here if anyone wants to see the review of what we purchased….
ua-cam.com/video/f69pqsdYroI/v-deo.html
@@SilverLiningDayDreams I figured you knew about them already. I learned some cool things about electricity the day I first saw one.
Side door, bottom hinge. Is there an obvious reason Hearthstone didn’t utilize a side hinge door from the rear corner? Or do you think the bottom hinge a better design choice?
A bottom hinge is better because you have less coals escaping from the fire box. We do have a side hinge in the front door we can use if we choose. Good question!
Thanks for the video. What make is this ?
Our stove is the older 2014 version (Heritage 8022). There is a newer and more energy efficient model out now 😊
Would this be the primary heat source in the home? We have one-level living, open-concept and really want to have a wood stove as THE heat source. Is that possible?
Sorry to take so long to answer this; we were talking some time off camping.
There’s many variables to consider such as square footage, outside temps, insulation, and more so it’s hard for me to give a specific answer. In some circumstances it’s possible. Some (to be on the safe side) add a mini spit or something to augment their wood stove on those frigid Jan or Feb days where there may be one of those frigid arctic cold spells.
*You may want a backup heat source to keep pipes from bursting if you go on vacation or something I🥲in the winter time*.
I think we would add an inexpensive backup source if it were us! 😊
Our home where we’re at now has a furnace with forced air that we use sometimes in Dec, Jan, Feb. 😊
@@SilverLiningDayDreams thank you for your response! Now I go to search what a “mini spit” is!
Im in the market for a stove at the moment and I'm wondering if techniques have improved regarding the front window getting blackened. My parents have a woodburning stove in their livingroom, that they never use anymore, because it was such a nuisance with the window being black after every time they had it on for an evening. My dad now has a huge industrial model in the back of their farmhouse. This has been connected to the floor heating system, that basically heats the entire farmhouse and it also provides warm water. So it's very effective, but lacks a certain personality, as its not actually in the home, but back in the barn and it closes completely, so no flames are visible. Its not a stove to cosy up to on cold winter days. And thats what I do want, but minus the daily scrubbing of a completely blackened window.
It sounds like your parents have a nice set up for function, but we too really like the coziness of watching the fire in the living room. When you go to buy one you ‘ll want to make sure it has what’s called an airwash system that keeps the window clean (I think it might be required with all newer stoves in the last few years).
Just remember to check and look at some of the reviews of the model you’re planning on buying so you have some feedback from people that actually use the stove.
Best of luck and let us know how it goes!
@@SilverLiningDayDreams will do, thank you so much! 👍👍
I just recently purchased the Hearthstone Phoenix. How often do you clean the chimney? Do you find that burning the stove at lower temperatures lead to more creosote?
We try to have ours cleaned and inspected yearly because it gets a lot of use. These soapstone wood stoves are designed to run around 400 degrees. Lower temperatures definitely lead to more creosote. Burning “seasoned” wood is also super helpful in reducing creosote buildup. My sister & her husband heat their home which is a 900 square foot open and high ceiling log cabin with the phoenix and they love it. Congratulations on the new stove; you won’t be disappointed 😊
@@SilverLiningDayDreams Flue temperature is a part of it, but I would think that the newer designs with the catalyst and even just an efficient secondary burn would tend to eliminate much of what would otherwise build up in the chimney?
I'd still definitely want to err on the side of caution and get the annual check either way.
@@kenofken9458 I would tend to agree that the newer designed ones burn more efficiently; hence probably less build up
Is this without the catalytic combustor?
Yes without it 😊
When and where was stove purchased? I'm trying to compare pricing. I can't find one cheaper than 4k. Thanks in advance.
Sorry for such a late response to your questions. We purchased the Heritage 8022 In July of 2015 although I don’t think it was installed by the Top Hat until approximately September or October.
Our insurance company only allows a certified installer to do the install or they won’t insure it. We had to provide proof. We purchased the stove from the Top Hat in Madison WI for a total of $5613.68 which included the stove, chimney, heat shield, fan, and all of the installation.
The stove by itself cost $3192.00
At the time, we felt that was quite a lot of money but we don’t regret purchasing it.
The current stoves are a newer model than ours and more efficient. With everything going on in the world there’s probably demand driving up prices. Not to mention shortages.
We wish you the best in procuring your stove 😊
Let us know how it works out!
In looking around, I'm finding you really can't get any high quality wood stove for less than $4,000. It's a bite in the pocket for sure, but if you think about it, you'd pay that much, at least, for any decent gas furnace or central air unit. It's a serious appliance and one that will last decades with some care.
The only cheap stoves anymore are like the one in Harbor Freight or the real basic cast iron. Those can fill a role in an off-grid cabin or something, but if you live in a suburb or someplace where you have to buy wood, the high efficiency stove will justify itself before long.
Is this stove catalytic or secondary air? Beautiful stove by the way.
Thanks
Ours is a 2015 model so it’s
non catalytic. It gets the re-burn up above in the tubes. The newer model is catalytic 😊
We load our stove the same way lol crisscrossing the wood works well
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Thanks for chiming in with a comment!
Take care
I see on many of the Hearthstone videos one of the highest rated "Pros" of that brand is the added benefit of a sideloading door. By placing the small-clearance stove in a corner like you did it would be possible - but very inconvienent & awkward - to load from either side. The side door may not even have enough room to open and even if if can open you have to work around a tight corner to load it. Cleaning the ashes would even be worse. Thoughts?
There is plenty of room to open and close the door as well as maneuver big chunks of wood into the stove when using the side door. It is not tight at all. There is also more than enough space for cleaning the ash out through the side door.
If we could do the install over again we would allow little bit more clearance from the standpoint of having room to add a substrate on the walls such as cement board and tile.
Hope this makes sense.
The side door may also be a safer way to add wood as there is less of an opening for sparks to come out through than the larger front door
@@SilverLiningDayDreams another question for you regarding your installation. What size hearth did you make and what are your measurements from the rear of the stove to the wall corner, the corner of the stove to wall and sides to the wall. After building a stone veneer heat shield wall I’ll be left with a 45” x 45” hearth. Not sure if that would be enough room with the side door. Your stove is beautiful and I want a soapstone stove but may have to get whatever stove I can fit on my hearth. Did you consider any other models that may work for my installation?
@@charlesjensen8908 The hearth’s left wall side is approx 64” and the hearth’s right wall side is approx 63”. The rear of the stove to the back corner is approx 34”.
The distance from the back corner to the front of the hearth at a 45 degree angle all the way out is approx 69”.
Our stove is a 2015 model so the current dimensions are probably a little different than ours so you will want to go to Hearthstone’s website for the current dimensions.
*Before building and buying anything we used tape to mark out the hearth and we cut out a piece of cardboard for the width and length of the Heritage stove. That way we could move the cardboard template around to get a visual while staying within the proper clearances*
I suspect your hearth may be too small but make a template of potential stoves and get the stove clearances online.
We like the Blaze-king but we knew it wouldn’t fit and work with our home’s setup so we went with the Heritage.
Late to the party but for what its worth: We installed our hearthstone in the corner, went with a Mansfield 8013, which makes more sense to me for a corner install as it "looks" better being a square stove in the corner (shallow rectangle stoves look better aligned with the room and load from the side better), and it only loads from the front which is fine with me. Our wood is always filthy with bark and sawdust falling off as I load it so it wouldn't matter if it was being side or front loaded I still have to sweep up to keep a clean hearth.
both because i like an open fire
👍🙌😊 thanks for chiming in!😊
What size is this? Or does this one only come in one size?
It only comes in one size and they have a newer model now so you would want to go to Heritage Hearthstone’s website. I think they have added a catalyst to it.
the dog agrees that the heat is very comfortable 1:20
Yes! 😊😂
He passed a couple years ago; miss him!
Take care 😊
The galafire stove fan works great no power needed and very effective!
That’s what I was wondering.
I want a stove Incan heat the house with , cook on but not have to rely on electricity to run anything in case power goes out.
@@vikingrobot4179 get the one's that have the highest cfm two blade one works awesome and 4 blade n429 I believe is the model number
SO, Silver, I just bought the Craftsbury. I WANT to know HOW MANY, and at what expense, CATALYST COMBUSTORS you have had to replace??? Since 2015?? Seriously heats the front half of 1250 square easily and with clever use of fans heats the back half to within three (3)° of the front half. IF ANYTHING the smallest Hearthstone is still "too big".
Our hearthstone heritage stove is a 2015 model so it doesn’t have a catalyst in it. So we don’t have one to need replacing. I have mixed feelings on them. There’s certainly a love/hate relationship with them. These stoves , in my opinion, aren’t a one size fits all. There are tradeoffs.
And not all our situations are the same. Just my thoughts for what they’re worth 😂😊
@@SilverLiningDayDreams so, that does eliminate the $$+ issues IF the FIRECAT goes belly up. Already had a warranty call on the lower hinge and a baffle that wouldn't seat properly ... Talked to actual warranty rep for the combustor and she said it "could" last up to seven years (doubt it) ... But on the warranty call I had the guy tear the stove back to the CAT and clean it for me. He found BOTH side panels had NOT been tightened down properly, the side soapstones are mismatched and one of the hinge pins was bent so throwing the door out of alignment with the seal ridge. NOT impressed for the price, but the retailer is keeping their end of the warranty up so far. It IS firing much better now that the sidewalls are correctly mounted. Time will tell. TYVM for the reply.
I bought mine 2 years ago and i still have some issues. The main problem is that when i open the door to feed the fire large amount of smoke get into the house. If the stove is around 400 it’s not so bad but there is still smoke. Because I use it as an insert it had to be installed from the back rather than from the top and I don’t know if that is the reason for the smoke. Any ideas/suggestions?
Merry Christmas!
I suspect you’re having your problems at least partially, if not totally, due to the stove pipe coming out the back of the stove as well.
A taller chimney helps create a stronger draft due to pressure differences.
If possible, try installing a fresh air intake to your wood stove.
Maybe having more very seasoned kindling to get on it right away may help. But I’m not really sure because I’m not there to see your set up.
Also, try to feed your stove when there’s more of a difference between the outside and inside temperature as that may help a little.
I hope this helps some and I hope you can get this resolved, so you can really enjoy that stove without the frustration.
Take care 😊
I have a Hearthstone II that I installed new in 1981. It is still working grate (pun). If there is a problem with smoke, I will sometimes open a door or window of my house. This will equalize the pressure between the inside and outside and will help alleviate the smoking.
@@AIJohnsen great tip! 😊
I'm glad that I could help you with your smoke problem. Have a happy New Year! Andy @@SilverLiningDayDreams
I also have had mine for about two years. I still get smoke in the house. It’s vented out the top and I always leave a window open. After I close the damper the house gets Smokey but can’t visibly see smoke leaking from anywhere. Anyways the technician who installed it is coming out next week. I have had a wood stove for 22 years and this one is driving me crazy.
Can you cook on top of it?
Yes. But be aware it can stain the soapstone. If you plan on regularly cooking; go with cast iron in our opinion.
Take care 😊
How much did your stove cost?
Too much 😂
The soapstone stove with installation and tax $5,313.68
I think just the stove itself cost $2,813.68
I'm not a fan. Got the manchester. Is it nice? Sure, but honestly......I'd take functionality over looks any day. Stove wasn't my choice and is what it is. Not really complaining because it's heat......but I could care less what it looks like lol. 'I wanna see the fire'.......I've seen fires. I'd rather have cast iron in the middle of my living room and wear shorts if I want in every room. Plus for some reason, the front door dumps smoke out as soon as you put a log on. Thankful for the side door but it's kind of a pain being kiddy corner. Go big and middle of the room lol. Function > looks for this guy.
Thanks for leaving our viewers an honest assessment from your experience using the Manchester.
It’s all about trade offs and individual situations and preferences. Take care 😊
Good morning is this the one with the cat?
No cat, but we did have a dog! 🙂😂
"is it worth it " ? no.
that amount of soapstone doesn't have enough mass to store any substantial amount of heat .
i had one of these stoves many years ago and as wood stoves go, they are extremely nice , but the addition of thin plates of soapstone are more for looks than practical effect .i now have a two ton solid soapstone oven from finland . it has enough mass to store heat for one to two days , although the second day is mildly warm , not hot .
Thanks for leaving our viewers an honest assessment from your experiences owning a soapstone stove. The more information our viewers get …the better.
It’s about trade offs. For us it’s worth choosing a stove with less mass/heat to have the shorter clearances and better aesthetics’s year round 😊
Could you burn COAL in that stove
I’m gonna say no because it doesn’t say anywhere in the owners manual that you can
the blower is about as good as a fart in a windstorm. it blows the tiniest bit of air even at full blast. it does shut off once the stove cools down. total waste of money though. i vented mine out the back which means there is a hot plate where your stove pipe is and i can put a kettle on it to boil water or cook during a power outage but you really have to have the stove loaded and cranking to make the hot plate hot enough to cook on. awesome stove over all though! i would not put anything directly on the soapstone since its so soft and easy to scratch!
Curious… since you vented out the back, does the extra surface area on the top facilitate the stove giving off more heat into the room?
We’re still laughing about the “ fart in a windstorm” comment 😂😂😂
We’re really happy with our blower so we’re wondering if yours happened to be a lemon. Take care 😊
it doesnt blow out the top or left side and is a soft hint of a breeze on the right. perhaps the fins are bent internally? does yours blow air evenly across the sides and top? i dont think the heat is going to be different with top or rear vent since the stove pipe out the top will transfer heat about the same as the hot plate and a kettle. its just more functional with it out the back. i wouldnt want to put a kettle or a pan on the soap stone it is SUPER soft
stack needs to be pushed back more top surface
Less draft if out the back I believe but not sure. Thanks for leaving us your thoughts 😊
How much is it?
We purchased our stove in 2015 and the stove was $3,192.00
Add in an installation charge and we were all in for a total of 5,613.68
Our insurance company made us use a professional installer to install it and they got top dollar.
Ours is the older model which is non-catalytic
When these stoves claim 24-30hr burn times realistically it’s not gonna ever last 24 + hrs. Before I have to load more wood correct ? The wood is gone the best outcome would be the best from the stone remains is this honestly the truth ?
You are correct. I don’t think the burn time lasts 24 hours or really the way we use the stove past 8 or 9 hours. We load up the stove at night and want the wood burning enough to heat the house rather than smoldering.
The soapstone can keep putting out some heat over time when the fire goes down and eventually out. There are so many other variables that factor in besides the stove such as home insulation, outside temps and many more. All these manufacturers promise more than what the reality is.
Take care 😊
they dont claim 24-30hr burn times. They claim that the wood stove gives heat 25hrs from load of wood. So after start of fire they give heat 25hrs, i think it will happen if you have damper in your chimney.
I bought my soapstone stove 4 years ago. Starting my 5th winter. Not a big fan of it. Only gets about 6 hours fully loaded. Does keep coals well .
Thanks for leaving us a comment with your thoughts with your experience using the stove. A lot of people look through these comments and can gauge whether or not it’s a good fit for them
Stay healthy and take care 😊
You don’t have the catalyst in yours?
We do not have a catalyst in ours. It was not available back in 2015 when we purchased ours 😊
If only the tax credit also applied to the new couch thats required to convince the spouse that we should buy a new stove....
😂😂😂too funny!
Unfortunately you’re going to have to bite the bullet and spend the money😂
Take care 😊
wrong, steel frame and soapstone.
I stand corrected! There is some steel. Hearthstone advertises “full cast iron construction” from what I can see. I’m going to assume the firebox has some steel and most else is cast iron. It’s somewhat ambiguous to me as I’m looking further on line. Any further insights?
That poor dog! You work him to death!
😂😂😂
He was a great and loyal companion!
Unfortunately he passed that same winter (miss him)
@@SilverLiningDayDreams Well, the fella was clearly pampered and lucky! Hearthstone stove and dog bed in the sky for him now 🙂
There's too much talk about the Heritage when the Mansfield is a much better stove.
It will definitely give out more heat!
Unfortunately It’s too big for the space we have available to put a wood burner in.
Take care 😊
Will you please send link to video on the mansfield you recommend. I am about to get the mansfield but I haven't found good videos or opinions like yours.
I own the Mansfield and know what it can do.I advised a friend once to go for the Mansfield.Instead he got the Heritage and complained about not enough heat.@@leonardrichards9079
I haven't seen a video about the Mansfield however put a pipe damper in the pipe for more prolonged heat times.@@leonardrichards9079