Finally finished my Hearthstone Mansfield Project

A couple years on debating the wood stove project. I finally got the ball rolling when the heating oil prices skyrocketed. I searched for a while on ebay and craigslist. I finally found a sweet deal on a used Hearthstone Mansfield. I bought the used mansfield on ebay in may of 2008 for $700 with local pickup in Deleware. I figured who will be looking for a wood stove in the summer. In the meantime I had a couple quotes for a stainless liner. The house is 95 years and I had two existing chimneys. The old chimneys had a parlor wood stove and a wood burning kitchen range. Over the years they were removed and sealed up. The other chimney housing my oil furnace exhaust. I finally hired a local contractor for $1400 to run the liner and tie the stove in with dvl stove pipe. I also opted for the damper even though hearthstove said I wouldn’t need one. I just felt safer with the in line damper. Next was the tile. The tile job cost me $450 in material and I installed the wall and floor myself. Saved a couple bucks in that area. Finally I had a stainless double chimney cap installed for $200. So for around the same cost of a new mansfield I had a used mansfield and install. I am very happy with this stove. I have been burning everyday. The 1st floor sits around 72 degrees and the upstairs is around 67. When I wake up in the am the room with the stove is at 67 degrees. My oil heater hasn’t turned on this winter yet. I just ordered the blower kit since I am already using the heat shield for clearance safety. Without the heat shield the stove would have to be 2 feet off the back wall. Now it is sitting 12 inches from the back wall. If anyone is using the blower kit for and free standing hearthstone stove let me know how you like it. Thanks to Hearth.com and all its users. It has helped alot with great info. Hearthstone also helped with great tech support through Jim Casavant.


Links to larger photos of the stove

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/20692320@N03/3026847090/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Hey bubela,

Small world. I did see your post on craigs in the Philadelphia section. I will drop you a line if any pop up in the area.

re 04revx

The stove cruises around 450-500 on the top stones. My avg room temp is 73 degrees in the main room with an outside temp of 25 degrees. Gets around 78 with a little warmer weather. I just ordered the blower kit since I want to heat my front porch attached to the room the stove is located. The soapstone stoves do give a smooth heat output all night compared to my friends cast iron. When he cranks the cast up it gets over 85 in his room. A little too hot for me. As soon as the blower comes in I will put some photos up on here.