Hearthstone Heritage

[dkuntz413]

Just received delivery of my Hearthstone Heritage that I found new in its crate on Craigslist for $2300.00> For the first time in the 7 years of heating my home on eastern Long Island with my old trusty Defiant, I am looking forward to some cool weather.

 

[Vic99]

Welcome.

Congrats! When you install it make sure to post a picture. I have the slightly smaller cousin, the Homestead and am very happy with soapstone. Just be sure to follow what the manual says about stovetop temps not exceeding 600F. You can pick up a thermometer for about 15 bucks.

Soapstone does operate a bit differently, but you'll get used to it. Fantastic for the 24/7 routine.

Good luck.

 

[Highbeam]

You got a good deal. I assume it is the black matte finish?

 

[dkuntz413]

It is Matte Black

 

[relax]

what kind of thermometer and where can you order one..You made a 7ell of a buy...and will enjoy the long burn time...here in N.D. we were able to run a couple break in fires and now the boss thinks we need one every night even tho its 80' in the house...ZZZim

 

[dkuntz413]

I just have a Rutland magnet thermometer. A lot of companys make them, I think that they are not to be counted on to be too accurate, so I use 2. One is made by another company. The run about $15.00 each. You can find them at most hardware stores, or order them over the internet. They at least let you know what's going on before your stove turns red.

 

[relax]

thanks ill check the shops.,.so if your stove starts approching the 600' mark,how or whats the proper way to bring the temp down,and what and why should a burn get to hot other than using improper burning materials......on the hunt for a thermometer...ZZZim

 

[Todd]

The only way to bring the temp down is to shut the air all the way down. If that doesn't do it, you may have a leaky door or ash pan gasket. Also soapstone takes more time to react in temps than steel or iron.

 

[Highbeam]

You'll have a pretty hard time getting the heritage to the 600 overfire temp. You'll have a pretty hard time getting it to 500. I have a hard time getting it to 550 without hard burning of smallish wood. When I fill the firebox for the night on top of a pile of coals and shut the draft to zero, the stove will either go up or come down to 450 and sit there until the load is burnt down. That aspect of the Heritage is very cool and might be due to my chimney setup more than because of the stove.

The other way that I've heard people cooling off their overheating soapstone stoves is to set a fan blowing at it. Bigger the better.

At some point you'll need to admit defeat and just watch it overfire. If your install is proper and safe you should be able to make it without disaster. There are rumors floating about that these stoves can actually be run much hotter than the 600 redline but I'm not going to try it since by the time I am able to achieve even 550 the stove has been pumping out major heat for plenty long.

 

[relax]

ok thanks for the info..looking foward to jamming er full to see how it heats 1500sq ft ranch..hopfully enuff to be able to work a jug of CROWN down a little...ZZZim

 

[jman]

I ended up ordering the Heritage also. Its supposed to be in by Oct. 20, boy I hope so. I realy like the looks of this stove. And yes you got one hell of a deal I paid 2900 for mine

 

[Highbeam]

Ouch! About a year and a half ago I got mine for under 2000$ new at a store closing sale. My heritage is purring along at 400 right now. Not becuase we were particularly cold at 63 but because it is a foggy 50 degree Saturday morning and we like to watch the fire. Very big window on the heritage that never needs to be opened.

 

[MarcM]

I bought a new Heritage from the dealer around Labor Day for $2250.

I thought it was a bit high, but now I get the feeling I got a deal. It was at the local fair as well, so I just carted it home without freight charges or gas to drive to the dealer.

I do have a question, I hope to fire my Heritage for the first time in a week and a half... where do you put the thermometer... on the stove pipe just above the stove top was my guess. I was figuring there's too much thermal lag in the stone to get a good indication of what's happening in the stove by measuring the temp on the exterior of the stone.

Coming from a VC Encore where you just slap the thermometer on the top door.

 

[MarcM]

Solid little stove, by the way. 475 lbs... had me and my three friends working hard to lift it into the back of a Chevy 1500...

 

[Windy]

I ended up ordering the Heritage also. Its supposed to be in by Oct. 20, boy I hope so. I realy like the looks of this stove. And yes you got one hell of a deal I paid 2900 for mine

Our Heritage is being installed tomorrow and I am so ready Paid $2670 for it.

 

[linckeil]

WOW I can't believe how expensive they have become. Whats the Mansfield go for now? When I bought mine 7 months ago in late March 2008, the going rate was about $2800...

i ended up getting it for $2150 cash from a dealer who was liquidating his Hearthstone line due to "issues" he had with the sales rep. i know i stole it at that price, but it seems the smaller Hearthstones are now retailing where the Mansfield was 8 months ago.....

 

[jbroich]

Eagerly awaiting pictures, Windy. Have a fun day.

 

[Highbeam]

Tom's site the chimneyweep.com or something similar has current prices for all Hearthstoen stoves. Very competitive and shows the plain heritage at about 3000$ and the largest HS stove the equinox at nearly 4000$. So really they have a narrow band of high prices.

Put the thermometer in the center of the center top stone as the manual directs. The overfire temps for the stove are to be read from the stone. The stovepipe temp is totally different and really not as important as the temp of the stone, really it is only important to know when you are overfiring in regards to teh temp limits on the pipe with a side benefit of being able to tune your fire for efficiency. I would like to someday have both temps monitored.

 

[wellbuilt home]

Wow I could have had a equinox in the spring for 2800 + tax . I payed 3100 for my EQ on july 5 th I had to pick it up , and drag it in the house my self.









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[MrEd]

I paid $2399 for my Hearthstone Heritage from a local dealer in October 06.

Boy do I love that stove and it paid for itself in the very first year when I used 1000 gallons less oil than each of the previous 5 years.

 

[bcnu]

Glad I got my Homestead 2 years ago. Like MrEd, I've saved a bundle on oil and the stove will pay for itself in 2-3 years as almost all my 20 cords in the woodshed have been "free" (or as free as free wood gets)

 

[buckeye]

Installing the heritage is one of the best investments we have ever made. It is a little more work than just turning up the thermostat, but every bit worth the effort. we are warm now.

 

[Partridge4]

Wow, this thread has been very helpful! We are new parents of a Heritage and have been breaking her in this week. Our first official fire (after the break-in fires) had us a little worried. We rather easily and ignorantly got the surface temp (on the "stove plate" - we have a rear vent so the plate from the back is now on the top). We shut the air supply down and the secondary burn kicked in! It was beautiful, but the temps went up to 575 - then settled on 550.... for hours! Went to bed at 1:30 AM because I was panicked it was going to overfire. Didn't dare open air supply at all because it was soooo hot and I thought it would get hotter So I guess we have a few things to learn about controlling temps.

I checked all our doors using the dollar bill deal. The ash pan appears to be tight as a drum as well. We have so much to learn. I was too concerned to even appreciate the secondary burn - it was amazingly beautiful, but I guess I just wasn't ready for it this week : )

Any sage advice would be highly appreciated PS - we burn maple

 

[Windy]

My Heritage was installed on Friday! Two hours after the installation, the propane truck arrived to top off my tank. I ran out and told the driver that "I don't need any" I explained to the driver that we just had a wood stove installed. She was asking me questions regarding cost of wood, the stove, etc. She stated that she was interested in purchasing a wood stove so I invited her in to see mine & she fell in love with it. After she left, I could hear her drive around the area and topping off my neighbor's tanks....I sat in front of my new stove smiling and thinking about the bills that my neighbors will be receiving!

Yesterday, I performed 2 small break-in burns which went rather well considering that the outside temperature was 74 degrees. Also, I had my husband's large shop fan blowing the fumes out the window which I'm sure affected the draw a little bit. Early this morning I did a larger burn with the windows closed and I had a decent draw and got the stove top to 200 degrees. Tonight I plan to perform a burn (box 1/2 full) just to see how it will do for an all-niter with the outside temps dropping into the low 40's.

BTW, this forum is awesome! My husband thinks I'm quite the wood stove expert

 

[Highbeam]

Peg, move that thermometer to the center of the soapstone and off of the iron "plug". Use that plug to locate your soapstone (or whatever material) kettle. Temperatures on that plug are not meaningful in terms of whether or not you were overfiring the stove.

Congratulations on getting it to rip. Most new owners seem to have the opposite problem.