Hearthstone Stove Repair

[quansoo]

I just joined. I have an early model Mansfield stove and I noticed the 2 baffles above the fire tubes were distorted from over 15 years of use. Hearthstone and other suppliers wanted about $84 each for their steel replacement baffles ($168), so I found a website that supplies any size stainless steel you want. Stainless will not warp and last almost forever. The cost was also less, about $110 for 2-11"x13"x 1/4" plate stainless. This is a no brainer. I also ordered a new insulation blanket for $15 on Amazon, not the $40 one at Hearthstone. Be mindful that Manfield came in 3 models, so the double baffle system was only used on the original stove, then they switched to a single ceramic baffle. After my installation, which took an hour, I realized Hearthstone never placed a protection above the insulation, so the ashes and creosote dropping down from the 6" vent pipe falls directly on the unprotected insulation blanket. I added a 1/8" stainless cover on top of blanket here.

 

[Highbeam]

I thought all of the epa hearthstones used the ceramic fiber board on top of the tubes. Some models also had a blanket above the board.

Never heard of stainless sheets up there. Are you sure your Mansfield came that way?

 

[quansoo]

I thought all of the epa hearthstones used the ceramic fiber board on top of the tubes. Some models also had a blanket above the board.

Never heard of stainless sheets up there. Are you sure your Mansfield came that way?

I have the first or 8010 Mansfield, then it was 8011, and now 8012....soon the 8013. The 8010 had Steel baffles....and I converted them to Stainless steel, cheaper and better. 8011 and 8013 had ceramic baffles...

 

[begreen]

Keep us posted on how this works out. FWIW, stainless will warp, especially if flat, just not as quickly.

 

[quansoo]

Keep us posted on how this works out. FWIW, stainless will warp, especially if flat, just not as quickly.

I’ve had great luck with stainless in the past