I currently own a Dutchwest Sequoia wood stove and have had to rebuild it severel times since it was new in 1993. I am weighing the differences in doing another rebuild or buying a new stove. Do Hearthstone stoves need to be rebuilt very often (every 2 years) or do you get 6 + years of use before they need rebuilding? Any comments greatly appreciated!!
rebuild of Hearthsone wood stoves
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Rebuilding any stove more than once every 10-20 years is a problem in my book. There are several stoves out there that can help break this habit. Hearthstones may need a ceramic board and gasket replacement every 3-5 years but that is far from a rebuild. Other stoves may have even less maintenance required.
I have only rebuilt one Hearthstone stove - a Heritage - in the last 9 years, & that
was only because of a cracked soapstone panel in the side of the unit.
It's a major PITA doing this because of the amount of the glue needed
in the reassembly.
Every stone panel is interlocked with steel splines to the others...
Other than that, the gaskets & maybe the baffle are the only "wear" parts...
was only because of a cracked soapstone panel in the side of the unit.
It's a major PITA doing this because of the amount of the glue needed
in the reassembly.
Every stone panel is interlocked with steel splines to the others...
Other than that, the gaskets & maybe the baffle are the only "wear" parts...
One of the reasons I bought a hearthstone is that it would never need to be rebuilt. Only reason you would rebuild it is if you overfired and broke it. The gaskets and baffle board mentioned above are the same thing that almost all non-cat stoves need periodically. Cast iron stoves are "supposed" to be rebuilt every so often which is a bad deal in my book.
I sure hope i don't hafta rebuild this sucker any time soon!! New rope gaskets next spring, other'n that, so long as i don't break it, it ain't gettin' fixed 
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