SCMtnHaul
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First let me just say for the love of all that is decent in the world DO NOT BUY A HEARTHSTONE WOOD STOVE!!! The company is worse than a fresh cat turd, and I really hate cat turds, and their design is very problematic to repair--to the point where I can't even find a repair technician who wants the work.
But moving on. The "Front air control mechanism" or vent or damper needs to be replaced because of a defect in production. Now the company refers to this defect/flaw/mistake as a "machining variance" which is a pretty pathetic way of trying to cover a screwup. One of my clients is a master machinist who makes parts for Lockheed Martin and he just laughed when I mentioned "machining variance". Here is the pdf detailing the procedure
https://hearthstonetech.com/wp-cont...ii-8362-push-rod-replacement-instructions.pdf
I may take a shot at this and be prepared to just junk the stove and buy a good one instead but this stove is only 3 years old and I'd like to get my money's worth. So if anyone has direct experience with this type of repair or with nearly total disassembly of a wood stove I would appreciate any tips or cautionary tales. My main concern with doing this myself is that I reassemble everything but manage to leave an air gap somewhere and can't control the fire, or worse.
But moving on. The "Front air control mechanism" or vent or damper needs to be replaced because of a defect in production. Now the company refers to this defect/flaw/mistake as a "machining variance" which is a pretty pathetic way of trying to cover a screwup. One of my clients is a master machinist who makes parts for Lockheed Martin and he just laughed when I mentioned "machining variance". Here is the pdf detailing the procedure
https://hearthstonetech.com/wp-cont...ii-8362-push-rod-replacement-instructions.pdf
I may take a shot at this and be prepared to just junk the stove and buy a good one instead but this stove is only 3 years old and I'd like to get my money's worth. So if anyone has direct experience with this type of repair or with nearly total disassembly of a wood stove I would appreciate any tips or cautionary tales. My main concern with doing this myself is that I reassemble everything but manage to leave an air gap somewhere and can't control the fire, or worse.