Hearthstone: Manchester

TruHybrid technology with the most features of any HearthStone stove.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: Up to 2,400 sq ft (HearthStone’s stated figure).
• Efficiency: 78% (higher heating value)
• Maximum Log Size: 24″
• HeatLife: 30 hours (how long you can still restart a fire from the coals with kindling).
• Fuel: Wood.

Who It’s For

You want a big cast iron stove with every convenience, and heat that reaches the rest of the house. The HearthStone Manchester is made for that. Pick a stove sized wrong and you either chase a cold room or cook yourself out of it.

What Makes It Special

HearthStone says the Manchester has the most features of any stove it makes. An air channel up the back and across the top circulates warm air through your home, and it is lined with soapstone blocks.

Load it through the side door; the ash pan and rear heat shield are included.

HearthStone’s TruHybrid system adds a third, catalytic stage to primary and secondary combustion, for a burn clean enough that a roaring fire shows no visible smoke from the chimney and that surpasses the 2020 federal clean-air standards. You can still burn high and hot or low and slow.

Possible Downsides

• It is a wood fire. You load it, tend it, and carry out the ash.

If you want steady, long-lasting wood heat, the HearthStone Manchester is the right decision. On the coldest night, the house is warm and the fire is the reason.

Choose matte black or brown enamel, and add the convection blower, close-clearance heat shield, outside air adapter, and side door lock kit.