Woodstock Soapstone SURVIVAL HYBRID 212S User manual

SURVIVAL HYBRID
WOOD STOVE
MODEL 212S
Woodstock Soapstone Company, Inc.
66 Airpark Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784
Toll Free 1-800-866-4344 • www.woodstove.com
Tested To UL 1482-2011(R2015)
Tested & Listed By PFS Corporation
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BY WOODSTOCK SOAPSTONE COMPANY
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OUR PROMISE
We are sure you will enjoy your new stove. During the first six months that you own it, test its
performance and experience the comfortable warmth of soapstone. If you are not completely
delighted with the beauty, quality, and energy efficiency of your stove, you may return it for a
full refund, including the cost of return freight. This is the best consumer protection plan in the
industry.
EPA APPROVAL
This Manual describes the installation and operation of: the Model 212 Survival Hybrid Wood
Stove
The Model 212 Survival Hybrid Wood Stove meets the 2020 Standard U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s crib wood emission limits for wood heaters sold after May 15, 2020. Under
specific test conditions, this stove has been shown to deliver wood heat at rates ranging from
15,332 to 27,294 BTU/hr., and average emissions of 1.048 grams/hr. The Survival Hybrid has a
manufacturer-set minimum low burn rate that must not be altered. It is against federal regula-
tions to alter this setting or otherwise operate this wood heater in a manner inconsistent with
operating instructions in this manual.
The Survival Hybrid contains a catalytic combustor, which needs periodic inspection and
replacement for proper operation. It is against federal regulations to operate this wood heater in
a manner inconsistent with the operating instructions in this manual, or if the catalytic element
is deactivated or removed.
LISTIN TO UL #1482-2011
Model 212 Survival Hybrid Wood Stove has been tested to UL Standard #1482-2011 for safety,
and is listed by PFS Corporation. UL Standard #1482 is the standard for testing solid fuel heat-
ing appliances which is universally recognized by all national building regulatory agencies
(SBCC, BOCA, ICBO) and individual states.
lease Note: Tested and Listed for US installations only
LIMITED WARRANTY
Your Woodstock Soapstone Stove will be carefully inspected before shipment. We will replace
any part which is defective in material or workmanship, free of cost, for a period of one year
from the date of purchase. If a defect is discovered, please contact Woodstock Soapstone
Company, Inc. for instructions regarding return or replacement of the defective part.
CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR WARRANTY
The catalytic combustor supplied with your Survival Hybrid Wood Stove is a Clariant
Corporation high performance durafoil catalyst. The catalyst is fully warranted for three years
from the date of purchase against any defect in workmanship or materials that prevent the com-
bustor from functioning when installed and operated properly. The catalytic combustor is addi-
tionally warranted for three years from the date of purchase for any deterioration in the stainless
steel substrate material. Operating the Survival Hybrid in a manner inconsistent with the
owner’s manual will void the catalytic combustor warranty.
For instructions regarding return or replacement of the catalytic combustor, please contact:
Woodstock Soapstone Company, Inc.
66 Airpark Road
West Lebanon, NH 03768
Phone: [phone] • Web: www.woodstove.com
EAR HEAD STOVES
ear Head Stoves is a division of Woodstock Soapstone Co., which is specifically ‘geared’ to
designing and building affordable stoves with high efficiency and low emissions. The first ear
Head Stove, The Ideal Steel Hybrid, was the grand prize winner of the 2013 Wood Stove Design
Challenge competition, which judged efficiency, emissions, affordability, innovation, and user
friendliness. The Absolute Steel Hybrid was our R2Z (Race to Zero) stove, our internal chal-
lenge to design and build a stove that reaches zero wood stove emissions. The Survival Hybrid
Wood Stove ia designed to be the cleanest, most efficient small wood stove available today.
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MODEL 212
SURVIVAL HYBRID WOODSTOVE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WARRANTY INFORMATION/CERTIFICATIONS............ Inside Cover
EPA Certification, UL Listing, Warranty, Catalytic Combustor Warranty
INTRODUCTION & EFFICIENCY/EMISSIONS................ii-iii
Survival Hybrid Wood Stove Explained
INSTALLATION....................................................... 1-7
Installation, Location, Chimneys, Clearance Table, Wall Protection,
Floor Protection, Mobile Home Installation, Install Shields First
OPERATION...........................................................8-14
Seasoning your Stove, etting to Know the Controls, Wood Burning
Operation, Reloading & Overnight Burning, Ash Removal, Probe
Thermometer, Overfiring, Daily Use, The Fall-Away Tool, Firewood
CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR........................................ 15-18
How your Combustor Works, Inspection & Cleaning,
Replacement, Catalytic Probe Thermometer, Frequently
Asked Questions, Catalytic Combustor Warranty Information
MAINTENANCE..................................................... 19-20
Stove & lass Cleaning, asket Replacement, Routine Checks,
End-Of-Season Maintenance, Creosote
TROUBLESHOOTIN ............................................... 21-22
SAFETY................................................................. 23-24
Overview, Installation, Smoke & The Chimney, Heat, Ash Removal,
Precautions, Emergency Procedures
PARTS LIST & DIA RAMS......................................... 25-28
MAINTENANCE LO & NOTE SHEET.............................29
DIMENSION & SPECIFICATIONS............................... Back Cover
Woodstock Soapstone Company, Inc.
66 Airpark Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784
Toll Free 1-800-866-4344 • www.woodstove.com
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Thank you for using one of our Survival Stoves! The
Survival Stove is designed to heat a small house. Here are
some important things to know before using your stove
for the first time.
THERE SHOULD BE NO SMOKE INSIDE
With a good stove and chimney system, there should be
no smoke or odor inside your house, and very little
smoke outside the house. If you have smoke or odors
inside the house, please let us know right away so we can
help you!
THE STOVE IS ONE ART OF A SYSTEM
The stove is part of a system. All parts of that system need
to work together to ensure your wood stove is a safe and
efficient heat source that you and your family will enjoy
for years to come.
The system includes (1) the chimney, (2) the stove, (3) the
hearth, (4) tools and ash bucket, (5) a safe installation, and
(6) a trained operator (you!)
1) The Chimney: The chimney serves a critical function.
It is the “engine” that drives the stove. As hot air rises in
the chimney, “draft” is created which pulls combustion air
into the stove. It is essential to have a good draft in your
chimney system for optimum stove performance.
A good draft in your chimney provides the oxygen need-
ed for the fire to burn. A stove with a strong draft creates
more heat. A sluggish or weak chimney draft will cause
your stove to smolder, produce less heat, and potentially
spill smoke and/or odors inside the home. These are all
indications of a stove that isn’t burning as it should.
Draft can be adversely affected by a chimney that is too
short, or too tall, high winds, and flue size.
High efficiency stoves make the best use of your wood
and send cleaner smoke into the air. This is because they
are burning the gas vapors in the smoke, keeping extra
heat inside your stove and therefore inside your home.
The smoke going up your chimney is cooler and cleaner.
This makes a highly efficient stove more draft sensitive.
A chimney that meets all requirements for your stove will
ensure peak performance.
2) The Stove: The new Survival Hybrid is designed to
burn wood efficiently and cleanly. It will produce more
heat with less wood, and burn either wood or coal with
clean air both inside and outside of the home. With basic
maintenance and proper operation, this stove will keep
you and your family warm for years to come. Plus, the
Survival stove has an added bonus of a cook surface on
the top for skillets, saucepans or kettles (perfect for fry-
bread!).
3) The Hearth: The stove is the heart of the home, and
the hearth that the stove sits on creates a focal point that
serves two important functions. The stove must be placed
on a non-combustible surface so that the floor is protected
from falling embers or ashes. The dimensions required
for the hearth area are based on providing this protection,
particularly from the loading door and ash pan.
Not having enough thermal protection to any combustible
flooring under the stove (wood, carpet, vinyl, laminate,
etc) can cause hidden scorching and can be a fire hazard.
If the thermal protection is adequate but the size of the
pad is not, there is danger of heat, ashes, or embers caus-
ing a fire hazard on the combustible floor surface.
The manual has specific minimum dimensions for a
hearth pad for your stove. We actually prefer larger hearth
areas to allow plenty of room, if possible, for storing
wood, hearth tools, or drying boots. A larger hearth also
provides a visual cue so children, elders, and other mem-
bers of the household give it a wide berth when passing
by.
4) Tools: Having the right tool for the right job is a key to
success. Your stove and your safety will benefit from the
proper use of tools such as – an ash rake, an ash shovel,
poker, stove top thermometer, and ash bucket. All of these
except the ash bucket are included with the stove.
Ash rake - Use the rake to help move ash down to the ash
pan below. Also use the rake before loading coal (see
instructions).
Ash shovel - Handy to remove coal “klinkers” and ash
from the firebox. Be sure to use an appropriate ash bucket.
oker - Use this to reposition wood inside the stove. You
will also find the poker handy to adjust the air damper -
just “poke” it to adjust the heat output. A very small
adjustment can make a big difference.
Magnetic Thermometer - One is provided with your
stove to help you monitor the firebox and stove top tem-
peratures and catalyst operation.
Ash bucket- The safe removal and disposal of ashes is of
utmost importance. An ash removal container should be
metal, have legs that lift it off the floor, and have a top
that closes securely and will not fall or blow off.
Ashes should NEVER be dumped into a combustible
container, such as a cardboard box. An ash container
should never be set on a combustible floor. Hot embers
in the ashes can often stay viable for 36 hours or longer
after removal from your stove. A galvanized ash can, set
away from the home, on a non-combustible surface or
up on bricks or cinder blocks is advisable.
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5) Stove Installation: A wood stove by itself is not a
hazard, but an unsafe installation is. Following the spe-
cific guidelines for clearances and venting materials is
critical. Your stove installation needs to conform to cer-
tain clearances for safety, not just around it, but under it
as well.
Clearance is the open space between your stove, or
stovepipe, and a combustible surface. A combustible sur-
face is a surface that burns (like wood, sheetrock, fabric,
etc.). Framed or sheet rock walls simply covered by
brick or stone are still considered combustible because
heat will transfer through those materials and dry out
the combustible wall behind.
Both your stove and your chimney pipe need to conform
to the required distances to combustible materials for the
safety of your home and your family. Clearance specifi-
cations and information is in your manual. Read it care-
fully and make sure your installation meets all require-
ments.
Please note that installation of any wood stove in a
mobile home has some additional special requirements
that must be met. Because mobile homes can be airtight,
an outside air adapter connection from the stove down
and out to an outside air source is necessary for good air
supply to your stove. This manual has additional infor-
mation on connecting an outside air adapter. A pipe
shield is necessary for the connection from the stove to
the stainless chimney and there must be a spark guard
screen on the chimney cap. Wood stoves cannot be
installed in bedroom areas of a mobile home.
6) Stove Operator - The last part of a happy relation-
ship with your stove is in the day- to- day use. Learning
to use a catalytic stove means a little more participation
on the owners end, but the result is rewarding. Like
learning to drive a car, or ride a bicycle, it becomes sec-
ond nature.
The catalyst will work when the firebox is at 500
degrees- this translates into roughly 250 degrees on the
top of the stove. After you have burned dry kindling for
about 10 minutes, engage the catalyst. Smoke will then
filter through the honeycomb of the stainless catalytic
combustor. The catalyst will activate and cause the gas
vapors in the smoke to burn, creating more heat inside
your stove and eliminating smoke.
EFFICIENCY & EMISSIONS
E A TEST DATA
Your Survival Hybrid Wood Stove is a small wood stove, but
is also:
• One of the cleanest woodburning stoves approved by EPA;
• One of the most efficient wood stoves approved by EPA;
AVERA E WOOD EMISSIONS: 1.13 g/hr
AVERA E WOOD EFFICIENCY: 79.5%
HEAT OUTPUT WOOD 15,332-27,294 BTU/hr
FACTORS EFFECTING
EFFICIENCY & EMISSIONS
1. Burn Rate: The Survival Steel Hybrid is able to
attain its highest efficiency and lowest emissions
burning wood at a low-medium burn rate. A lower
burn rate gives the combustor more time to effictively
burn the volatile gases as they enter into the catalytic
combustor (see discussion in the Catalytic Combustor
Section of the Manual). When operating your stove at
a lower burn rate you will achieve a cleaner burn over
a longer period of time. Low burn rates are also how
you achieve desirable long burn times of 6-8+ hours.
2. Wood Quality: Cord wood with a moisture content
between 15-22% is ideal for burning. The Survival
Hybrid will still burn wood with a higher moisture
content with great effectiveness, however, the energy
loss at start up and reloading is significant. During the
first stage of wood burning the moisture content
within the wood is expelled creating steam. The higher
the moisture content the lesser the available heat
value.
Kiln Dried Wood:
Approximately 8600 BTU Available/per pound
20% Moisture Content:
Approximately 6,200 BTU Available/per pound
50% Moisture Content:
Approximately 4,000 BTU Available/per pound
3. Effective Wood Fire Starting: The most effective
method for an emissions free start is a top down fire. A
top down fire is built with the larger splits on the
bottom of the firebox, the second layer should be
medium sized splits, and if possible running
perpendicular to the large splits on the bottom, and the
third layer should be small splits. On top of the small
splits a generous amount of small very dry kindling
and newspaper will be placed at the top. The
newspaper and kindling will produce enough heat
very quickly allow in the secondary air and catalytic
combustor to ignite within minutes. You may need to
leave the loading door cracked open to allow enough
oxygen in for a quick start. Within a few minutes you
should be able to engage the combustor and start the
clean burn cycle.

DIMENSIONS & SPECIFICATIONS
H x W x D (standard height). . . . . . . . . . 36.5”x19.5”x26”
Cooktop Height............................... 34”
Maximum Cooktop Height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 ”
Footprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.5” W x 18.5” D
EPA Certified..................................Yes
Listed to UL 1482..............................Yes
EPA Emissions Rating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13 grams/hr
EPA Efficiency................................79.4%
Flue Height to Center (Standard Leg). . . . . . . . . . . 28”
Catalytic Combustor & Secondary Air . . . . Standard
Bottom Heat Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard
Area Heated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 1,000 sq. ft.
Weight....................................310 lbs.
Flue Exit................................Top Only
Flue Size........................................6”
Ash Pan..................................Standard
Loading Door.................................Front
Loading Door Opening (W x H). . . . . . . . . . . . . 8” x 9”
Draft Control..............................Manual
Back Clearance (w/Heat Shield Kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0”
Side Clearance (w/Heat Shield Kit). . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0”
Corner Clearance (w/Heat Shield Kit). . . . . . . . . . 9.0”
Wood Length (Recommended Maximum). . . . . . . 16”
Window Size (viewable). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7” W x 6”H
Firebox Size...........................1.2 Cubic ft.
Burn Time................................6-8 hrs.
Heat Output Range. . . . . . . . . 15,332-27,294 BTU/hr
24.5”
stovetop
16.5” leg-to-leg
18.5” leg-to-leg
36.5”
19.5
26.0”
34.0”
cooktop

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