Here are a few other
improvements we have made recently to the Ideal Steel Hybrid:
We cut a damper adjustment
scale in the ash lip. Lots of people
operate their stoves in a narrow range for long periods of time, and this makes
it easier to remember your best operating settings.
The andirons have been
tricky. Before we settled on andirons
that folded forward, we prototyped andirons that folded over on their sides,
moved laterally to both sides of the load door opening, folded in the middle, and/or were removable. We still like our current version best, in
part because it is simple, and in part because one can move the andirons with a
poker, or the toe of a boot. The andiron
plate also acts as an air deflector that helps eliminate smoke spillage in
installations with marginal draft.
To lessen ash spillage onto
the ash lip, we have added a slot between the front of the andiron and the body
of the stove so that fly ash on the andiron plate will slide back into the
stove instead of onto the ash lip. We
have also shortened the andirons from 7” to 5” so that it’s easy to load over
them most of the time. We’re also
working on a little tool to brush ash off the andiron plate before folding it
forward.
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New Andirons, like the dragon pictured above, are 5" tall,
rather than 7". This makes it easy to load over the andirons
if you wish. A slot in the front of the andirons allows fly ash
to fall back inside the stove.
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The damper adjustment scale is cut into the edge of the ash lip.
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