Atlanta Homesteader Wood Stoves: Models, Parts and Replacements
Most people searching for an Atlanta Homesteader are trying to work out what they actually own. The badge on the front says Homesteader, the plate inside says a number that doesn't match anything online, and a neighbour with an identical-looking stove calls theirs a Knight.
They're the same stove. Here's how to identify yours, what parts you can still get, and what replaces one.
Every Homesteader was also a Knight
Atlanta Stove Works of Atlanta, Georgia sold the same stoves under two names, and Sears rebadged some of them again. The pairings ran like this:
| Homesteader | Same stove, sold as |
|---|---|
| 240 / 240A | Knight 124 / 124A |
| 2400 | Knight 624UB |
| 2401-U | Knight 624-U |
| 2410-GU | Knight 624-GU |
| 340DG / 340A DG | Knight 524 |
| 3418U / 3418UA | Knight 516U / 516UA |
There is also a 3420U, and a "Homesteader Supreme" marked 3041-U that doesn't appear in the standard lists at all. If your plate number isn't above, it isn't necessarily a different stove — Atlanta changed the numbering more than once while the stoves themselves barely moved.
The practical upshot: when you hunt parts, search both names. A part listed only under Knight will fit your Homesteader.
This kind of badge-engineering was normal in the era. We untangle the same thing for Summers Heat and Timber Ridge, which are Englander stoves with a different sticker.
Wood version or coal version?
This matters more than the model number, and you cannot tell from the outside — Atlanta built a wood-only stove and a wood-and-coal stove that looked identical under the same jacket.
Open it up. The coal-capable version has shaker grates, a firebrick-lined firebox and air entering entirely from below the fuel bed. The wood-only version lacks the shaker grate arrangement and feeds air differently.
Why it matters: if you have been burning coal, no EPA-certified stove sold today will replace it. EPA 2020 certification is a wood-burning standard. Every stove we sell is listed for cordwood only, and burning coal in one voids the listing and attacks the flue. We cover the trade-offs in coal stove vs wood stove, and the same problem applies to Warm Morning stoves.
If you have been burning wood in it — as most Homesteader owners have for forty years — read on.
Parts: generic yes, specific no
The parts suppliers who list Atlanta Stove Works are explicit that manufacturer-specific parts are no longer available. What you can still buy is generic: firebricks, grates, gaskets, baffles, stove collars and steel liners, sized to fit rather than made for the model.
In practice that means consumables are fine and structural repairs are not. The known weak point on the cabinet models is the sheet-metal outer shell — owners report seams opening up at the corners after decades. Once the body leaks, you are chasing air you can't control, and that's the point to replace rather than repair.
If your door gasket is the problem rather than the body, that's a straightforward fix — see how to replace a wood stove door gasket and the gasket size chart.
What one is worth
Not much, and owners are often surprised. These trade locally for a few hundred dollars at most, usually to someone heating a garage or a shop. A sound stove with intact seams and a working thermostat damper is worth more than a leaky one, but nobody is paying collector money for a Homesteader. If you're deciding between rebuilding and replacing, the resale value shouldn't weigh on it.
What replaces a Homesteader
Size by the space you're actually heating, not by the old stove. Homesteaders threw a lot of heat and owners frequently report them being oversized for the room — windows open in mild weather. Modern wood stoves extract far more from the same wood, so going bigger is usually the wrong instinct.
| What you're heating | Modern equivalent |
|---|---|
| A shop, garage or single room | Drolet Escape 1200 N ($1,129) |
| Up to ~1,800 sq ft | Drolet Escape 1500 ($1,349) |
| Up to ~2,100 sq ft, traditional styling | Drolet Heritage ($1,589) |
| Up to ~2,700 sq ft | Drolet Escape 2100 ($1,929) |
The Heritage is the closest in character if you liked the look of the old stove. The full Drolet range is ranked by heating area here, and the small stove guide covers the shop-heater end.
If the stove is destined for a workshop rather than the house, wood stove for a garage or shop covers the clearance and insurance issues that catch people out.
Before you swap
- Inspect the flue. If the Homesteader ever burned coal, the chimney has seen sulphur. Have it swept and inspected, and expect that relining may be needed — see the chimney liner guide.
- Forget the old clearances. An unlisted vintage stove sat under general NFPA 211 rules. A modern listed stove has its own tested figures, usually far tighter. Work from the new manual only.
- Floor protection is specified by the new stove — see hearth pads for wood and pellet stoves.
- Budget the whole job, not just the stove — wood stove installation cost and the stove pipe guide.
Replacing another vintage stove?
Same honest assessment for the other brands owners still run: Warm Morning, All Nighter, Fisher, Timberline, Nashua, Dutchwest and Federal Airtight and Ashley.
Every Drolet ships with No Sales Tax in any state and free shipping, delivered curbside. Email info@stovesource.com or text 1-888-866-8206 with your model number and square footage — and tell us whether it's been burning wood or coal, because that changes the answer.