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Sorted By: MAXIMUM OUTPUT

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To get a maximum output rating, test labs cram the firebox chock-full and crank the draft control wide open. This raging, short-duration fire is just the opposite of how people burn their stoves, and can be misleading: if all you look at is the maximum output rating, a little bitty stove with a really big air intake can seem just as powerful as a big area heater. For a real world picture, see the all night burn column.

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Model
Stove
Dimensions
Shipping
Weight
Firebox
Size
Hardwood
Capacity
Max. Log
Length
Heating
Efficiency
EPA
Emissions
Maximum
Output
Avg Output
All-Night Burn
Heating
Capacity
Hearthstone
Equinox
Soapstone
29" T
33-2/3" W
25-1/2" D
774
lbs
4
cubic ft
80
lbs
25"
78%
3.0
grams/hr
120,000
btu
62,675
btu/hr
3500
sq ft
Pacific
Summit
Plate Steel
31-1/2" T
25-1/2" W
23-1/2" D
475
lbs
3
cubic ft
60
lbs
20"
72.5%
3.56
grams/hr
97,000
btu
43,692
btu/hr
2000 - 3000
sq ft
Summit
Classic
Plate Steel
29-1/4" T
25-1/2" W
23-1/2" D
475
lbs
3
cubic ft
60
lbs
20"
72.5%
3.56
grams/hr
97,000
btu
43,692
btu/hr
2000 - 3000
sq ft
Pacific
Alderlea T6
Plate / Cast
29-1/8" T
29-1/4" W
25" D
585
lbs
3
cubic ft
60
lbs
20"
72.5%
3.56
grams/hr
97,000
btu
43,692
btu/hr
2000 - 3000
sq ft
Hearthstone
Mansfield
Soapstone
31" T
27" W
24" D
585
lbs
3.2
cubic ft
64
lbs
21"
73%
2.8
grams/hr
80,000
btu
41,783
btu/hr
1800 - 2500
sq ft
Pacific
Super 27
Plate Steel
29-1/8" T
24" W
25" D
390
lbs
1.97
cubic ft
39.4
lbs
18"
69.3%
3.4
grams/hr
72,000
btu
27,424
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Pacific
Spectrum
Plate Steel
29-1/8" T
24" W
25" D
390
lbs
1.97
cubic ft
39.4
lbs
18"
69.3%
3.4
grams/hr
72,000
btu
27,424
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Pacific
Classic
Plate Steel
29-1/8" T
24" W
25" D
390
lbs
1.97
cubic ft
39.4
lbs
18"
69.3%
3.4
grams/hr
72,000
btu
27,424
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Pacific
Fusion
Plate Steel
36-1/4" T
22-1/8" W
26-3/4" D
410
lbs
1.97
cubic ft
39.4
lbs
18"
69.3%
3.4
grams/hr
72,000
btu
27,424
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Pacific
Alderlea T5
Plate / Cast
29-11/16" T
25" W
25" D
515
lbs
1.97
cubic ft
39.4
lbs
18"
69.3%
3.4
grams/hr
72,000
btu
27,424
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Hearthstone
Bennington
Cast Iron
29-1/2" T
30" W
22" D
475
lbs
2.5
cubic ft
50
lbs
23"
76%
3.5
grams/hr
70,000
btu
38,167
btu/hr
1600 - 2200
sq ft
Hearthstone
Phoenix
Soapstone
27-1/2" T
28" W
20" D
450
lbs
2.2
cubic ft
44
lbs
21"
73%
2.4
grams/hr
60,000
btu
31,819
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Pacific
Vista
Plate Steel
27-3/4" T
24" W
17-1/2" D
300
lbs
1.41
cubic ft
28.2
lbs
18"
71%
2.9
grams/hr
56,000
btu
20,110
btu/hr
600 - 1400
sq ft
Pacific
Alderlea T4
Plate / Cast
28" T
26" W
17-1/2" D
450
lbs
1.41
cubic ft
28.2
lbs
18"
71%
2.9
grams/hr
56,000
btu
20,110
btu/hr
600 - 1400
sq ft
Pacific
Vista Classic
Plate Steel
27-3/4" T
24-7/8" W
17-1/2" D
300
lbs
1.41
cubic ft
28.2
lbs
18"
71%
2.9
grams/hr
56,000
btu
20,110
btu/hr
600 - 1400
sq ft
Hearthstone
Heritage
Soapstone
29" T
27-1/2" W
20-1/2" D
500
lbs
2.3
cubic ft
46
lbs
21"
73%
2.7
grams/hr
55,000
btu
33,730
btu/hr
1300 - 1900
sq ft
Kent
Rose Bay
Plate Steel
32-1/4" T
27" W
21-7/16" D
440
lbs
2
cubic ft
40
lbs
19"
64.7%
2.66
grams/hr
55,000
btu
26,022
btu/hr
1200 - 2000
sq ft
Hearthstone
Homestead
Soapstone
27-1/2" T
27" W
19" D
440
lbs
2
cubic ft
40
lbs
21"
74%
1.9
grams/hr
50,000
btu
29,730
btu/hr
1200 - 1800
sq ft
Hearthstone
Shelburne
Cast Iron
29" T
26" W
21" D
425
lbs
2
cubic ft
40
lbs
20"
73%
2.1
grams/hr
50,000
btu
29,328
btu/hr
1200 - 1800
sq ft
Hearthstone
Craftsbury
Cast Iron
26-1/8" T
22-3/8" W
17-3/8" D
300
lbs
1.5
cubic ft
30
lbs
17"
73%
3.0
grams/hr
40,000
btu
21,996
btu/hr
600 - 1400
sq ft
Hearthstone
Tribute
Soapstone
25-1/2" T
22" W
18" D
338
lbs
1.2
cubic ft
24
lbs
16"
73%
2.9
grams/hr
36,000
btu
17,595
btu/hr
600 - 1300
sq ft
Kent
Pearl Bay
Plate Steel
28-1/4" T
23-7/16" W
19-5/8" D
332
lbs
1
cubic ft
20
lbs
16"
63%
3.8
grams/hr
35,300
btu
12,655
btu/hr
400 - 1200
sq ft
Hearthstone
Bari
Plate / Soapstone
44" T
19-1/2"
Diameter
475
lbs
1.25
cubic ft
25
lbs
17"
72%
3.57
grams/hr
35,000
btu
18,079
btu/hr
400 - 1200
sq ft

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Note: Woodstove maximum output ratings don't tell the whole story.

In fact, maximum output ratings can be very confusing. For example, one manufacturer of a little woodstove with a 1.3 cubic foot firebox lists a maximum output rating of 64,200 BTU/hr, which is enough output to heat a 4000 sq. ft. home, yet in the same brochure they rate the same stove to heat just 1200 sq. ft. The reason for this apparent discrepancy is twofold: first, a 1.3 cubic foot firebox will only hold enough fuel to burn for about 2 hours at maximum output level, and nobody wants to refuel that often; second, sustained operation with the draft control wide open like that would soon burn the stove to a crisp.

Another reason to distrust the maximum output rating : high density materials like cast iron and soapstone transmit the heat from the fire slowly and evenly, which is why woodstoves made from these materials can be easier to live with in smaller rooms. This relatively gentle heat transfer occurs even when the draft control is wide open and the fire is raging. If maximum output is the only basis of comparison, our cast iron and soapstone models can appear less powerful than our same-size plate steel models. And that just isn't so.

  

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