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BUILD-IN WOOD FIREPLACE COMPARISON PAGE

Sorted By: MAXIMUM LOG LENGTH

The secondary fire that cleans up the emissions in an EPA approved woodstove can as much as double the heat production. Nobody wants to live with a blast furnace in their living room, so manufacturers have had to downsize their stoves. Although this means the fuelwood for today's stoves must be cut a little shorter to fit, these smaller, more efficient fireboxes burn way less wood to heat the same area.

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Model	Viewing Window	Framing Dimensions	Shipping Weight	Firebox Size	Hardwood Capacity	Max. Log Length	Heating Efficiency	EPA Emissions	Maximum Output	Average Output	Heating Capacity
Hearthstone Montgomery WFP-75	10"t 24"w 240 sq.in.	47-1/16" T 37-13/16" W 27-1/4" D	620 lbs	2.5 cubic ft	50 lbs	20"	77%	4.4 grams/hr	75,000 btu	38,670 btu/hr	1200 - 2000 sq ft
Pacific Energy FP30	10"t 18-1/2"w 185 sq.in.	63-1/2" T 56" W 24" D	625 lbs	3 cubic ft	60 lbs	20"	76.8%	2.47 grams/hr	99,000 btu	48,392 btu/hr	2000 - 3000 sq ft
Pacific Energy FP25	9-1.2"t 17-1/4"w 164 sq.in.	62" T 56" W 24" D	595 lbs	2.5 cubic ft	50 lbs	18"	72.6%	3.47 grams/hr	85,000 btu	36,460 btu/hr	1200 - 1800 sq ft
Pacific Energy FP16	9-3/4"t 15-3/8"w 150 sq.in.	55-1/2" T 42" W 24" D	360 lbs	1.6 cubic ft	32 lbs	16"	70.2	3.09 grams/hr	70,000 btu	22,562 btu/hr	800 - 1200 sq ft

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Note: Woodstove maximum log length doesn't tell the whole story.

As mentioned above, today's super-efficient woodstoves have smaller fireboxes than their smoke-belching ancestors to keep their heat output within a comfortable level. The shape of the firebox, however, is up to each manufacturer. Some models are designed to burn short, fat chunks of wood, and others can burn longer pieces that are smaller in diameter.

If you cut and split your own fuelwood, choosing a woodstove that will hold longer lengths may or may not save you woodcutting labor. While it is true that longer lengths will require fewer cuts with the chainsaw, long fireboxes are usually smaller in the other dimensions, which may require more time and effort with the splitting maul.

No matter which shape firebox you choose, if you're upgrading to an EPA approved woodstove from an older model, your fuel preparation and handling labors will be reduced, as these high-efficiency models will heat the same area while burning far less wood.

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