Forge & Flame Intrepid IFT

It's sized for about 450–950 sq ft, such as a small room or a cabin. It runs from 12,500 to 17,000 BTU per hour on natural gas, or 12,000 to 16,000 on propane, and it ships for natural gas, so propane needs the conversion kit.

No. Its IntelliFire Touch electronic ignition lights the burner only when you call for heat, so no standing pilot burns through the summer. If you want it, the Cold Climate feature can run just the pilot to warm the firebox and reduce condensation in cool, humid weather.

Yes. A factory-installed battery pack takes four AA batteries (not included) and lets the ignition system run during an outage. While it's on battery power, the fan, lights, and other features that need household current won't work, and the manual says to use batteries only for emergencies.

The included IFT-RC400 touchscreen remote handles on and off, flame height, thermostat mode, the Cold Climate feature, and fan speed. The built-in fan waits about three minutes after startup so it pushes warm air, not cold. App control needs the separate Wi-Fi module.

It's a rear-vent direct-vent stove that goes straight out through the wall behind it or up through the roof. A straight-through termination can extend up to 24 inches off the back, while longer horizontal runs need a 24-inch vertical rise and can reach 20 feet. Vertical systems end 8 to 40 feet above the flue collar.

In a parallel installation, the manual shows 2-1/2 inches to the back wall and 4 inches to the side walls, and a corner install needs 2 inches. It also fits a combustible alcove at least 69-3/4 inches high and 33-3/16 inches wide, up to 18-15/16 inches deep. On carpet, set it on a full-size metal or wood panel.

Yes. The manual approves it for bedroom installations in the US and Canada, and for permanently located manufactured homes (US only) or mobile homes where local codes allow. Its ratings hold without derating up to 4,500 feet above sea level.

It comes in classic black or bordeaux enamel, with operable doors, ceramic glass, a ceramic burner, and split oak logs. You can add a warming shelf in either finish, the propane conversion kit, bordeaux gas vent paint, and the Wi-Fi module for app control.