Forge & Flame Radiance DV

The Radiance DV heats about 950–1,900 sq ft, and it's the largest of the cast iron gas stoves in the family. Input runs from 25,000 to 38,000 BTU per hour on natural gas, or 25,000 to 36,000 on propane, so you can turn it down for milder days.

Yes. It uses a standing pilot that stays lit all the time and generates enough voltage to run the stove, so no household electricity is needed. This standing-pilot version can't be sold in New York or Rhode Island, where the electronic-ignition Radiance is the option.

Yes, it runs on natural gas or propane, but propane requires a separate conversion kit. The stove doesn't need derating for altitude up to 2,000 feet on natural gas or 4,500 feet on propane.

It's a direct vent stove that draws outside air for combustion and vents out the top through an exterior wall or the roof. For a wall exit, the pipe must rise at least 24 inches before the first elbow, with up to 20 feet of horizontal run. A LINK-STOVE kit with 30 feet of 4-inch flex can route it through an existing masonry chimney.

It runs from a wall switch, and a HI/LO knob on the gas valve sets the flame height. You can add a hand-held on/off remote or a touch screen thermostat remote with thermostat, six-hour timer, and sleep modes. A wired wall thermostat also works if it's rated for 500–750 millivolts.

In a parallel install it needs 4 inches to the rear wall and 6 inches to the side walls, and it's approved for a combustible alcove up to 48 inches deep, at least 72 inches tall when the minimum vent kit is used. It can sit on any rigid floor; on carpet, you'll need a metal or wood panel the full width and depth of the stove.

Yes. The manual allows it in an aftermarket, permanently located manufactured home in the USA, or in a mobile home, where local codes don't prohibit it. As a direct vent stove, it must vent straight outdoors and can't share a chimney with another appliance.

Have a qualified gas technician inspect the stove and vent system every year. Vacuum or brush the control compartment and burner area at least twice a year, check the fragile logs and burner for dust before each use, and clean the ceramic glass two or three times per heating season.