Forge & Flame Pathfinder P61

In most homes, expect the Forge & Flame Pathfinder P61 to heat 1,500–3,050 square feet, depending on climate and layout. That's more than the smaller P43, while the P68 has more output for the largest homes. It's EPA certified at 1.5 grams per hour with 85% LHV efficiency.

The standard hopper holds 72 pounds. An optional hopper extension kit, 22-5/8 inches tall and sold separately, raises capacity to 132 pounds, so you can go longer between fills.

Yes. In Room Temp mode, a room sensing probe tells the stove when to light, how big a fire to keep, and when to shut down, and it relights automatically when the room cools. Constant Burn mode instead holds a steady output regardless of room temperature.

No. Its blowers and controls need household power, and in an outage the combustion blower stops, so smoke can leak into the room. The manual recommends an approved UPS (TrippLite INTERNET750U) for a safe shutdown, or an approved inverter/charger on a 12-volt deep-cycle battery that can run the stove for up to eight hours.

It uses 3-inch PL pellet vent. Outside air is recommended for every installation and runs through 3-inch non-combustible flex pipe to a termination cap, or through an optional direct vent wall pass-through kit that combines exhaust and intake in one part.

It needs 2 inches behind it and 12 inches at the sides with the optional side heat shields, or 18 inches without them. It's approved for mobile homes, but never in a sleeping room, and only when bolted to the floor, fitted with a Forge & Flame outside air kit, and grounded to the frame with 8 AWG copper wire.

You need a non-combustible floor or protector reaching 6 inches past the front and sides of the door opening and 6 inches behind the base, at least 25-1/8 by 27-3/4 inches. No R-value is required, so 20-gauge sheet metal, tile, stone, or brick works, as does the optional Harman Protect cast iron hearth pad.

It comes with a cast iron door and mirrored glass. You can add a Leaf Design or Modern trim kit in brushed stainless with Deer or Trail Riders slate tiles or a stainless Deer plate, plus an air grille trim, a ceramic log set, and side heat shields in black or black with a brushed stainless inlay.