Forge & Flame Santa Fe

In most homes, the Forge & Flame Santa Fe heats 750–1,550 sq ft, depending on climate and layout, though Quadra-Fire rates it as high as 1,900 square feet. That suits a smaller home or a main living area, and its compact, contemporary shape keeps the room from feeling crowded.

A digital wall thermostat is included: when it calls for heat, the Santa Fe lights automatically, and when the room is warm enough, it shuts down. A switch on the back picks low, medium, or high burn rates, where lower settings run quieter but take longer to warm the room, and a handheld remote is optional.

The Santa Fe's 52 lb hopper carries a good day or more of fuel, and the brochure lists a burn rate of 1.0 to 3.4 lb of pellets an hour depending on the setting. The manual calls for premium wood pellets, and an aluminum heat exchanger moves the heat into the room.

The Santa Fe needs 115-volt power, and an outage during operation shuts it off immediately, which can let smoke back-draft into the house. To reduce that risk, the manual strongly suggests at least 5 feet of vertical vent pipe and an outside air kit mounted at least 4 feet below the vent termination.

It uses 3-inch or 4-inch type L or PL pellet vent and can exhaust straight back through a wall or up through the roof. Optional adapters cover rear horizontal venting with a clean-out, rear-to-top vertical venting, a top vent with heat shield, and 3-inch to 4-inch or 3-inch to 6-inch pipe transitions.

Vented horizontally through the wall, the Santa Fe needs just 2 inches to the back wall, 6 inches to a side wall, and 2 inches to the walls in a corner. It fits an alcove at least 43 inches tall and 38 inches wide, up to 36 inches deep, with 6 inches to each side wall.

The Santa Fe is rated 66% efficient on the higher heating value, which is lower than the larger stoves in the lineup; if efficiency matters most, look at the Outfitter II. It's still EPA certified to the 2020 particulate standard, with emissions of 1.1 grams per hour.

Yes, the Santa Fe is approved for mobile homes as long as it isn't in a sleeping room. The OAK-ACC outside air kit must be installed, the stove must be grounded to the home's frame, and you can use only listed Class L or PL pellet vent connector pipe.