Forge & Flame XXV-TC

The Forge & Flame XXV-TC is rated to heat 900–2,300 sq ft. It's a traditional cast iron pellet stove with oak-leaf detailing, built on Harman technology, and its flame-reactive mirrored glass keeps the front looking tidy when the stove is off.

You set the temperature on the EASY Touch Control panel, and a wireless room sensor reports conditions from where you sit while an exhaust sensing probe adjusts the fire to hold that setting. If the sensor's batteries die, a backup sensor keeps heating your home, and an outside temperature kit is available as an option.

The XXV-TC's sealed hopper holds 65 lb under a lit, tinted lid so you can see the fuel level. Its bottom-up feed system is designed to burn any grade of pellet fuel and allows 24-hour heating, and the stove is EPA certified to the 2020 standard at 1.75 grams per hour.

Only with a Harman-approved inverter/charger. The XXV-TC runs on 115-volt power, and while a UPS such as the Tripp Lite INTERNET750U just provides a smoke-free shutdown, the Tripp Lite APS700HF or APS750 inverter/charger can run it for up to eight hours on a 12-volt deep-cycle battery after a dealer setting change.

It uses 3-inch or 4-inch type L or PL pellet vent. The XXV-TC needs 3 inches from the back wall, 12 inches from a side wall, or 6.25 inches from each wall in a corner, and 3-inch PL pipe itself must stay 3 inches from combustibles.

The non-combustible floor protector must extend 6 inches to each side and 6 inches in front, with none required behind, plus 2 inches past any horizontal flue pipe. The XXV-TC is approved for mobile and manufactured homes outside sleeping rooms with a Harman outside air kit, listed L or PL pellet vent, and a ground to the home's frame.

Choose Matte Black, Porcelain Twilight, or Porcelain Majolica Brown. There's no log set offered for the XXV-TC, and only dealers trained on this model can order and install it, so you'll need to buy through one of them.

Scrape the burn pot daily, empty the large concealed ash pan and clean the glass weekly, and do a total clean of the fans, vent, and gaskets once a year before the heating season. The touch control shows prompts when the burn pot, ash pan, or total clean is due.