Forge & Flame Encore

The Encore is rated for about 1,200–2,400 sq ft, which suits a main floor, living room, or great room. It's a catalytic cast iron wood stove with a 2.3 cu ft firebox and an EPA-tested output of 12,800 to 37,100 BTU per hour.

Expect about 8–12 hours from a load. You set one primary air lever and a bimetallic thermostat holds the output steady, while a separate damper is either open for lighting and reloading or closed to route smoke through the catalyst.

The Encore's ceramic catalytic combustor burns smoke and particulates at 500–600°F for a cleaner, longer burn, and the stove is EPA certified at 1.1 g/hr with 76.8% tested HHV efficiency. The manual expects a combustor to stay active two to six years and says to inspect it two to three times a year.

You can load through the top, which keeps smoke contained, or through the front doors, and logs up to 18 inches fit. The swing-out ash pan lets you clean up while the stove is still hot, and the cast iron griddle top doubles as a cooking surface.

Traditional doors come in classic black, twilight, majolica brown, bordeaux, or limited-edition sand. Classic black is also offered with transition doors, and enamel transition doors are an added kit. Warming shelves and the 8-inch oval flue collar come in classic black, twilight, majolica brown, and bordeaux.

It vents through its 6-inch flue collar, or an 8-inch connector with the optional 8-inch oval flue collar, from the top or rear. With single-wall pipe, the back wall clearance is 15 inches on a 6-inch connector or 20 inches on an 8-inch one, and double-wall pipe cuts it to 11 inches. The floor protector extends 16 inches in front in the US, or 18 in Canada.

Yes, in US mobile homes and Canadian transportable buildings, but not in a sleeping room. It must be bolted down, grounded to the frame with #8 copper wire, supplied with outside combustion air, fitted with the Mobile Home Bracket Kit, and vented into a UL103 HT chimney or a full-length 6-inch UL-1777 liner. The bracket kit and outside air adapter are sold separately.

No. You set the primary air lever and damper by hand, and the bimetallic thermostat works without power, so the stove heats on its own. The fan is a separate kit: a variable-speed, heat-activated fan rated 115V, 60Hz, 1.1 amps that helps push warm air into the room.