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Heating Stove Comparison Chart

This chart is intended to help you compare our heating stoves. Click on an attribute link (size, output, burn time, etc.) to sort the table. This easily enables you to compare different stoves by the attributes that are most important to you!

Sorted By Lehman's Estimated Output
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Item ID Size, cu. ft. Output, BTU Mfg. estimates Output, BTU Lehman's estimates Est. Burn Time, hr. Mfg. Estimates Est. Burn Time, hr. Lehman's Estimates Efficiency Log Length, in.
Earth1003C 2.63 36,800 55,000 10 10 72% 16
VC Defiant 2.72 55,000 55,000 12 10 82.4% 22
Hearthstone Bennington 2.07 70,000 47,000 9 8 63% 23
Federal XLarge 2.63 55,000 53,000 10 10 74.3% 25
Hearthstone Mansfield 2.36 80,000 48,000 10 9 73% 21
Quad 4300 2.12 70,000 48,000 8 9 73% 19
Regency Large 1.99 80,000 44,800 10 8 71% 21
VC Encore 1.77 47,000 37,500 8 9 76.7% 18
Quad 3100 1.73 54,000 37,500 7 8 71% 17
Waterford Trinity 1.73 55,000 37,500 10 8 65% 22
Hearthstone Homestead 2.01 50,000 37,000 8 8 74% 19
Hearthstone Shelburne 1.7 50,000 36,500 8 8 73% 19
Federal Large 1.68 40,000 35,500 9 9 75.1% 22
Regency Medium 1.56 70,000 35,500 7 7 73% 18
Hearthstone Phoenix 1.54 60,000 34,500 8 7 73% 20
Federal Small 1.53 35,000 34,500 7 7 75.3% 19
Earth 1500 1.46 37,000 34,500 6 7 63% 18
Waterford Ashling 1.46 45,000 34,500 8 7 64% 19
Hearthstone Heritage 1.54 50,000 32,500 8 7 72% 20
Regency Hearth Heater 1.26 70,000 30,000 4 6 72% 21
VC Acclaim 1.21 40,000 30,000 9 7 72.1% 16
Regency Small 1.09 55,000 27,500 6 6 73.8% 18
Hearthstone Starlet 1.02 40,000 27,000 6 6 75% 16
VC Intrepid II 1.06 24,000 27,000 6 7 74.9% 16
VC Aspen .82 27,550 22,500 NA 5 NA 18
Waterford Leprechaun .82 33,000 22,500 8 6 68% 15
Waterford 104 .60 33,000 22,000 5 5 70% 15

Disclaimer:  Stove performance is affected by many factors, including:

  • How the wood is stacked inside the stove
  • Operator experience
  • What type of wood is burned
  • How strong your draft is
  • Many other factors

All these conditions make predicting how your stove will perform more of an art than a science. The manufacturer's ratings were derived from carefully monitored, scientific tests. In most cases they publish a maximum burn time and maximum heat output, which they measured in two separate tests. However, as heat output increases, burn time goes down. As a result, the heat output published by manufacturers cannot usually be reached at the maximum burn times they claim.

Our ratings are based on our own "real world" experience. We feel it is a more accurate predictor of stove performance. With good wood and optimum conditions, the heat outputs we claim should be achievable at the burn times we claim.

We make our recommendations as accurate as possible, but cannot guarantee that your stove will perform exactly as shown in the specifications.