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Listed as discontinued on the maker's page · checked 2026-10-20

Drolet HT-3000 wood stove

Drolet rates the HT-3000 for 1,000–2,700 sq ft with an output of 110,000 BTU/h (maximum heat output, dry cordwood). The firebox holds 3.5 cubic feet, #2 by size of the 20 stoves listed here, and particulate emissions are 1.6 g/h, 80% of the EPA's 2 g/h limit.

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  1. 1Heating area 1,000–2,700 sq ft
  2. 2Output 110,000 BTU/h
  3. 3Firebox 3.5 cu ft
  4. 4Particulate 1.6 g/h
SpecificationDrolet HT-3000
Heating area1,000–2,700 sq ft
Output110,000 BTU/h (maximum heat output, dry cordwood)
Efficiency71% HHV, 76% LHV (average overall efficiency, dry cordwood)
Particulate emissions1.6 g/h
Firebox3.5 cu ft (2.88 cu ft EPA loading volume)
Log lengthup to 22 in
Flue6 in
Weight525 lb (shipping weight)
Burn timeup to 10 hours (maximum burn time)
Same published ratingsDrolet Escape 2100 (DB03129)
Drolet HT-3000110,000 BTU/hPacific Energy Summit LE99,000 BTU/hDrolet Myriad III90,000 BTU/hPacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE85,000 BTU/hOsburn 200075,000 BTU/h
Published output of the Drolet HT-3000 and the four listed stoves closest to it. Makers define the figure differently (maximum, top of the EPA test range, or constant output on High); each stove's page says which. Bars to scale from zero.

What the HT-3000 heats

On this site's floor-area pages the HT-3000 appears for the up to 1,200 sq ft and 1,200 to 2,000 sq ft and 2,000 sq ft and up bands. At its top rating of 2,700 sq ft, a 1970s house in Oregon needs about 40,566 BTU/h on a 0°F night, below the stove's 110,000 BTU/h. The same floor area built before 1950 in North Dakota needs about 51,905 BTU/h, which the published output still covers.

Floor area1970s house, OregonPre-1950, North DakotaWithin 110,000 BTU/h?
1,000 sq ft15,02419,224Both
1,500 sq ft22,53728,836Both
2,000 sq ft30,04938,448Both
2,500 sq ft37,56148,061Both

These are estimates from average use, not a heat-loss calculation of a real house, and a stove heats the room it stands in first.

Wood it burns in a winter

With its published 71% efficiency, heating 2,700 sq ft (built in the 1970s) on generic 20 million Btu cords takes about 5.6 cords in Oregon and 9.7 cords in North Dakota. It takes logs up to 22 in, so standard 16-inch face-cord wood fits; University of Maryland Extension suggests cutting wood about 3 inches shorter than the firebox. The maker quotes up to 10 hours (maximum burn time) per load.

The species that burn best in any stove are the dense hardwoods Utah State rates excellent overall: osage-orange (30.5), black locust (28.3), white oak (27.9), apple (27), bur oak (26.3) million Btu per cord. Burn them dry; see how to season firewood.

Emissions and EPA rules

At 1.6 g/h the HT-3000 is 80% of the EPA's May 15, 2020 limit of 2 g/h and 64% of the 2.5 g/h limit for stoves certified on cord wood. It burns without a catalyst. The EPA rules guide explains the limits.

Similar stoves

Source: Drolet, Wood Stove - HT-3000 (DB07300) product page, checked 2026-10-20. Ratings are the maker's own; installation clearances and permits follow the installation manual and local code. See the methodology.