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

Blaze King Ashford 30.2 wood stove

Blaze King publishes no heating area for the Ashford 30.2; it gives 37,742 BTU/h (constant heat output on High, for 10 hours). The firebox holds 2.9 cubic feet, #6 by size of the 20 stoves listed here, and particulate emissions are 0.81 g/h, 41% of the EPA's 2 g/h limit.

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  1. 1Heating area No area published
  2. 2Output 37,742 BTU/h
  3. 3Firebox 2.9 cu ft
  4. 4Particulate 0.81 g/h
SpecificationBlaze King Ashford 30.2
Heating areaNo area published
Output37,742 BTU/h (constant heat output on High, for 10 hours); low 10,641 BTU/h
Efficiency83% (efficiency; the page does not say HHV or LHV)
Particulate emissions0.81 g/h
Firebox2.9 cu ft
Log lengthNot published
Flue6 in
WeightNot published
Burn timeup to 30 hours on Low
Same published ratingsBlaze King Chinook 30.2, Blaze King Sirocco 30.2
Woodstock Ideal Steel Hybrid 21043,263 BTU/hBlaze King King 4038,516 BTU/hBlaze King Ashford 30.237,742 BTU/hBlaze King Princess 3236,300 BTU/hBlaze King Ashford 20.232,776 BTU/h
Published output of the Blaze King Ashford 30.2 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 Ashford 30.2 heats

Without a published area, compare the output with the heat a house needs. Estimated loss on a 0°F night (from average-winter use):

Floor area1970s house, OregonPre-1950, North DakotaWithin 37,742 BTU/h?
1,000 sq ft15,02419,224Both
1,500 sq ft22,53728,836Both
2,000 sq ft30,04938,448Median state only
2,500 sq ft37,56148,061Median state only

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. The Ashford 30.2 runs from 10,641 to 37,742 BTU/h, a 3.5-to-1 range, which helps in mild weather when a big stove would otherwise be turned down and smoulder.

Wood it burns in a winter

With its published 83% efficiency and a 1,500 sq ft example house, heating 1,500 sq ft (built in the 1970s) on generic 20 million Btu cords takes about 2.6 cords in Oregon and 4.6 cords in North Dakota. The maker quotes up to 30 hours on Low 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 0.81 g/h the Ashford 30.2 is 41% of the EPA's May 15, 2020 limit of 2 g/h and 32% of the 2.5 g/h limit for stoves certified on cord wood. The EPA rules guide explains the limits.

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Source: Blaze King, Ashford 30.2 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.