Pacific Energy Summit LE wood stove

Pacific Energy publishes no heating area for the Summit LE; it gives 99,000 BTU/h (maximum heat output on cord wood). The firebox holds 2.5 cubic feet, #8 by size of the 20 stoves listed here, and particulate emissions are 1.8 g/h, 90% of the EPA's 2 g/h limit.

1Heating area No area published
2Output 99,000 BTU/h
3Firebox 2.5 cu ft
4Particulate 1.8 g/h

Specification	Pacific Energy Summit LE
Heating area	No area published
Output	99,000 BTU/h (maximum heat output on cord wood); 41,275 BTU/h on EPA test fuel
Efficiency	74% HHV (HHV efficiency)
Particulate emissions	1.8 g/h
Firebox	2.5 cu ft
Log length	up to 20 in
Flue	Not published
Weight	Not published
Burn time	Not published
Same published ratings	Pacific Energy Alderlea T6 LE

Published output of the Pacific Energy Summit LE 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 Summit LE 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 area	1970s house, Oregon	Pre-1950, North Dakota	Within 99,000 BTU/h?
1,000 sq ft	15,024	19,224	Both
1,500 sq ft	22,537	28,836	Both
2,000 sq ft	30,049	38,448	Both
2,500 sq ft	37,561	48,061	Both

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 74% 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 3.0 cords in Oregon and 5.2 cords in North Dakota. It takes logs up to 20 in, so standard 16-inch face-cord wood fits; University of Maryland Extension suggests cutting wood about 3 inches shorter than the firebox.

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 1.8 g/h the Summit LE is 90% of the EPA's May 15, 2020 limit of 2 g/h and 72% 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

Drolet Myriad III: 90,000 BTU/h, 900–2,300 sq ft
Drolet HT-3000: 110,000 BTU/h, 1,000–2,700 sq ft
Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE: 85,000 BTU/h, No area published
Osburn 2000: 75,000 BTU/h, 500–2,100 sq ft

Source: Pacific Energy, Summit LE 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.