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ComfortBilt HP22N: is it worth buying?

Pellet stove by SMG Hearth and Home. Also sold as HP22, HP22i Insert.

A good pick if you want lots of heat and getting the most out of your wood.

No weak spots in the EPA tests.

How it compares

Against all 109 new pellet stoves, from the EPA's lab tests. Longer bar = better.

HeatBetter than 87%
up to 40,689 BTU an hour
Clean burningBetter than 55%
1 grams of smoke an hour (legal limit 2)
Heat from each logBetter than 80%
81% efficient

Source: EPA certification record 4885, checked Nov 1, 2026. Smoke compared as a share of each stove's legal limit, since stoves tested on real cordwood get a higher limit.

Better-matched picks with similar heat

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Want less smoke? Enerco G2-A130WTS Cleaner than 94% of new pellet stoves, with similar heat.
Want to burn less wood? ComfortBilt HP42-Alpine Gets more heat from each log than 99% of new pellet stoves.

Other questions

What size chimney liner does it need?

Match the liner to the flue collar size in the ComfortBilt HP22N owner's manual, and have a certified installer confirm it fits your chimney.

It's non-catalytic. What does that mean?

There's no catalytic combustor, so no combustor part to replace down the road.

What do these numbers mean?

The EPA tests every new stove before it can be sold. "Heat" is the most heat it put out in the test. "Clean burning" is smoke per hour. "Heat from each log" is the share of the wood's energy that reaches your room. Firebox size tells you how much wood it holds, which drives how long it burns.

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