Osburn Inspire 2000 EPA 2020 Wood Stove
Up to 8 hours on one load. The Osburn Inspire 2000 (OB02042) is an EPA 2020-certified non-catalytic wood stove with a 2.4 cubic foot firebox rated up to 75,000 BTU/hr on dry cordwood at 79% optimum efficiency and 2.3 g/h, for 500 to 2,100 square feet. It takes 20-inch logs behind a clean-lined steel door with a wide 20-1/4" x 9-1/2" ceramic-glass view, vents through a 6-inch chimney, and is approved for mobile-home and alcove installation. The black decorative side panels and the base — black steel, soapstone or minimalist — complete it above and are priced on top; from $3,449 for the stove alone.
Choose the Inspire 2000 if you want a contemporary stove with the widest glass of Osburn's 2.4 cubic foot stoves and a base that suits the room: black steel or soapstone, each with an ash drawer and a certified space for logs under the firebox, or the minimalist base, which sets the stove on a non-combustible base of your own (Osburn's modern stove bench is sold only with the minimalist base). One load runs up to 8 hours, and a 130 CFM blower can be added below the cart.
It is not right if you want a blower in the box — the blower is optional and sold separately. It is a freestanding stove only and never goes inside a factory-built fireplace; in a mobile home it cannot go in a bedroom. It runs with the door fully closed. It needs a 6-inch chimney that serves no other appliance, 16 inches from a combustible side wall and 48 inches clear in front, and non-combustible floor protection on any combustible floor.
Specifications
With a single-wall connector the Inspire 2000 sits 16 inches from a combustible side wall, 11 inches from the back wall and 10 inches from the walls in a corner (USA); a listed double-wall connector brings the back to 6 inches and the corner to 7 inches, with the side unchanged. Leave 48 inches clear in front and at least 84 inches from the floor to the ceiling. On a combustible floor, the non-combustible floor protection runs 16 inches in front of the door opening and 8 inches beyond each side of it. The chimney is 6 inches — a UL 103HT factory-built chimney or a lined masonry chimney — at least 12 feet tall and 3 feet above the roof, reached through a 6-inch chimney connector. The stove is 27-7/8 inches wide and 24-1/4 inches deep, stands 39-1/2 inches high on the black steel base, and weighs 400 lb. Lowered-ceiling, alcove and mobile-home layouts have their own clearance tables on pages 42 and 43 of the installation manual, and a certified heat shield or a wall shield can reduce clearances (see section 8.4 on page 44).
Features
- EPA 2020-certified non-catalytic firebox: 2.3 g/h emissions, 79% optimum efficiency, up to 75,000 BTU/hr on dry cordwood and up to 8 hours per load
- Clean-lined steel door with a wide 20-1/4" x 9-1/2" ceramic-glass view and a cold hand that opens it without touching the handle
- 2.4 ft³ firebox takes logs up to 20 inches (16-inch recommended, loaded east-west) and is rated for 500 to 2,100 ft²
- Black steel, soapstone or minimalist base — the steel and soapstone bases add an ash drawer and a certified log-storage space under the firebox
- Approved for mobile-home and alcove installation; 16" to a side wall and 11" to the back wall with single-wall pipe, 6" at the back with double-wall
Answers to common questions
What chimney does the Inspire 2000 need, and is any of it included?
None of the venting is in the box. The Inspire 2000 has a 6-inch flue collar and vents into a 6-inch factory-built chimney for solid fuel listed to UL 103HT (2100 °F), or into a code-approved masonry chimney with a clay or listed stainless liner — an oversized masonry flue gets a listed 6-inch stainless liner. The chimney runs at least 12 feet, 3 feet above the roof and 2 feet above anything within 10 feet, and serves no other appliance. Between the stove and the chimney goes a 6-inch chimney connector: black single-wall pipe at least 24 gauge thick with no more than 10 feet of horizontal run and two 90° elbows, or a listed double-wall connector, which also cuts the clearances. The full venting rules are in section 9, starting on page 48 of the installation manual.
How close can it sit to a wall or in a corner?
In the USA, with a single-wall connector: 16 inches from a combustible side wall, 11 inches from the back wall and 10 inches from each wall in a corner. With a listed double-wall connector: 16 inches at the side, 6 inches at the back and 7 inches in a corner. Keep 48 inches clear in front and at least 84 inches from the floor to the ceiling. Lowered-ceiling, alcove and mobile-home layouts each have their own clearance table on pages 42 and 43 of the installation manual, and a certified heat shield or a properly built wall shield can reduce the clearances (section 8.4, page 44). Send us your room layout if you want it checked — we're here to help!
What goes on the floor under the stove?
On a combustible floor the stove needs continuous non-combustible floor protection — sheet steel at least 0.015 inch thick or ceramic tiles sealed with grout over a continuous non-combustible sheet — reaching 16 inches in front of the door opening and 8 inches beyond each side of it in the USA (18 inches in front and 8 inches at the sides and back in Canada), plus under any horizontal run of chimney connector with 2 inches to spare on each side. On a non-combustible floor such as concrete, no protection is needed.
What’s included, what’s required, and what’s optional?
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Included in the box: The stove body with its steel-frame door and 4 mm ceramic glass, firebrick lining, C-Cast baffle and four stainless secondary air tubes; Cold hand door opener; EPA 2020 certification, UL 1482 / UL 737 / ULC S627 listing and the Osburn limited lifetime warranty.
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Required to complete the installation, purchased separately: Decorative Side Panel - the black decorative side panels that finish the sides of the stove; they go on before the stove is first used; Base - the black steel, soapstone or minimalist base; the stove ships without one, and the minimalist base sets it on a non-combustible base at least 10" high; Venting - a 6" listed factory-built chimney (UL 103HT) or a lined masonry chimney, with a 6" chimney connector (see pg 48 in the installation manual); Floor Protection - on a combustible floor, non-combustible protection 16 inches in front of the door opening and 8 inches beyond each side of it (USA), steel or grouted ceramic tile.
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Optional: The NightFlame door glass, a 130 CFM blower and its thermodisc, moulded refractory panels, the fresh air intake register and insulated flex pipe, the modern stove bench and floor protectors — the stove burns wood fully without any of them.
What do I need for the minimalist base, and what is the modern stove bench?
The minimalist base is a mounting system that sets the Inspire 2000 on a non-combustible base. That base must be built entirely of non-combustible materials, at least as wide as the stove, at least 10 inches high and at least 25-5/8 inches deep — or at least 19-5/8 inches deep when it is 18 inches or more high — and it reaches at least to the back of the stove. The stove's clearances and floor protection still apply, and it never goes into a masonry fireplace. Osburn's modern stove bench, sold below the cart, is offered for the Inspire 2000 only with the minimalist base.
Does it come with a blower, and does the stove need electricity?
No blower ships with the Inspire 2000, and the stove burns wood without power. Osburn's 130 CFM blower with variable speed control, sold below the cart, mounts on the back of the stove and plugs into a standard 115 V outlet on an 8-foot cord — keep the cord off the stove and never run it underneath. Set it with the HI-LO-OFF knob once the stove has been burning about an hour. A quick-connect thermodisc, sold separately, lets the blower start and stop by itself with the stove's temperature.
Can it go in a mobile home or an alcove?
Yes to both. In a mobile or manufactured home the stove takes its combustion air from outdoors through the fresh air intake, with an insulated intake pipe, uses a double-wall connector only and a 6-inch double-wall factory-built chimney at least 12 feet long, and is secured to the structure; it never goes in a sleeping room. An alcove installation uses a double-wall connector and the alcove clearance table on page 43 of the installation manual: 9 inches at the back, 19 inches at the sides and at least 77 inches to the ceiling.
Does buying from The Torch Guys affect my Osburn warranty?
No. The Torch Guys is an authorized Osburn dealer, and Osburn's limited lifetime warranty runs through your dealer — if you ever need to claim, we deal with Osburn on your behalf. The combustion-chamber welds are covered for life on parts with 5 years of labour; the ceramic glass for life on parts; the baffle, air tubes, ash drawer and supports 7 years; the blower and its controls 2 years. It applies to the original purchaser, lifetime parts are replaced once, installation must be by a qualified technician, and it is void if anything but cordwood is burned. Keep your invoice and the serial number from the label on the back of the stove.
