Fire Chief FC1000 and Shelter SF1000
Previously certified
EPA lists Fire Chief FC1000 and Shelter SF1000 under Fire Chief Industries/Shelter Furnace/HY-C Company as a previously certified forced-air furnace.
The listed emission rate is 0.19 pounds per million BTU.
The listed HHV efficiency is 69 percent.
Source: EPA Certified Wood Heater Database, snapshot 2026-10-23.
EPA rows
| Field | Row 1 |
|---|---|
| Status | Previously certified |
| Type | Forced Air Furnace |
| Subtype | Non-Catalytic Stove |
| Emission | 0.19 pounds per million BTU |
| HHV efficiency | 69 percent |
| Heat output | 16,691–45,000 BTU/hr |
| Heat output maximum | Not listed |
| Firebox | Not listed |
| CO | 2 g/min |
| Certified fuel | Cord Wood |
| Test method | Not listed |
| 2020 NSPS | No |
| Thermal storage | No |
Retail names in the model line
These are the names split from EPA's model cell. They are aliases for this line, not separate listings.
- Fire Chief FC1000 and Shelter SF1000
Other model lines from this manufacturer
- Fire Chief FC1500 and Shelter Furnace SF2600 Previously certified
- Fire Chief FC1700, FC1900 and Shelter Furnace SF3100, SF4200 Previously certified
Nearest model lines by EPA figures
Nearest means the smallest absolute difference on that EPA figure, among other Forced Air Furnace model lines that list it. Ties are ordered by model name.
Emission
- 620-9 and 620-10 — 0.2 pounds per million BTU
- SF1000E, FC1000E, X1020, L1020 — 0.14 pounds per million BTU
- AirBilo Plus — 0.13 pounds per million BTU
- Fire Chief FC1000E and Shelter SF1000E — 0.12 pounds per million BTU
- Fire Chief FC1700, FC1900 and Shelter Furnace SF3100, SF4200 — 0.26 pounds per million BTU
HHV efficiency
- Caddy Alterna II — 69 percent
- SF1000E, FC1000E, X1020, L1020 — 70 percent
- US1520, HB1520, VG1520, WC1520, N35, C2235, SWF1035, SWF1035K, King KWF1520, Comfort Glow CGWF4000, DuraHeat DHWF4000 — 70 percent
- AF700 and CF700M — 71 percent
- 28-4000, 50-SHW40, and 50-TRW40 — 72 percent
Heat output
- SF1000E, FC1000E, X1020, L1020 — 15,727–46,435 BTU/hr
- 1330E, AF1330E, CF1330E, BK1330E, NM1330E, GE1330E, CH1330E, VG1330E, HC1330E, HB1330E, VG1301E, 1331E, AF1300E — 14,917–48,184 BTU/hr
- Caddy, Heatmax II, Tundra II — 12,635–44,857 BTU/hr
- Max Caddy and HeatPro — 15,112–51,203 BTU/hr
- 8500 and SP8500 — 9,001–47,014 BTU/hr
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