RSF Focus SBR Fireplace

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 1,000–2,000 sq ft
• Efficiency: 66% (weighted average, higher heating value).
• Maximum Log Size: Up to 22"
• Firebox Size: 2.6 cu ft
• Fuel: Wood.
• Controls: Automatic air control (Smart BurnRate).
• Fan: Optional

Who It's For

Wood heat rewards attention. Open the air too far and the load burns off in an hour; close it too soon and the glass blackens. Most people don't want to stand by the fireplace adjusting a lever. You need a fire that manages itself. The RSF Focus SBR is for the household that wants real wood heat for 1,000 to 2,000 square feet without learning to run it like an expert. Choose a manual-air fireplace and the fire is only as good as your timing; choose this and it adjusts for you.

What Makes It Special

RSF calls it Smart BurnRate: a bi-metallic air control that adjusts the burn rate on its own. You get an air-infused easy light-up, then steady heat and slow, lazy flames as the load burns.

The 2.6 cubic foot firebox is lined with custom-molded refractory bricks reinforced with stainless steel pins, and it takes logs up to 22 inches, so standard firewood goes in without trimming. It meets the 2020 federal emission standard with room to spare.

It can also do more than heat one room. Gravity vents and a heat dump move warmth to nearby rooms, and a central heating blower and zone controls let it feed your home's ductwork.

Possible Downsides

• A louver set or clean-face kit is required. The clean face also needs two gravity vents.
• The blower is an add-on. So are the central heating and zone parts.
• It is a wood fire. You still bring in wood and take out ash.

If you want wood heat without fiddling with the air, the RSF Focus SBR is the right decision. You load it after dinner, sit down, and the fire takes care of itself.

Choose black louvers or a clean face, then add gravity vent kits, an internal blower, a heat dump, central heating and zone controls, a rock retainer kit, or a firescreen.