What the approval asks for
A stove approved for manufactured homes is usually bolted down, grounded to the chassis and given an outside air supply. The reasons are simple: the home is tight, the structure is lighter, and a fan or range hood can pull air back down a chimney.
The part the listing may not include
Approval tends to depend on an air kit. Ashley’s AW2020-P listing, for example, says it is mobile home approved with a fresh air intake kit, model 4FAK, sold separately. Add that to the price when you compare.
Listings that disagree
The same Ashley page says approval covers the US and Canada in one line and the USA only in another. This is common. Trust the manual and the label on the stove.
Outside air in a site-built home
Outside air kits are also used in tight site-built homes. Whether you need one depends on the house and on your code. We list whether a stove has an optional kit where the listing says so.
Questions that keep arriving by post
Can I use any stove in a mobile home?
No. Use a stove whose listing and manual name manufactured homes, and follow the manual on outside air, floor protection and fixing to the floor. Check with your local authority and your insurer first.
Does the outside air kit come with the stove?
Often not. Read the listing. On several stoves it is a separate purchase with its own model number.
Last reviewed November 1, 2026