Enerzone: Solution 3.5-I

Turns an open masonry fireplace into a clean, efficient wood heater.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 1,000–2,700 sq ft (Enerzone’s recommended heating area).
• Burn Time: Up to 10 hours
• Efficiency: 77% optimum
• Fuel: Cordwood.
• Fan: Included

Who It’s For

An open fireplace sends most of its heat up the chimney. You need it to heat the house instead. The Enerzone Solution 3.5 insert is for the masonry fireplace in a home Enerzone rates at 1,000 to 2,700 square feet.

What Makes It Special

Built to replace an old masonry fireplace in a large space, its secondary combustion system rolls the flames between the logs behind a large glass surface.

The blower is included, with variable speed. Enerzone backs it with a limited lifetime warranty.

Possible Downsides

• It is a wood fire. You haul and store wood, clean ash, and sweep the chimney.
• Burn time and heating area vary. Enerzone notes that heating area and burn time vary with the home, chimney draft, climate, and fuel.

If you want your fireplace to heat the house, the Enerzone Solution 3.5 insert is the right decision. The fireplace you used to ignore becomes the warmest seat in the house.

Choose the medium or large faceplate and the trim; add a firescreen.