Kozy Heat: Bellingham 38 Gas Fireplace

A wide, landscape log fire with two fans, a remote, and a safety screen included.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 1,100–2,200 sq ft
• Efficiency: 67% (EnerGuide)
• Viewing Area: 38 7/16″ wide.
• Fuel: Natural gas or propane; propane needs an add-on valve motor.
• Controls: Full-function remote included; wall-mounted control optional.
• Fan: Included

Who It’s For

Most traditional fireplaces are close to square, which fills the wall and leaves little room for anything above it. You want a classic log fire in a wider, lower shape that sits comfortably under a mantel or a TV. If that is the look for your living room, the Kozy Heat Bellingham 38 is built for it. A square firebox dominates the wall; this one lets the wall breathe.

What Makes It Special

The Bellingham 38 puts a log fire behind more than 38 inches of landscape glass, with a top light and an ember-bed light inside and an inside-fit safety screen across the front.

Two fans and a full-function remote come standard, and the burner turns down to a low glow when you want ambiance more than heat. On high, it warms a large living room and the rooms that open onto it.

An optional heat-management kit routes warm air out through grilles, which Kozy Heat says lets you hang a TV above the fireplace. Optional heat transfer kits can carry warmth to another room.

Possible Downsides

• Firebox panels are a separate, required choice.
• It ships set up for natural gas. Running it on propane takes an add-on valve motor.

If you want a traditional fire that sits low and wide on the wall, the Bellingham 38 is the right decision. The living room gets a fire and a wall that still has room for everything else.

Choose traditional or birch logs; Chicago brick, herringbone, ledgestone, or black glass firebox panels; a one-piece black rectangle surround; and optional heat-management and heat transfer kits.