Kozy Heat: Chaska 25

Real gas heat for a smaller fireplace, with the logs, fan, and remote included.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 650–1,300 sq ft
• Efficiency: 71% (EnerGuide)
• Viewing Area: 21 7/8″ wide.
• Fuel: Natural gas or propane; propane needs an add-on valve motor.
• Controls: Full-function remote included; battery backup lets it light during a power outage.
• Fan: Included

Who It’s For

Small fireplaces are often the hardest to put to work: most inserts are built for a bigger opening, and a gas log set sends most of its heat up the chimney. You need an insert made for a small firebox that still heats the room. If you have a compact fireplace in a den, a bedroom, or an older home, the Kozy Heat Chaska 25 is the insert built for it. Choose it and the drafty little fireplace becomes a real heat source.

What Makes It Special

The Chaska 25 is the smallest insert in the Kozy Heat lineup, and it still comes complete: the log set, the fan, and the remote are included, so the only decisions left are the front and the shroud.

It has battery backup, so it still lights when the power goes out, as long as you keep batteries in it. On a normal night, press the remote and the fan moves warm air into a living room or family room.

It is approved for bedroom installs, which makes it a natural fit for a fireplace in a primary suite.

Possible Downsides

• The front and shroud are separate purchases, and both are needed to finish the install.
• One log style. No birch log set is listed for it; for birch logs, look at the Nordik 29.

If you have a small fireplace that has never kept the room warm, the Chaska 25 is the right decision. The little fireplace in the den becomes the warmest seat in the house.

Choose a black rectangular, black prairie, or vintage bronze arched mission front; a black shroud in three sizes or a blank shroud; and optional black brick, Canyon Creek, traditional brick, or black glass firebox panels.