Kozy Heat: Nordik 29

A tall, full-height log fire for an existing fireplace, with the fan, lights, and remote already included.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 800–1,600 sq ft
• Efficiency: 70% (EnerGuide)
• Viewing Area: 27 11/16″ wide and nearly 18″ tall.
• 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 inserts turn a fireplace opening into a short, wide strip of flame, because the insert has to fit inside the old firebox. You need a fire that still looks like a fireplace fire, with logs you can actually see. If you are converting a wood-burning fireplace you never use into one you will light every evening, the Kozy Heat Nordik 29 is built for that job. A low-profile insert gives you heat through a letterbox; this one keeps the fireplace looking like a fireplace.

What Makes It Special

The Nordik 29 puts a tall glass front and a high-definition log set inside a standard opening. The glass is nearly 18 inches tall, so the logs sit where you can see them from the couch instead of hiding behind the front.

The extras many inserts charge for come in the box: a fan, an ember-bed light, a top light, and a remote. The fan pushes warm air out into the room, enough for a living room and the space around it, and the two lights give the embers and firebox a steady glow.

It is approved for bedroom installs, so the fireplace in a primary suite can become a heat source too.

Possible Downsides

• Logs, screen front, shroud, and firebox panels are all separate choices. None ship with the insert, so plan on picking each one.
• It ships set up for natural gas. Running it on propane takes an add-on valve motor.

If you want an insert that still looks like a real fireplace fire, the Nordik 29 is the right decision. The fireplace becomes the place everyone sits on a cold night.

Choose traditional or birch logs; a black, antique copper, black prairie, or vintage bronze arched mission front; a black shroud in three sizes or a blank shroud; and black glass, black brick, Chicago brick, ledgestone, or herringbone firebox panels.