Osburn: Inspire 2000-I

Turns an open masonry fireplace into a real wood heater.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 500–2,100 sq ft (Osburn’s recommended heating area).
• Burn Time: Up to 8 hours
• Efficiency: 79% optimum
• Fuel: Cordwood.
• Fan: Included

Who It’s For

An open fireplace sends most of its heat up the chimney. You need the fireplace to heat the house instead. The Osburn Inspire 2000 insert is for the masonry fireplace in a home Osburn rates at 500 to 2,100 square feet.

What Makes It Special

The Inspire insert brings impeccable modern lines to an old fireplace, with a narrow four-sided, narrow U-shaped, or cuttable faceplate. Robax NightFlame glass is available.

Ceramic glass with a self-cleaning glass system keeps the fire in view, and the blower is included. Osburn 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. Osburn notes that the heating area and burn time vary with the home, chimney draft, climate, and fuel.

If you want your fireplace to heat the house, the Osburn Inspire 2000 insert is the right decision. The fireplace you used to ignore becomes the warmest seat in the house.

Choose the narrow, narrow U-shaped, or cuttable faceplate; add molded refractory panels or NightFlame glass.