What company makes the best fireplace insert?
The best fireplace insert depends on your goals. Fuel type, budget and heating needs are what most folks consider in a new fireplace insert installation. No matter if you are installing a new gas, wood, electric or pellet fireplace insert, it is essential to get super clear on your project goals.
- How much heat do you want?
- Do you care about warmth or only ambiance?
- How often will you use your fireplace insert?
- Do you have unlimited free wood to burn?
- Are you trying to heat a cold basement with pellet?
TLDR: We prefer Heath & Home Technologies brands of fireplace inserts (the Toyota of the hearth industry) Fireplace inserts manufactured by HHT are reliable, available, well supported and easy to use.
Pro Homeowner Tip: Most folks don’t realize a new fireplace insert costs on average $8,000 all-in and takes under a day of in-home time. Fireplace inserts make a huge impact like a new kitchen remodel with one day of in-home disruption. Many homeowners are surprised to hear that a new fireplace insert is not nearly as expensive or time consuming as a new kitchen and the impact is just as significant for your daily quality of life.
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What is a fireplace insert?
Fireplace inserts take your hearth from cold and drafty to warm and lovely. Inserts transform old masonry fireplaces with meaningful heat for your home.
- Inserts literally INSERT into an existing hole in your home. If you have a pre-existing hole (masonry fireplace) an insert is for you.
- Gas logs are unsealed (no glass between you and the fire.) Inserts are sealed with glass or a door between you and the fire.
- Gas fireplaces are sealed and installed into a wall with vent pipe. Inserts, instead use a stainless steel insulated liner or co-linear liners through masonry.
Best fireplace insert manufacturer across all fuel types?
Hearth & Home Technologies is a reliable company and the largest manufacturer in the hearth industry. Their size and overall impact on the fireplace industry is immense. HHT’s brands include many of the major fireplace inserts available at specialty hearth retailers around the world. We believe HHT is the best fireplace insert manufacturer around right now due to their reliability, support, availability and ease of use.
- Vermont Castings
- Montpelier II Wood Fireplace Insert
- Quadra-Fire
- Expedition-II Wood Fireplace Insert
- Harman
- Accentra52-i Pellet Fireplace Insert
- P42 Pellet Fireplace Insert
- Heat & Glo
- Escape Gas Fireplace Insert
- Supreme Gas Fireplace Insert
- Majestic
- Ruby Gas Fireplace Insert
- SimpliFire
- Electric Fireplace Insert
Why is Hearth & Home Technologies the best (in your opinion?)
HHT makes reliable, affordable fireplace inserts supported by a top notch specialty retailer network. We will highlight some of the major reasons we recommend Hearth & Home Technologies manufactured products.
Easy to Use Gas Fireplace Inserts
Heat & Glo gas fireplace inserts and Majestic gas fireplace inserts operate on the best remote in the hearth industry. They are easy to use. Confidence is what matters MOST when you rely on fire for heat in your home. We love the confidence provided by the ease of use for Heat & Glo or Majestic gas fireplace inserts.
Reliable Pellet Fireplace Inserts
Harman is the best pellet insert bar none. When it comes to pellet, HHT has the best brand in the industry at the moment. Harman’s Accentra and P42 are built on the same platform. This means you can get parts and fix your unit if you need to in the future.
Good news, if you keep your Harman pellet fireplace insert clean, it will never need parts. These things just work. Reliable heat is what you will remember when the electricity is out in the dead of February. Pellet stoves can run on a battery backup and will heat you no matter what is happening around the world.
Available Wood Fireplace Inserts
People buy wood fireplace inserts when the cost of oil or electricity goes up. Quadra-Fire and Vermont Castings both have quality wood fireplace inserts available when other more advanced brands are sold out. If you want to buy a wood insert, the make is important. At a certain point, all of the bells and whistles are unnecessary.
If you want a metal box that gets hot to spend less money on electricity or oil, Vermont Castings & Quadra-Fire wood fireplace inserts are perfect. Wood inserts manufactured today are all required to be supremely efficient. Getting a new wood fireplace insert today compared to one from 30 years ago is night and day difference for your firewood budget and mother nature.
What does a fireplace insert cost?
Funny you should ask, we have insight available for each fuel type:
- Pellet Fireplace Insert Installation Cost
- Gas Fireplace Insert Installation Cost
- Wood Fireplace Insert Installation Cost
- Electric Fireplace Insert Installation Cost
- Check out our fireplace fuel cost guide so you can estimate the yearly cost of operating a fireplace insert.
Change your fireplace from cold and drafty to warm and lovely!
Knowledge is power when buying a new fireplace insert!
Vocabulary is overwhelming. Do not get bogged down! We have an ever growing hearth education blog with wonderful resources. If you need any help, please contact us at The Stove Shop Fireplace Experts in Phoenixville, PA. We are honored to be useful in your home heating quest.
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