We are repurposing our 1972 Jotul 118 and looking to add some ambiance to our living space. We have a pretty unique fire place that is is the centerpiece of our open living space at ~8 ft wide x floor to ceiling (vaulted ceiling at that which is approx 20 ft high) made of old Brick in the late 1940's. The fireplace opening is 4Ft wide by 30 inches high. Our open concept living space is 40x20, again with vaulted ceilings and tons of glass (straight in front of fireplace is 18 ft x 7 ft glass with many other windows in the space).
The fire is not primary heating source as we have Geothermal, so it is mostly used for comfort heat and again ambiance. However considering Geo Thermal requires power, the fire becomes the heating source in the case of a power outage so planning for the worst I'd like to maximize BTU output.
We have decided to switch to gas. This eliminates the need for a hearth and provides an immediate on/off capability that is much needed given the parameters of our main heating system and zoning setup. We also have decided a free standing unit makes more sense than the insert due to the curved face of the firebox (a little hard to see but the entire fireplace has a curved face).
Given our firebox is ~48 Wide x 30 High we are very interested in a unit with a similar aspect ratio. Something like the image below would be ideal but all the options I'm seeing online that have that ratio seem to be UK or European based companies, which is fine, but I'm not seeing availability in the US. I've included the dimensions (clearly not to scale) of the firebox and a pic of my space as well.
Considering all this I'm curious what options readers on this forum might recommend given this info.
Thanks in Advance
The fire is not primary heating source as we have Geothermal, so it is mostly used for comfort heat and again ambiance. However considering Geo Thermal requires power, the fire becomes the heating source in the case of a power outage so planning for the worst I'd like to maximize BTU output.
We have decided to switch to gas. This eliminates the need for a hearth and provides an immediate on/off capability that is much needed given the parameters of our main heating system and zoning setup. We also have decided a free standing unit makes more sense than the insert due to the curved face of the firebox (a little hard to see but the entire fireplace has a curved face).
Given our firebox is ~48 Wide x 30 High we are very interested in a unit with a similar aspect ratio. Something like the image below would be ideal but all the options I'm seeing online that have that ratio seem to be UK or European based companies, which is fine, but I'm not seeing availability in the US. I've included the dimensions (clearly not to scale) of the firebox and a pic of my space as well.
Considering all this I'm curious what options readers on this forum might recommend given this info.
Thanks in Advance
