We are excited to get a gas insert for our home. Who knew it was so hard to choose.
We want a good viewing area, enough heat, but not too much heat. We want natural looking flames and logs. Our space is 32' x 14' x 8' high.
We like the Mendota FV44i, the Valor G4 and the Heat n Glo I35F.
Mendota Pros and Cons:
Pros - it's beautiful, large viewing space, good reputation
Cons - it's more expensive and it only turns down to 15K BTU which is pretty hot
Valor Pros and Cons:
Pros - it has a good reputation, nice logs, good heat without needing to use blower. The BTU's turn down to 6500 BTU's so if we get too hot we don't need to turn it off.
Cons - slightly smaller viewing space, they don't recommend the fan...I'm thinking we might want the fan.
Heat n Glo Pros and Cons:
Pros - nice viewing area, cool ceramic box
Cons - less natural looking flame/logs, only turns down to 18K BTU's - may be too hot
Any thoughts/recommendations are very welcome!
We want a good viewing area, enough heat, but not too much heat. We want natural looking flames and logs. Our space is 32' x 14' x 8' high.
We like the Mendota FV44i, the Valor G4 and the Heat n Glo I35F.
Mendota Pros and Cons:
Pros - it's beautiful, large viewing space, good reputation
Cons - it's more expensive and it only turns down to 15K BTU which is pretty hot
Valor Pros and Cons:
Pros - it has a good reputation, nice logs, good heat without needing to use blower. The BTU's turn down to 6500 BTU's so if we get too hot we don't need to turn it off.
Cons - slightly smaller viewing space, they don't recommend the fan...I'm thinking we might want the fan.
Heat n Glo Pros and Cons:
Pros - nice viewing area, cool ceramic box
Cons - less natural looking flame/logs, only turns down to 18K BTU's - may be too hot
Any thoughts/recommendations are very welcome!
