The Empire Innsbrook is a traditional vent-free gas fireplace insert. It installs inside an existing fireplace, and the same unit can also be installed as a vent-free fireplace. It is rated at 28,000 BTU/hr maximum and 20,000 BTU/hr minimum.
It has banded brick liners, hand-painted ceramic fiber logs and a fine mesh barrier screen. The logs sit on a variable-flame burner. The Slope Glaze Burner produces flickering flames. A blower is included.
The insert lights with a switch and gives heat even when electric power fails. It can also run with an optional thermostat, wireless wall thermostat, remote control or thermostat remote control. One surround is required to complete the unit. Metal surrounds do not include a bottom cover, so for in-wall installation (not on a hearth) a custom 4-sided surround is needed.
- Vent type
- Vent-free
- Fuel
- Natural gas or propane
- Heat input
- 20,000 to 28,000 BTU/hr
- Efficiency
- 99.9%
- Ignition
- Millivolt or intermittent pilot
- Installation
- Zero clearance; installs as an insert in an existing fireplace or as a vent-free fireplace
- Opening
- 14 5/8 in H x 25 7/8 in W
- Front width
- 30 in
- Rear width
- 19 in
- Height
- 22 in
- Depth
- 15 in
- Orifice
- #38
- Air shutter
- 1/8 in opening
- In the box
- Innsbrook insert, banded brick ceramic liner, fine mesh barrier screen, on/off switch, blower, log set
- Required
- One surround
- Optional
- Control options (thermostat, wireless wall thermostat, remote, thermostat remote), cast iron surround, surround adaptor, metal surround and shroud, SH1BL shroud to conceal a larger fireplace opening
- Manufacturer
- Empire Comfort Systems