The Empire Innsbrook 28" is a medium vent-free gas fireplace insert with a blower. It installs in an existing masonry or factory-built fireplace opening 17 5/8" high by 28 7/8" wide. The same unit can also be set up as a vent-free fireplace in zero-clearance applications.
It is vent-free, so it needs no chimney liner or venting system. It is rated at up to 99.9% efficiency and delivers up to 28,000 BTU/hr of supplemental heat. The included blower circulates heated air through the room.
It comes with either a millivolt or an intermittent pilot ignition system and runs on natural gas or propane. A compatible remote control or wall thermostat can operate it. Many compatible millivolt systems can keep providing heat during a winter power outage.
- Model
- VBPC28IN31N
- Vent type
- Vent free
- Installation
- Zero clearance; installs as an insert in an existing fireplace or as a vent-free fireplace
- Fuel type
- Natural gas or propane
- Ignition
- Millivolt or intermittent pilot
- Max input
- 28,000 BTU/hr
- Min input
- 20,000 BTU/hr
- Efficiency
- Up to 99.9%
- Orifice
- #38
- Air shutter opening
- 1/8"
- Fireplace opening
- 17 5/8" H x 28 7/8" W
- Min. opening size
- Front width 30", rear width 19", height 22", depth 15"
- Controls
- Compatible remote control or wall thermostat
- In the box
- Innsbrook vent-free fireplace insert, fine mesh barrier screen, on/off switch, blower
- Required accessories
- Log set, banded brick liner, and one surround
- Optional accessories
- Control options, cast iron surround, surround adaptor, metal surround and shroud
- Surround notes
- Metal surrounds do not include a bottom cover. For in-wall installation (not on a hearth), order a custom 4-sided surround. The SH1BL shroud helps conceal a larger fireplace opening.
- Warranty
- Five-year limited warranty with five-year limited labor warranty; remote controls carry a one-year limited warranty