Hechler’s is the place to see and answer questions about inserts. A fireplace insert is a wood or gas stove with out legs that is inserted into your existing fireplace and finished off with a trim panel. To find out what insert will fit your fireplace, you need several key measurements. It is very important to measure your opening where you put your wood. We need the opening height, width and depth. If the firebox tapers, measure the width in the front and width in the rear. Estimate your flue height and size. Keep in mind that chimneys can be round, square or rectangular. You also need to identify if you have a factory built pre-fab fireplace with a metal chimney or a full masonry, brick and mortar fireplace with a clay tile chimney. Before you visit our showroom, we suggest you bring with you several pictures of your fireplace. You don’t even have to print them just bring your digital camera or even a camera phone photo. Most fireplace inserts have a blower so locate your closest electrical source.

Wood burning fireplace inserts require a stainless steel liner to be connected from top of the insert to the top of the chimney. That is why estimating your chimney height is important.

Direct Vent or Vent Free Gas inserts will require the same measurements, in addition we need to know what kind of gas you have, LP or Natural Gas.

Gas logs sets are not inserts but also require the same measuring.

Another option for customers with inefficient small builder’s grade fireplaces is tear them out and start over. Lennox has come out with a new Hi-efficiency zero clearance fireplace named the Ladera. It is the perfect size to replace the small 36” builder boxes with something that will really heats.

Buck 91 Fireplace insert

Buck 91 catalytic fireplace insert

Buck Stoves has a wide variety of sizes of inserts that will fit many fireplaces. The Buck Model 18 which looks almost identical to the photo above is perfectly sized to fit the common builder grade factory built fireplaces typically found in our area.

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Vermont Castings Montpelier fireplace insert

Montpelier non Catalytic insert

New this year is the new fireplace insert by Vermont Castings. This is a cast iron insert with several cast iron trim panel surrounds as options. It has a large glass viewing door and quite blower. Click here to print a brocure

Lennox Legacy c210 fireplace insert

Lennox makes a series of high quality steel fireplace inserts. Pictured above is the Lennox Legacy C210 insert Click here to download a brochure

Princess Insert PI1010A

The Blaze King Princess insert has an automatic thermostat, blower, extra deep firebox and its catalytic combustion system allows the insert to hold fire for up to 20 hours! Click here to print a Blaze King Brochure

Ladera Hi-efficency Wood Burning Fireplace

Here is another option, tear out your old fireplace and replace it with the new Lennox Ladera. It is sized just right to take the place of most of the 36” prefab builder fireplaces. It has advanced features, like a Double-Air Combustion control, allows you to enjoy a continuous fire without the need for reignites and it helps optimize efficiency. It has a compact, yet open firebox and accepts logs up to 18 inches for large flames, long burn times and additional warmth. With a clean-face design and expansive viewing area, the EPA-certified fireplace allows you to take pleasure in the modern beauty of an unobstructed fire with a true masonry feel. Click here to print a Ladra brocure.

Direct Vent Gas Inserts

Direct vent gas inserts are a great way to increase the efficiency of your wood burning fireplace if you don’t want to burn wood in it anymore. These attractive inserts require the same careful measuring as the wood inserts. In addition know the location your gas line as well as its accessibility. Direct vent inserts house a gas log that has a great looking burn and an efficient firebox that captures the heat so the blower can transfer the heat into the home. They are sealed systems that take in outside air and return the exhaust back up the chimney. We have several direct vent inserts actually hooked up and burning in our showroom. Here are some pictures of some of our inserts.

Kozy Heat Chaska Gas insert

Chaska XL Kozy Heat insert

Put click here to print a brocure.

Direct Vent Insert by Empire, available in three sizes

Direct Vent Insert by Empire, available in three sizes

Vent Free Gas Inserts

Vent free gas insert are another option. These units usually only fit larger prefab factory built fireplaces or full masonry fireplaces. Vent free gas inserts provide lots of heat, they are 99.9% efficient and are less expensive to install. Since they are vent free, there is no flue liner; the existing fireplace damper is merely closed. The Buck Stove Model 384 we show in our store is a great vent free option. It comes with the logs, brick liner and thermostatically controlled blower as standard equipment. It can also be operated with an optional remote control

Buck 384 Vent Free Insert
Buck Vent Free Inseet
The Model 384 is a versatile unit. It can be done freestanding on legs or with a optional pedestal. The 384 can be inserted into a fireplace with an optional trim kit. We offer two styles of optional mantels for this unit, Regular Oak and Honey Oak (shown above). The 384 can also be done as a zero clearance unit for new construction or remodeling project.
Unit Dimensions 23-1/2" H x 32" W x 14-1/4" D Minimum Fireplace Dimensions 25-1/8" H x 33" W x 12-1/2" D Technical Performance
BTU Output	33,000
Optional Mantel	44" H x 49-1/2" W x 18-1/2" D
Optional Corner Mantel	44" H x 49-1/2" W x 39" D
Optional Pedestal	N/A
Freestanding Option	Yes (With Queen Anne Legs)
Blower	Yes
Oxygen Depletion Sensor	Yes
Piezo Matchless Ignition	Yes
Approved For Use In After Market Manufactured Homes	Yes