Regency: Atmosphere Electric EI29

The electric insert made for the fireplace most houses have.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 250–500 sq ft
• Viewing Area: 541 sq in
• Fuel: Electric.
• Controls: Thermostatic remote, included; discreet built-in buttons for power, flame, and heat.
• Fan: Included

Who It’s For

Your fireplace is the standard size, it has not been lit in years, and a gas insert means a gas line and a liner you would rather not pay for. You need an electric insert sized for an ordinary opening. If you want a convincing flame and a heater in a standard fireplace, with trims included and faceplates to finish it, the Atmosphere Ei29 is the one. The open fireplace stays an air leak until something fills it.

What Makes It Special

The Ei29 fits the most common fireplace opening and fills it with a high-impact orange and red flame over an extra-deep bed of split oak logs, with three- and four-sided trims included for a clean install.

Run the standard heater from a regular outlet or the stronger one on 240 volts. Driftwood or birch log sets are optional, and flush, oversized, or custom faceplates finish openings that are not square.

Possible Downsides

• Supplemental heat for one room, not whole-house heat.
• Fixed flame style; the Ei29 LCD adds nine flame options, ember effects, and sound in the same size.

If your fireplace is standard size and you want it alive again without a gas project, the Atmosphere Ei29 is the right decision. The fireplace goes from storage shelf to the thing the room is arranged around.

The Ei29 comes with a split oak log set and included finishing trims, and offers driftwood or birch log sets, three- and four-sided faceplates, an oversized backing plate, and custom faceplates.