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Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision
Electric Fireplace
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Sold and installed from our Ballard showroom · SKU OR36-TRAD
A tall, traditional fire for the fireplace you already have—no gas line, no venting, no ashes. The 36-inch Orion Traditional slides into an existing fireplace opening or builds in flush, and draws its fire on a screen behind lit logs.
Quick Facts
- Heating Capacity: 400–700 sq ft
- Viewing Area: 32-1/8" wide
- Fuel: Electric.
- Controls: Remote, built-in touch controls, and the Modern Flames app over Wi-Fi.
- Fan: Included
Who It's For
A wood fireplace that takes hauling, lighting, and cleaning tends to sit dark most nights. You need a fire you'll actually turn on. If you have a family room fireplace and want a fire with traditional proportions—upright flames and a full log set—at the press of a button, the 36-inch Orion Traditional is the one. Leave the opening as it is and it stays a dark box; put this in and it becomes the fire you use every evening.
What Makes It Special
The fire is drawn on an LCD screen, which gives it height and depth that LED flames can't match, framed like a classic fireplace rather than a long linear strip. The logs glow in color, the ember bed and the downlighting each take their own color, and you choose from three flame styles in six colors with a crackling sound you can turn up or off.
It slides into most existing fireplace openings as an insert, or builds in flush with a clean face, and it plugs into a standard outlet. On that plug the fan-forced heater warms about 400 square feet; wired for 240 volts it reaches about 700. Either way it's supplemental heat for the room you're in, and the flames run with the heat off whenever you just want the look.
Possible Downsides
- The manufacturer rates it for supplemental heat only; it warms the room, not the house.
- The top of its heating range needs a 240-volt circuit; on the standard plug it covers about 400 square feet.
If your fireplace has sat dark for years and you want a traditional fire you'll actually use, the 36-inch Orion Traditional is the right decision. The opening you stopped noticing becomes the room everyone ends up in.
Options include small and large surround trim kits to cover the gap around your existing opening, and the TruWood Premium Timber log kit sized for 36-inch units.
Quick Specs
Dimensions
32.625" W · 23.875" H · 10" D
- Approx. Heating Area
- 400–700 sq ft
- Turn Down Rate
- Up to 100%
- Fan Kit
- Included
- Remote Control
- Included
- Style
- All · Modern · Transitional
- Fuel
- Electric
Available at our showroom
Manuals & Spec Sheets
Documentation for this model is available at our showroom.
Can you get an instant online estimate for the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision?
Yes—right on this page. Configure the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision and get a free, no-obligation instant estimate covering the unit as configured, a fitting vent kit, and professional installation labor. No phone call required.
What's included in the online estimate?
The unit with the options you selected, a real vent kit matched to your venting, and the installation labor for a typical setup. Your free one-to-two-hour in-home visit confirms every detail before anything is ordered.
Who pulls the permit?
We do, on every job, in every jurisdiction we serve—and we meet the inspector. It's built into the process, not an upsell.
Can you see the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision in a photo of your own room?
Yes. The Visualizer tab on this page renders the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision into a straight-on photo of your wall, scaled to the room, so you see it in your space before you price a thing. Phone photos are fine. It's a faithful preview, not an architectural drawing; sizing, venting, and trim get confirmed at the free in-home visit.
Is the online estimate real, or a rough guess?
Real, and honest about what it is: a price for the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision as configured, a fitting vent kit, and professional installation labor, built from real Seattle installs. It is not binding. The free one-to-two-hour in-home visit checks your actual house before the price is final, and nothing is ordered until then.
Do you install and service the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision yourselves?
Yes, both. Our own in-house installers set the Modern Flames Orion 36" Traditional Heliovision, run the venting and the gas, pull the permit, and light the first fire before leaving. Afterward the service desk looks after every unit that came from Sutter, with factory-trained technicians and a real date when you call.
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