Regency i3000 Alterra Pro

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 2,600 sq ft
• Efficiency: 78% (EPA, higher heating value).
• Maximum Log Size: 20"
• Burn Time: Approx. 10–14 hours
• Fuel: Wood.
• Controls: Front-mounted air control with catalytic bypass.
• Fan: Optional

Who It's For

A large fireplace can heat most of a house on wood, but big inserts tend to come in one look, and it is usually the wrong one for your room. You need a large hybrid insert with real choice in how it is finished. If you want fourteen-hour burns and 78 percent efficiency behind a contemporary door or a classic arched one, with surrounds in five finishes, the Alterra Pro i3000 is the one. A fixed-look insert makes the room work around it.

What Makes It Special

The i3000 is a large hybrid insert with two personalities: a contemporary door with regular, oversize, or custom faceplates and premium surrounds in black, grey, white, sunset bronze, or brushed nickel, or a classic arched door with traditional surrounds. Regency rates it for up to 2,600 square feet with emissions under one gram an hour.

Eco-Boost triple-burn with a metal catalytic combustor stretches a load of 20-inch logs to fourteen hours. Regency's hybrids carry a ten-year warranty on top of the lifetime limited warranty, and a hardwire kit powers the optional fan without a visible cord.

Possible Downsides

• The catalytic combustor is a wear part and adds a bypass lever at lighting.
• The fan is optional, and a large insert heating a whole house wants one.
• Built for large fireplaces and large homes; for a standard opening, see the Cascades I2500.

If your fireplace is large and you want it to heat the house in the style of your room, the Alterra Pro i3000 is the right decision. The furnace becomes the backup, and the fireplace matches the house.

The i3000 offers contemporary or classic arched doors, seven faceplates including custom and cast iron, premium surrounds in black, grey, white, sunset bronze, or brushed nickel, traditional surrounds in black or brushed nickel, a variable-speed fan kit, a hardwire kit, and a replacement metal combustor.