Regency Liberty LRI3E

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: Approx. 500–1,050 sq ft
• Efficiency: 73% (steady state)
• Viewing Area: 323 sq in
• Fuel: Natural gas; propane conversion kit available.
• Controls: Handheld remote with thermostat.
• Fan: Included

Who It's For

Most small inserts heat by blowing warm air, so the room only feels warm while the fan runs and never feels warm near the fire itself. You need a small insert that radiates. If you have a compact fireplace and want warmth you can feel from the couch, plus a fan for the rest of the room, the Liberty Radiant LRi3 is the one. A fan-only insert leaves you waiting on the blower.

What Makes It Special

The Liberty Radiant line combines radiant and convective heat: heat-radiating ceramic glass warms you directly, the way the sun warms your face, while the included fan pushes warm air to the far side of the room. In a power outage the radiant heat keeps coming.

Seven Vignette faceplates, from black and platinum to tudor and arched styles, plus door and craftsman inlays and hearth trim, mean the same compact insert can look traditional, arts-and-crafts, or clean. Artisan-crafted logs sit over rustic brown, old town red, or volcanic black brick or black enamel reflective panels.

Possible Downsides

• Log fire only; for a crystal or stone fire in the same compact size, see the Horizon HRi3.
• The smallest of the three Liberty Radiant sizes; the LRi4 and LRi6 give a bigger fire if the opening allows.

If you want a small insert that feels warm, not just sounds warm, the Liberty Radiant LRi3 is the right decision. You sit down and the heat finds you before the fan does.

The LRi3 offers seven Vignette faceplates including tudor and arched styles, door and craftsman inlays, six backing plates including custom sizes, brick panels in rustic brown, old town red, or volcanic black, black enamel reflective panels, adjustable hearth trim, a mantel heat deflector, and a hardwire kit.