Valor H3

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: 650–1,250 sq ft
• Efficiency: 72.05% on natural gas, 73.13% on propane (EnerGuide).
• Viewing Area: 27⅞" wide
• Fuel: Natural gas or propane.
• Controls: Thermostatic remote with programmable timer, included as standard; runs on AA batteries.
• Fan: Optional

Who It's For

A fireplace should warm the people in the room, not just stir the air around them. Most gas units push heat with a blower—fine until the fan noise wears on you, and no help at all the night the power goes out. You need a fireplace that makes real warmth quietly, grid or no grid. If you're building new or deep into a renovation and you want heat you can feel from the couch, the Valor H3 is the one. Choose a fan-driven unit instead and you'll trade quiet, outage-proof warmth for a blower that needs the grid to do its job.

What Makes It Special

The H3 heats by radiance. The ceramic glass and low-mass logs soak up the fire's heat and send it into the room the way the sun warms your face, while a built-in Secondary Heat Exchanger moves warm air by natural convection—so there's no blower running in the background, ever.

Here's the real game-changer: the H3 runs on four AA batteries as its primary power source—no cord required, no backup system to remember. When an outage takes the furnace down, this fireplace keeps heating the room. The included remote sets a temperature and holds it, programs on and off times, runs a shut-off timer up to nine hours ahead, and can be child-locked.

Add the optional HeatShift system and hidden ducts carry warm air back into the room while keeping the wall above the fireplace cooler—so standard finishes like drywall, tile, or stone can run right up to the surround, still with no fan and no electricity.

Possible Downsides

• The circulating fan is an optional add-on—out of the box the H3 heats by radiance and natural convection alone.
• WiFi and app control require optional upgrade kits; the included remote handles thermostat, timer, and child-lock on its own.
• HeatShift is an optional add-on, not built in.

If you want a fireplace that keeps the room warm quietly—power or no power—the H3 is the right decision. Game nights, holidays, and ordinary Tuesday evenings all migrate to the room with the fire.

The H3 takes Birch, Driftwood, or Traditional logs, five liner styles from plain black to herringbone, and fronts in Vintage Iron, Black, or Brushed Champagne—or a Clean Install option with no front at all—so it can match the room you already have.