Ortal

Front Facing FR 51H Gas Fireplace

The Frameless Statement Piece More than four feet of fire the TV can hang right above. Who it’s for Most gas fireplaces sit in the wall like an appliance—a metal frame around the glass, and a stretch of wall above that gets too hot to hang anything on. You need a fireplace the wall is built around, with your tile or stone running to the edge of the flame. If you’re planning a remodel or new build and want a linear fire more than four feet wide with the television mounted directly above it , the Ortal FR 51H is the one. Choose a standard framed unit instead and you’ll live with the frame, and a hot wall that decides where the TV goes. Quick facts Viewing area: 50 5/16″ wide × 21 5/8″ tall Fuel: natural gas; propane conversion available Controls: handheld remote with built-in thermostat; wall switch and app control available Interior lighting: included; dims from a soft glow to full brightness, with or without the flame What makes it special Ortal’s Passive Cool Wall Technology keeps the surface above the fire cool enough to hang a TV or artwork directly above it . The fireplace doesn’t decide the layout of the room— you do. There’s no frame. The design lets your finishing materials run right to the edge of the glass , so the fire reads as part of the architecture instead of something added to it. The glass stands nearly two feet tall, and the built-in interior lighting means the logs glow even when there’s no fire. It’s a zero-clearance unit that builds into a framed wall, so plan on tile or stone finish work as part of the job. The remote carries a real thermostat: set 70 and the fireplace holds the room there on its own , cycling the flame as needed. An eco setting modulates the fire between high and low, and you can run the interior lighting with no flame at all for a summer evening. Possible downsides Runs on an AC adapter and will not operate during a power outage —the interior lighting requires household power. Ships set up for natural gas; propane requires a conversion kit installed by a qualified technician. The black reflective interior is an added option, not included with the base unit. If you want the fire built into the wall itself—more than four feet of flame with the TV above it—the FR 51H is the right decision. The wall you’re planning becomes the one everyone gathers in front of. The FR 51H comes with your choice of a protective mesh screen or double glass across the front, five included log styles—standard, weathered driftwood, refractory clay, and short or long English logs—plus optional bonfire, campfire, aspen, and charred-branch media, a black reflective interior, and a propane conversion.

SKU: PRT-130HFRP1RNXLTXX