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I’m about to buy a summer beach shack that has never been heated and was shut down in the off-season by previous owners. I’d like to stretch the seasons a bit to make it at least a 3-season place. There is a fireplace (could open on both sides) and I was wondering if someone could point be to an insert that I could use to heat the place. Ive seen these in California hotels — fireplaces with remotes that control the temp. Is this an easy thing to do? The shack is very small/primitive. The only fuel source I have is electric or propane. Wouldn’t take much to heat it (if I insulated it) but I don’t want to spend too much on it. It kind of is what it is.

(Wood burning fireplace is kind of useless to me — one of my kids has allergies that are inflamed around a wbf. Unless we burn oak. If you can imagine.)