Wall of Fire by J.G. Holtrop5/21/2023 I will say it does locate the fire farther back toward the back wall where my flue is located, so a lot of the heat produced by the flames is right under the flue. I never had a problem with smoking as my chimney drafts quite well, so I can't comment on that quite as much. As far as function, it requires a LOT less attention than a traditional grate as it kind of self-feeds and keeps the wood on a hot bed of coals with a little less air supply so there's not a pressing need to rotate the logs to provide fresh fuel because one side has burnt out quickly. For those with more decorative touches or neat and orderly brick surrounds and hearths, I think the additional accessories would probably help dress it up. I don't have any of the decorative stuff, but have a more industrial/rough finish look to the surround and mantel anyway. Note that I mostly bought this fire grate to reduce the amount of maintenance/attention my fires needed throughout the burn. The Grate Wall of Fire fireback is perfectly good (though a bit pricey as they don't charge for shipping, which must be a hit to them). Were I to do this again, I'd probably look for a local shop that could cut me a 1/2" steel fireback and weld a couple feet on, but that's beside the point. I bought this for my prefab fireplace with the 26" fireback that just about perfectly covers the back refractory panel of my fireplace. Had trouble finding much consolidated discussion on this particular product across the forum, just a couple good reviews and a couple bad reviews.
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