Astound Built-in NEFB74AB

A 74-inch fire for the rooms where a chimney was never an option. Quick Facts • Heating Capacity: 250–500 sq ft • Fuel: Electric. • Controls: Remote included; app control and voice commands through Google Home or Alexa; optional wall-mount control. • Fan: Included Who It’s For There’s a room in your house that wants a fire—the media room, the bedroom, the office—and no gas line or chimney anywhere near it. You need a fireplace that installs anywhere there’s electricity . If you want a wide, low-set fire you can see from every seat, warmth for the room you’re in rather than the whole house, and a look you can change with the seasons, the Astound Built-In is that fireplace. A gas unit’s venting decides which rooms qualify; this one skips the question. What Makes It Special The front glass flips down , so the media bed is a shelf you can reach, not a sealed box. Swap the driftwood logs for birch, pour in glass beads for the holidays, shift the flames from yellow to orange to both— the look changes in minutes, no tools, no service call . It also answers from wherever you are: the included remote runs flame, ember bed, top lights, thermostat, and fan speed, and the Napoleon Home app lets you set schedules and save favorite settings from your phone, even away from home , with Google Home and Alexa taking voice commands. ECO mode runs at half heat to conserve energy, BOOST raises heat and fan speed for a cold evening, and the angled front glass sends the warmth out into the room instead of up the wall. Possible Downsides • Everything runs on electricity , so a power outage means no flame and no heat. • Full heat output requires a hardwired 240V connection ; a standard 120V connection delivers half the heat. • The enhancement media kits are optional purchases —birch logs, mineral rocks, glass beads, and black crystals are not included. If you want a real-looking fire in a room the house never planned one for, the Astound Built-In is the right decision. The room it’s in becomes the room the house lives in. Media runs from driftwood logs to optional birch logs, mineral rocks, black crystals, and glass beads in amber, black, blue, clear, or topaz, with yellow, orange, or combined flame colors and an included adjustable finishing trim, so it fits the room you already have.