Most gas inserts give you a fire. Valor gives you the fire. From the moment the flames roll across the logs to the lazy ember-glow on a winter evening, the G4 and the G3.5 (model 700XN) belong to a different category of fireplace — and once you've sat in front of one, every other insert in the showroom suddenly looks like a furnace with a window.

A Valor flame doesn't flicker on cue and die on low. Stainless burners and ceramic logs are tuned by Valor's AutoFire™ system to hold a clean, deep flame across the entire turndown range — so the fire stays alive at the lowest setting, not just on full output. The result is the slow, deliberate burn you'd expect from real wood: warm, present, and quietly mesmerizing.

Both the G4 and the G3.5 are offered with three signature fuel beds — Traditional Logs, Birch, and Driftwood — paired with your choice of four interior liners: Ledgestone, Reflective Glass, Fluted Black, or Red Brick. That's twelve distinct fires in one fireplace, before you've even chosen the front. Whether you want a quiet West Coast cabin in driftwood and ledgestone, or a confident heritage parlour in birch and red brick, the fire becomes part of the room — not a decision you settle for.

Valor keeps the front-of-house simple on purpose. A handful of beautifully made fronts cover every interior: the minimalist Floating profiles for a clean, frameless look; the Edgemont Craftsman for traditional rooms; and finishes that range from soft Black and Pewter to Vintage Iron, Oiled Bronze, and — on the G3.5 — a quietly luxurious Champagne Brass. No overwhelming catalogue, no decision fatigue. Just the right options, done well.

Behind the fire, Valor is one of the most thoughtful machines on the market. Up to forty percent of its output is radiant heat — the same warmth you'd feel from a wood fire, projected forward into the room rather than blown across the ceiling. The ignition runs on batteries, not house power — so when the lights go out and the neighbourhood goes quiet, your fireplace lights with a single button press. Valor calls it No Power, No Problem, and during a Vancouver winter storm it's the line you'll find yourself repeating to guests. HeatShift™ redirects rising heat away from the wall, making a television above the mantel a real possibility. And every Valor is built in North Vancouver, BC, by Miles Industries — a fifty-year-old Canadian company that backs every fireplace with a limited lifetime warranty.

The G3.5 (700XN) is the everyday hero — sized for most standard masonry openings and the widest range of front styles, including the Champagne Brass. The G4 is Valor's largest insert, with roughly forty percent more glass area, built for grand living-room openings where the fireplace is meant to anchor the entire space. Both run the same fuel-bed and liner system, so the fire you choose is the fire you get — just at the scale your room asks for.