Our contractor recommended Kuma, specifically the Cascade. We renovated a 1970s home with an incredible, beautiful, fireplace. The contractor repaired the chimney & made all the modifications necessary for this insert. He was even able to inset the stove into the fireplace. It's gorgeous! The initial work was done in June/July, but had to wait until all the renovations were done. He came yesterday (11/18/2024) & installed the Cascade Blower & we tested the stove & chimney draw.

This morning, I made the first real fire and the Cascade functioned perfectly. The blower kicked on as expected after the stove warmed up and once in the Active range, I closed the Bypass. 30 minutes later, I took the Air Control to 1/4 open & the stove burned nicely for about 4 hours. When it cooled down, the blower shut off, as expected. I started the fire with fir, the added white oak. It's awesome! For 30 years we heated our old home with a Lopi Answer, which did a great job. This stove is head & shoulders better than the Answer. Thanks, Kuma!

I had the Cascade LE insert installed in my basement fireplace. For my home layout, it is surprisingly effective at being the sole source of heat during most of the colder months in lower MI, and helps to supplement my gas heat on the very coldest days & nights. Installation went seamlessly and I love the look of the stove!

Best stove I have ever been around. Keep coals all night, minimizing the number of times we have to build a fire.

The craftmanship and finish of the stove are beautiful. As a first-time fireplace insert owner, the instructions are clear and easy to follow. So far, the insert has functioned as we expected. It keeps our house warm and comfortable, between 62-70 degrees, depending on the floor.

Purchased the Cascade fireplace insert from Heartland Chimney Sweeps in October this year. Here is my review of the unit: PROS: 1. Nice looking unit installed 2. Like the damper control for the fire. 3. Like the catalytic process for the smoke bypass. 4. I think Kuma has the best warranty on the market. CONS: 1. The firebox is too small--needs to be a firebrick wider and about 3-4 inches higher-hit the top of the box every time you put wood in. 2. Needs a deeper lip in front as it does not hold much coals or ashes; have to empty ashes after every 48-60 hour burn time-that for me mean every other day. The old insert that it replaced only had to be emptied 3-4 time in 6 months. 3. Needs a larger fan system-has a variable fan speed switch but have had it on the high speed since the first fire. There is so much pent up heat in the stove but fan air volume is not large enough to move the air to get the heat out. The unit is listed to heat 2800 square feet but at what outside air temp. Heating about 900 feet now but do not think it will adequate at winter cold temps. the insert is used as our primary heat in the winter. Burning good Doug Fir wood. Been around wood stoves all my life-80 yrs. 4. Need to have an option of not having glass in the door--just another thing to clean every other day. I think the old Sequoia model may be be better. I replaced an old fabco with this unit-- got a lot more heat out it-would run you out of house. Kuma could make a 5 star unit with improvement. Wish I could see the Sequoia model.

Incredible wood heater! Too bad I got it so late in the season. I would have really appreciated it in January! It generates SO much heat with so little wood.

Quincy Hot Spot has a great team! They took out the broken 1985 insert, installed my beautiful new Cascade, taught me to use it, and left everything immaculate! The flames are beautiful. I lit a fire at 6:00 this morning - come home at 7:30 pm with coals still glowing in a warm house!

This wood stove is amazing, I am very impressed and satisfied. Up here in Alaska I am burning mostly Spruce and Hemlock. It will burn for hours and puts out a phenomenal amount of heat, no problem heating our whole house. Literally no smoke comes out of the chimney, all that is visible is heat waves. Definitely a high efficiency stove. I highly recommend.