▁is ▁a ▁more ▁efficient ▁type ▁of ▁wood - burn ing ▁fire place . ▁It ▁was ▁fin icky ▁and ▁never ▁caught ▁on , ▁but ▁many ▁st ov es ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Fran k lin " ▁st ov es . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Johan ▁C ron sted t ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁increased ▁efficiency ▁of ▁wood - burn ing ▁st ov es ▁by ▁a ▁factor ▁of ▁eight ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁A ▁Fire place ▁insert ▁converts ▁a ▁wood - burn ing ▁fire place ▁to ▁a ▁wood - burn ing ▁st ove . ▁A ▁fire place ▁insert ▁is ▁a ▁self - cont ained ▁unit ▁that ▁rest s ▁inside ▁the ▁existing ▁fire place ▁and ▁chim ney . ▁They ▁produce ▁less ▁smoke ▁and ▁require ▁less ▁wood ▁than ▁a ▁traditional ▁fire place . ▁Fire place ▁inser ts ▁come ▁in ▁different ▁sizes ▁for ▁large ▁or ▁small ▁homes . ▁ ▁Down ▁draft ▁or ▁cross ▁draft ▁gas ification ▁st ov es , ▁i . e . ▁D uns ley ▁York shire , ▁Wel kom ▁ 6 0 0 , ▁A val on ▁Ar bor ™ ▁wood ▁st ove , ▁X E O OS . ▁ ▁Bo iler ▁Sto ves ▁provide ▁hot ▁water ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁space ▁he ating . ▁A ▁back bo iler ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁optional ▁insert ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁fire box , ▁or ▁a ▁wrap - around ▁water ▁jack et ▁that ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁to ▁the ▁st ove ' s ▁structure . ▁The ▁choice ▁determ ines ▁how ▁much