Gas Fireplace anyone?
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Comments (15)It sounds like you have a full chimney. Why can't you keep the doors closed when the fire place is turned on? I live in a cold climate so just about all of the fire places around here use outside air for combustion and don't need to draw air from the house for combustion which means the glass doors can be closed when the fireplace is being used. If you need to keep your doors open, then you must not use outside air. With kids, the biggest advantage of glass doors is being able to close the doors while the fireplace is in use--at worst they get a burn from the hot glass if they are playing around the fire place and happen to touch it. Screens are much more easily moved or tipped over. As chisue said, another advantage of the doors is (if you can close them while the fireplace is on) that you prevent conditioned air from going up the chimney. Good luck....See Morevent free gas fireplace anyone?
Comments (10)I heated a small cottage with a vent free space heater for several years and I will have to say that they are about as close to 100% efficient as you can get! BUT, you will have to tolerate the odor of burning unvented gas and the incredible amount of moisture the thing puts in the air. It's like living in a sauna. Moisture is just a natural by-product of burning any fuel. At the time I used this heater, we had single glazed picture windows and when we came back to the cottage after several weeks, the glass was thick with ice and when the weather got warmer I had to constantly mop the water from the window sills and floor. It also puts out a certain amount of carbon monoxide. The instructions even state to keep a window partially open which is obviously counter-productive. I never did have the sooting problem as mentioned in elaine_maine's post but I will never use this form of heat ever again!! It's just not healthy! I bought a direct vent free standing gas stove for the kitchen about 10 years ago. It's one of those cute ones with the enamel finish and granite accents and has that old timey look. It sucks combustion air in from the outside through the outer wall of the pipe and vents the exhaust out the center. Not only is the little guy 80% efficient, (which isn't too bad), but it throws heat like crazy, has no odor or moisture issues and is completely silent except for the occasional "boink" as the cast iron exchanger heats up or cools off. It works with a piezo-electric igniter and a standing pilot which means it'll work just fine during a power failure. I forgot to mention that it's also great to look at with its neat little log set. It also has a variable flame height which is a nice feature. I obviously recommend it highly. The one I have is made by Hearthside. The biggest problem is that they ain't cheap! Even the pipe is expensive as sin, but in the long run I do believe it pays for itself in efficiency, cleanliness and most importantly, you and your family's health!...See MoreNo love from fireplace forum - gas insert, anyone?
Comments (26)That is a really nice set Rebbecamom. I think your concern was wixe because, from the photos, it looks like the cabinets projecting at the side of the fireplace may cross the zone where you shouldn't have combustibles with a wood fire. At least for our wood burning fireplace, the installation instructions say there should be no combustibles in front of a line that goes out from the side of the firebox at 45 degrees for 24" on each side of the fireplace up to some height above the fireplace. I don't know how universal that requirement is, so perhaps your set up would have been okay with your fireplace. We put in a wood burning fireplace for the family room that is sealed so there is no issue with embers or sparks. It heats the family room really well and provides the look of real flames, but one can't hear the crackling of the fire. Also, we don't feel comfortable running it when our little grandchildren are visiting because the glass gets really hot - if we were going to run it with small children around, we would probably want to put a protective fence of some sort around it which would not help ambiance. It uses external air intake which can be adjusted to control how hot the fire burns and to damp down the rate of burn. It is nice to not have to worry about leaving the fire going when we go to bed. For the living room fireplace, we are considering putting in a gas log set - we have never used that fireplace and have no need of running it for heat, but it would be nice to turn it on occasionally for looks when using the room. We don't need two heating fireplaces and I don't want to deal with wood in the living room....See MoreGas Fireplace Insert
Comments (4)What is your priority? Heat or something nice to look at? You see, gas and wood create heat, and the larger the appliance, the more heat they generate. This is one area where bigger is not better. If all you want is ambience get an electric fireplace. The flames can be realistic with todays technology and they won't make you open all the windows when they're in operation....See More- 9 years ago
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