Fireplace News and Info
When deciding to add a direct vent fireplace to your home, the first step is to decide where you will be installing this fireplace. Once the area has been determined, you can begin to shop for the different styles, models and designs available to pick the one you desire. You can choose from the many sizes, shapes and styles all available from New Energy Distribution.
Modern gas fireplaces are often referred to as direct vent fireplaces. What is different about direct vent fireplaces and traditional gas burning units is that no chimney is required for direct vent fireplaces. Instead the fireplace is vented to the outside wall where the gas fireplace is installed and vents out combustion air and also provides the ability to draw in air from the outside as needed.
June 13th, 2011
NAPA Fuel Stories / NY Times and GMA
Good morning. On Saturday June 11, the New York Times ran a story on NAPA Home Inc. EthanolGel Fuel and discussed in detail two cases in which a consumer was badly injured using this product. The link is: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/nyregion/a-firepot-a-safe-label-and-2-horrible-explosions.html?_r=1
What Consumers Should Know When Using Pour Gel ProductsRecent incidents highlight the need for consumer education and safety Racine, Wis. -The US Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Napa Home and Garden on Wednesday announced a voluntary recallof the following products:
Jan. 14, 2010 issue: During a cold winter, imagine having a warm, comforting fireplace in any room in your house. According to David Gregg, senior editor of Behind the Buy.com, you can have just that with some eco-friendly fireplaces that are the new rage in interior decorating. More
Many people find the beauty of a natural wood fire hard to resist. However, traditional fireplaces are ineffective for home heating, and tests have shown that they draw a large amount of warm air out of the house while delivering little heat. Conventional fireplaces also exhaust particulates and other toxic combustion products to the outdoor air. More
With colder weather taking hold and the official start of winter less than a week away, the Department of Environmental Protection is urging New Jersey's residents to be thoughtful of their neighbors when burning wood for heat. More
At today's fuel prices, burning wood remains a wise and viable option to reduce home-heating bills, according to a forest resources expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Burning firewood for heat is environmentally friendly and economically smart," said Michael Jacobson, extension specialist and associate professor of forest resources, who focuses on socio-economic and policy issues related to forest land. "Unlike coal, oil and gas, which are nonrenewable fossil fuels that contribute greenhouse gas emissions, wood, if sustainably harvested, is a local and renewable energy resource." More
Location, location, location. Today's fireplaces fit into virtually every room in the house. Traditionally, fireplaces were focal points in living and family rooms. "The technology is so advanced now that fireplaces can be installed with ease in more non-traditional rooms in the house," said David Coulson with Napoleon Fireplaces & Grills. "Fireplaces are great for the living room or den, but with today's technology there is nothing stopping you from putting them in your bedroom or even bathroom." Electric and ventless gas and liquid gel fireplaces are hot trends. New and improved technology in direct-vent gas fireplaces and stoves, gas inserts and wood-burning fireplaces and stoves make fireplaces practical and energy-efficient. More
Now that all the leaves are changing colors and winter is nipping at our doorsteps many people are turning on the heaters. To save money in the winter many people have turned to wood-burning stoves or burning in their fireplaces to help cut costs. There are many things to consider when choosing firewood such as safety and the amount of heat desired. More