If you’ve looked into Ventless Gas Fireplace at all, you have found that there are many differing opinions on the safety of installing a Ventless Gas Fireplace in your home. The operation of a Ventless Gas Fireplace is pretty easy to comprehend. Burning gas compared to burning wood allows for smokeless heat where ventilation is not required. Additionally all the heat stays in your home rather than exiting up a chimney or vent. Vent free gas fireplace do emit some byproducts such as carbon
dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and others. The byproducts can create a dangerous situation and that is why you must follow manufactures installation and operation instructions very carefully.
If you’ve looked into Ventless Gas Fireplace at all, you have found that there are many differing opinions on the safety of installing a Ventless Gas Fireplace in your home. The operation of a Ventless Gas Fireplace is pretty easy to comprehend. Burning gas compared to burning wood allows for smokeless heat where ventilation is not required. Additionally all the heat stays in your home rather than exiting up a chimney or vent. Vent free gas fireplace do emit some byproducts such as carbon
dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and others. The byproducts can create a dangerous situation and that is why you must follow manufactures installation and operation instructions very carefully.
A conventional Gas Fireplace can be vented with a chimney extending up and out the roof or the more current models which can be vented directly out the wall – known as direct vent fireplaces.
A vented Gas Fireplace has advantages over the vent free models. There is no worry about any byproducts being emitted into the home. That is a huge safety benefit. Additionally, the BTU input of a conventional Gas Fireplace is sometimes much higher than the vent free counterpart, therefore you will experience greater flame presence and a much more realistic looking burn.
In addition to fireplaces, vented and vent free log sets are readily available on the market. Generally speaking, vented gas fireplace logs and vent free gas fireplace logs are not interchangeable. While you could put vent free gas logs into an existing fireplace, however you could not install vented gas logs in a vent free firebox.
As with any purchase of fireplace products, it is important that you get the correct product for your application. That is why we offer free technical advice to all our customers. We can help you determine exactly which product is correct and more importantly, safe, for your application.
