On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 20:37:58 -0600, "Just a citizen . . ."
wrote:

We have a standard fireplace with a flue - we've never used in 5 years we've
lived in this house - now my girlfriend wants gas logs after our friends got
them - "they look so cozy" - so now I'm looking at the gas log sets - the
vent free sets provide decent heat AND I don't have to worry about
remembering to open and close the flue - the vented sets probably run more
heat up the flue than they provide in the room AND I have to open and close
the flue.

Pricing looks similar - why not go with the vent-free logs? Thanks!



Any kind of combustion will produce *some* carbon monoxide and other
by-products. How much toxic gas is produced in the living space can
be variable and it may (or may not) be safe. Personally, I would
prefer the vented type.