on 12/6/2008 7:32 AM Phisherman said the following:
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.


I have a vent free propane fireplace in my 20' x 20' Four Seasons
sunroom. I also have a Smoke/CO detector mounted in that room, just like
I have a Smoke/CO detector in my basement where the boiler and water
heater are located, and in the kitchen where the gas range is located.
The one advantage of a vent free gas fireplace is that all the heat
generated is going into the room, rather than having a part of it going
out the flue and having another access for cold air to come into the room.


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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