A vent-free (plug the chimney) set of gas logs will heat a room. I have a
100-year old house with 4 fireplaces, that's how I heat the place (until I
can afford central heat / AC)
"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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I have a wood-burning fireplace in my basement. I don't use it because it
sucks all the warm air out. Does a gas fireplace offer more efficiency
than
wood, i.e. is some of the combustion heat retained, such that I could use
it
to heat up the basement while watching TV down there?

I have a gas line on that end of the house, so it shouldn't be a problem
to
get gas to the fireplace.