I have vented gas logs. They look decent, make a good fire
but I get almost nothing in the way of heat. I have a small out-side
air intake in the fireplace the I use when the fire is going. I get
more heat after I turn OFF the logs and close the Flue.

What amount of heat would ventless logs give me? The vented
will not even heat up the room. How do the Ventless look - Like fake
rock logs with fake fire?

When I was very young we heated our house with a small gas
heater the size of a coffee can.


N E useful advice appreciated.

Are there any catalytic heats for the home that use Natural gas?

Thanks

Ron Cli Bon

"Ronald Cliborn" wrote in message
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I have vented gas logs. They look decent, make a good fire
but I get almost nothing in the way of heat. I have a small out-side
air intake in the fireplace the I use when the fire is going. I get
more heat after I turn OFF the logs and close the Flue.

What amount of heat would ventless logs give me? The vented
will not even heat up the room. How do the Ventless look - Like fake
rock logs with fake fire?

When I was very young we heated our house with a small gas
heater the size of a coffee can.


N E useful advice appreciated.

Are there any catalytic heats for the home that use Natural gas?

Thanks

Ron Cli Bon


Had the same problem until I dampered down the flue. WARNING this can
produce soot inside your home if you go to far.
You could try closing the flue 50% and see if it makes any difference.

SQLit wrote:

"Ronald Cliborn" wrote in message
...

I have vented gas logs. They look decent, make a good fire
but I get almost nothing in the way of heat. I have a small out-side
air intake in the fireplace the I use when the fire is going. I get
more heat after I turn OFF the logs and close the Flue.

What amount of heat would ventless logs give me? The vented
will not even heat up the room. How do the Ventless look - Like fake
rock logs with fake fire?

When I was very young we heated our house with a small gas
heater the size of a coffee can.


N E useful advice appreciated.

Are there any catalytic heats for the home that use Natural gas?

Thanks

Ron Cli Bon



Had the same problem until I dampered down the flue. WARNING this can
produce soot inside your home if you go to far.
You could try closing the flue 50% and see if it makes any difference.


Hi,
No fan to move the heat out?
Thermostat controlled fan.
Tony

"Ronald Cliborn" wrote
I have vented gas logs. They look decent, make a good fire
but I get almost nothing in the way of heat. I have a small out-side
air intake in the fireplace the I use when the fire is going. I get
more heat after I turn OFF the logs and close the Flue.

What amount of heat would ventless logs give me? The vented
will not even heat up the room. How do the Ventless look - Like fake
rock logs with fake fire?

Vented ones suck the heat right up the chimney.

Throw yours away and get ventless. All of the heat stays in the house. PLUS,
you already have a fresh air intake so you are all set. The ones I have are
12 years old and look real, so I know they make even MORE realistic ones
now.


When I was very young we heated our house with a small gas
heater the size of a coffee can.

When I was young, we couldn't AFFORD coffee!! We just had a PICTURE of a
coffee can and IMAGINED we had a fire in it! We'd walk barefoot 15 miles to
school through 4 feet of snow and it was UPHILL BOTH WAYS!! By cracky!!

;-]

check these units out

http://www.envirofire.biz/fireplace-...ce-insert.html


I saw them operating at a building show, they're heat output was
AWESOME! Too hot to stand very close to. They have a powerd vent & a
heat exchanger to get heat out of the exhaust gases, just like a real
furnace.

Instead of "net negative heating value" of a standard fireplace or
"zero heating value" of normal gas log set, these units acutally give
you heating value for you gas burned.

cheers
Bob

On 10 Dec 2005 15:15:07 -0800, "BobK207" wrote:

check these units out

http://www.envirofire.biz/fireplace-...ce-insert.html


I saw them operating at a building show, they're heat output was
AWESOME! Too hot to stand very close to. They have a powerd vent & a
heat exchanger to get heat out of the exhaust gases, just like a real
furnace.

Instead of "net negative heating value" of a standard fireplace or
"zero heating value" of normal gas log set, these units acutally give
you heating value for you gas burned.

cheers
Bob
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I converted my original fireplace into a see-thru ventless fireplace
years ago...without opening the original flu I get run out of the
house in under 20 minutes ...and that is with the gas on low...!

The fireplace is for atmosphere not for heat...but boy can I get
heat..

Bob G.