Vented Or Ventless Gas Fireplaces

According to the hearth association ventless fireplaces boast efficiency rates of 99 percent compared to 70 85 percent for vented units.

Vented or ventless gas fireplaces.

Vented gas logs produce carbon monoxide emissions so your fireplace must have a chimney or flue. This contrasts with a ventless gas fireplace which vents into your home. Ventless gas fireplaces also known as vent free fireplaces are an efficient and economical way to add more heat to your home without the costs associated with a typical fireplace installation. Each type of fireplace requires its own type of gas logs to function safely and correctly.

A custom ventless fireplace ranges between 2 500 4 000 versus 5 000 6 000 for a vented unit faust says. Ventless logs do not put off these emissions so no chimney or flue is needed and the heat is more likely to stay in your space. Its spent gasses are not returned to the home. Ventless gas fireplaces are deemed to operate within the range of safety for cycling combusted gasses back into the home s interior.

By contrast vented gas fireplaces which create a dangerously high amount of combustion vent to the outside. They don t require venting which allows all of the heat produced to stay inside the living space and offers a lot more flexibility with installation. This vent free fireplace system functions on natural gas only. Vented gas fireplaces use a high temperature glass panel to separate the burning area of the gas fireplace from the inside of your home.

Pleasant hearth vent free fireplace systems are the ideal choice to bring style and warmth to your home.