Gas Fireplaces
We have two fireplaces in our home which were originally gas. I would very much like to have them work as gas fireplaces again-fake logs and all and work by just flipping a switch. Do they have to be relined like our wood ones did? They currently have gorgeous tile and I would hate to…
We have two fireplaces in our home which were originally gas. I would very much like to have them work as gas fireplaces again-fake logs and all and work by just flipping a switch. Do they have to be relined like our wood ones did? They currently have gorgeous tile and I would hate to ruin them. Does anyone know of a company that can do this? Thank you in advance.
OP listen to CMU or you, like me, are clearly ignorant or unreasonably fearful.
I gave those links and suggest you see what experts have to say about these units and what a vent would cost. Both points of view are there.
The fact that these are illegal in NYC might give you pause. No licensed plumber will leave a paper trail on one since an illegal installation is indefensible in court and insurance will not cover any related event. Hey, with litigiousness I hit the CMU trifecta!
So if you do install one, check your flame for color every day, check the CO detector regularly and leave a window open to the cold air. And instruct any guests to do the same.
Or spend $500 on a vent.
Building scientists with real world, local forensic experience write building codes not academic, theoretical physicists with imagined [putative] perfect systems.
There are issues with moisture buildup within the chimneys. That is why the experts in Philly said to completely close off the damper for the gas unit installation.
Exactly DIBS! As with electricity, there’s a level of scare-mongering based on way-oulier events.
“And there is a reason physicists don’t write building codes”
Actually building codes are (putatively) based on science, so you’re wrong there (also.)
Interesting, Edifice Rex was the name of the general contractor in Philly who oversaw the restoration of the mansion of which I speak!!!
Christ, there’s no danger of CO poisoning (the only thing that would cause dying) with the installation of a gas flame that reaches the size of one, maybe two, gas range burners. We tested it with a sophisticated CO monitor.
ACtually burning coal or wood is a different story altogether.
And there is a reason physicists don’t write building codes
“The potential down side[dying],:
See, OP, here’s one of those people I posted about…not sure whether he’s in category (2) or (3).
If it matters to you these are not permitted in NYC. Installing a vent for a gas appliance is much more simple and cheaper than a WBFP, you can usually use flexible metal which means no demo. You don’t need to re-line it with masonry.
http://www.ventingpipe.com/index.cfm?page=search:browse&categoryID=4012
Personally I would not install one. The potential down side[dying],just doesn’t compare with the cost of a vent.
http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/fireplaces-chimneys-solid-fuel-burning-appliances-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/17875-ventless-gas-fireplace-verbiage.html
thank you dibs. each of the rooms that they would be in are very large and on the front of the house where more air circulates. i will look the company up and hopefully have them installed by thanksgiving!
Yup, cmu, the blue flames are the key…when they are not blue that’s when unburned CO is given off.
No, I wouldn’t run this all night long in a bedroom with the window closed but I’ve been using this now for 3 years here in brooklyn.
The gascoals units come in 3 sizes. I used an insert cover that I got from http://www.urbanremainschicago.com but gascoals has a lot of nice inserts and baskets. I think http://www.gascoals.net actually brings you to the home page