You Will Enjoy The Many Advantages Of Using Ventless Fireplace Logs
August 24, 2010
Ceramic gas logs are a more efficient replacement for traditional wood logs
The crackling sound of a roaring fire on a frozen winter’s night, the life-giving warmth that holds off the cold and covers you with its delicate touch, the all-encompassing smell of burning wood, and the slate fireplace that radiates heat from its rigid heart. Ohhhh, the memories.
They’re not my memories, of course, and almost certainly not yours either, in case you were raised in the city. But if this is what you see when you look back, then I’m sure you can also recall spending hours cleaning out the stove, sweeping the chimney, splitting and stacking the wood, and inhaling the smoke, ash, and fumes. I begin hacking just thinking about it.
These bad memories can be forgotten, and only the feel-good ones will be left, if you start using ceramic gas-burning logs instead of actual wood. Since they are ceramic they will last for a long time while burning either natural gas or propane. With ceramic logs, there are two basic types: vented and vent-free or ventless. Learn more about ceramic fiber logs, buy gas logs and stone mantels.
Vented gas logs burn in the fireplace just like regular wood logs. Their flames embrace the logs and dance along the sides like bouncing sprites. That is, of course, until you get tired of watching the fire and shut the flames off with the remote. Vented gas logs provide a gorgeous option to wood burning, however this is great only when you have a fireplace in your home, or the additional space to install one.
What about those of us who are more sq. ft.-challenged? Nowadays, apartment-dwelling city folk can have memories, too, by obtaining vent-free ceramic gas logs. This typeof fireplace can be portable and they produce a small but pleasing blue flame. A great thing about vent-free logs is they produce more heat than a wood burning stove with the same capacity. This is because the logs are made of a material that allows heat to radiate out after it reaches a certain temperature. The dense, refractory material used to construct these logs so they are realistic in appearance and efficient in heat output, also lets you to enjoy your stove without the cleanup of ashes, wood dust and messy shavings. Because they are self-contained (that is, no vent), all of the heat produced remains in the room. The drawbacks to vent-free logs are the rise in humidity, necessity of having oxygen and carbon monoxide detectors (which sometimes come with the unit), and the need for fresh airflow (open a window) if the fireplace has been running for more than an hour.
Which type of gas-burning logs you pick will depend on a compromise between efficiency, looks, and convenience. The vented log will look realistic and set a cozy ambiance, however, it will not give off much heat because most of that is vented up the chimney. The vent-free gas-burning logs are easier to place and more energy-efficient, but the flame is less realistic and the units require more effort to maintain a safe environment.
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