Vent Free Fireplaces

Vent free gas fireplace technology has been around for over 50 years and has only grown safer. This technology is the complete combustion of gases due to air and fuel mixture. So if someone says it is unsafe they obviously do not know what their talking about. Vent free gas fireplaces like the name implied, these units are designed to operate without venting to the outside. They can be installed up against a wall as long as you can get a gas line to it, or may even be fitted into a wall recess. These models draw room air for combustion and convert it to warm air that is delivered to the room. Since there are no drafts, these models are considered high efficient, burning at an efficiency rate of 99.9 percent.

Ventless fireplaces are questioned as to the air quality generated by them . While their literature states that these units exceed all guidelines for indoor air quality by the EPA, there are those who insist that fresh air must be exchanged to compensate for the room oxygen used in combustion. Exterior ducts and improved ventilation may be required in some cases.