Posted by Scot on January 26, 2004, 9:09 am
What does it take to do a conversion from vented to vent-free? I
noticed that I can remove the glass and facia from the insert unit.
Is it just a matter or replacing the fluted gas tube? What is the
real difference in design?
Scot
Posted by rj on January 26, 2004, 9:25 am
The entire log/burner assembly must be changed, then block the chimney. The
fire in the vent-free design burns hot enough so it doesn't give off Carbon
Monoxide - - get a detector anyway, if only for peace of mind.
> What does it take to do a conversion from vented to vent-free? I
> noticed that I can remove the glass and facia from the insert unit.
> Is it just a matter or replacing the fluted gas tube? What is the
> real difference in design?
> Scot
Posted by Joseph Meehan on January 26, 2004, 2:19 pm
You replace the whole unit and make sure you have one that has a safety
shut off for CO.
--
Joseph E. Meehan
26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
> What does it take to do a conversion from vented to vent-free? I
> noticed that I can remove the glass and facia from the insert unit.
> Is it just a matter or replacing the fluted gas tube? What is the
> real difference in design?
> Scot
Posted by John Galbreath Jr. on January 26, 2004, 6:49 pm
Sorry, but there are no interchangeable parts between vented and vent free
gas logs. Both the burner AND the logs are different.
--
John Galbreath Jr.
http://www.FireLogs.com
mailto:John@FireLogs.com
Irondale, Alabama
888.321.Logs
> What does it take to do a conversion from vented to vent-free? I
> noticed that I can remove the glass and facia from the insert unit.
> Is it just a matter or replacing the fluted gas tube? What is the
> real difference in design?
> Scot
Posted by Bill on January 27, 2004, 8:02 am
On 26 Jan 2004 06:09:43 -0800, rscarawa@yahoo.com (Scot) wrote:
>What does it take to do a conversion from vented to vent-free? I
>noticed that I can remove the glass and facia from the insert unit.
>Is it just a matter or replacing the fluted gas tube? What is the
>real difference in design?
>Scot
Scot,
My wife had a ventless free standing fireplace installed that burns
propane gas. It works great and heats our whole house but...if you
turn it own without a fan on and windows open to the outside...the
soot collects leaving dark spots on the ceiling! It doesn't bother me
but some women who are nuts about keeping a tidy house would object to
this aspect of the "ventless" firelogs. When fire burns it makes smoke
and smoke rises somewhere...
Bill
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> noticed that I can remove the glass and facia from the insert unit.
> Is it just a matter or replacing the fluted gas tube? What is the
> real difference in design?
> Scot