Changing Natural Fireplace To Gas

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Changing natural fireplace to gas.

Convert your fireplace to natural gas with a fireplace insert a fireplace insert is like a wood stove that has been modified to fit within the firebox of a regular fireplace. Second if there is a glass panel on the fireplace remove it. As a result heating with a conventional fireplace is estimated to be about 10 to 30 percent efficient meaning 70 to 90 percent of the wood s heat energy is wasted. A wood burning prefabricated fireplace will need a conversion kit but masonry fireplaces have several options.

These include converting the unit to use gas logs using a gas fireplace insert which also makes the fireplace much more efficient or converting the fireplace to a vent free appliance. Gas fireplaces start with the push of a button or flick of a switch and don t need tending or manual reloading of fuel. If your home doesn t have gas service your next option is to purchase liquid propane which will be housed in a storage tank adjacent to your house. This step makes the task easier but it may not be completely necessary.

Note that the cost of installing vent free gas logs is often about 200 more than the cost for vented gas inserts cost 2 000 to 5 500. Converting a wood burning fireplace to a gas fireplace would also include removing the wood fireplace and chimney and installing a prefabricated gas fireplace with a chimney or vent system approved by the gas fireplace manufacturer. These inserts are used to convert drafty fireplaces which are energy inefficient and pollute the environment into an effective heating system.