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[LSU]

I’ve read all the older threads about these products but I’m going to start a new one.

I live in the Deep South. Having a wood burning fireplace was fun at one point in my life but it isn’t fun anymore for many reasons.

I’m currently staying up at a home in the Pacific NW that has a Heat-N-Glo fireplace and that I’m impressed with and I’d like to get one installed in my house.

My current fireplace back home has a NG pipe leading into it and has access to 110v power. It also has a large vent to the roof.

My fireplace is probably 40+ years old, vented and is, maybe, a Heatilator brand. I suspect it is “builders quality “ because everything in my house it was built super cheap.

I’m going to see the local dealer but it is 77 degrees outside now and I don’t have much confidence in the folks down here when it comes to fireplaces.

I like fireplaces.

Any thoughts, tips would be appreciated.

 

[fitter30]

Heat and glow make several different types from direct vent to inserts. Wood flue would probably need a flue liner to make it smaller. Might want to find alocal fireplace shop or go on their site to see what the offer. Direct vent will supply combustion air and flue then your notpulling air from inside the house.

 

[Jackfre]

H&G make good products. I don’t know the complete line any longer so cannot be specific. Heatilator and Majestic were the leading “builder boxes” back in the day. When we moved 3 yrs ago we had a Majestic box with a gas log added. I never turned it on as about 100% of the heat ent up the stack. Rather than get an insert I removed the whole box ending with open framing.. Working from below it was a bit touchy as there was two stories of chimney above. The HF metal shears made this job less of a nightmare, but not much. You have more options in appliances and venting if you remove the entire box as well as getting an idea of the framing condition.
In my case I ordered a Rinnai DV fireplace from New Zealand. They are no longer being sold stateside, but I know them well. With the vent going out the back the entire chase is empty above. This summer I am going to go up into the BR above and open the 2x4’ chase, whose only purpose was to contain the chimney and make it into either a small closet or a window seat. She hasn’t told me which yet, so…

 

[HoosierBuddy]

Not super familiar with the brand, but the direct vent technology is attractive.

IIWY I would verify it can work with no AC power as one of the best uses for these appliances, IMHO is for emergency backup heat.

30+ years ago I was living in a small city where the power was out for 5 days during January. We had our first kid at home who was about 2 weeks old at the time. The only thing that allowed us to stay in the house was the gas fireplace.

 

[LSU]

Thanks for all the comments.