Tempered
Tempered glass is “heat reflective”, or it is a poor conductor of heat. This is usually found in hearth appliances with lower BTU’S. Tempered glass has a thermal shock point (will break from too much heat) around 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Ceramic
Ceramic glass is far and away the superior of the two, and here’s why; ceramic glass is like copper for electricity, it lets the heat flow with very little resistance. Ceramic glass’s shock point is nearly degrees Fahrenheit!
Steel
Steel stoves heat up very quickly, cool off relatively quickly, and radiate intense heat while they are in operation. They are rugged, durable, and are the most common on the market.
Cast Iron
Cast iron stoves take a bit longer to heat up, cool off relatively slowly, and strong heat while they are in operation. These stoves typically have a more traditional, decorative look to them.
Soapstone
There are a variety of companies out there that are building stoves out of Soapstone, a stone that is very similar to granite, but has properties that allow it to hold heat effectively for long periods of time. These stoves take a bit longer to heat up, they radiate soft, comfortable heat while they are in operation, and take hours and hours to cool down after the fire has gone out. Soapstone stoves have a variety of styles and looks from contemporary, to classy traditional.
Heating Area
Almost all manufacturers want to tell you exactly how much area in square footage a unit is able to heat and will advertise this metric for ease of buying. It is a very loose guideline to gauge how effective a unit will be at heating your home. Cubic footage, and air changes per hour are a much truer profile of your home, however, who knows that stuff? We always recommend to go a tad bigger than the ratings say, due to the fact that, in reality, a larger unit offers a larger spectrum of heat, and doesn’t need to be run at maximum capacity at all times.
Fans
Do you need a fan? Fans are available on almost all units.
EPA Certified
For wood hearth appliances this is crucial. An EPA Certified wood burning fireplace is really more of a wood stove that is certified to be installed into a wall. These are designed to be effective heaters, and are sealed boxes that you burn wood in. The combustion air is pulled from a dedicated duct so the pressure of the home isn’t lowered, and air that you’ve worked hard to heat isn’t burned and sent up the chimney.
This is especially important when dealing with gas hearth products.
B-Vent Technology
This was the first generation of gas fireplaces, it is essentially the same technology as wood fireplaces operate with, an open-faced fireplace that pulls room air for combustion, and exhausts out of a vertical chimney. On some units there is the option of an outside air source to equalize pressure in the firebox and assist with the draft.
Direct Vent Technology
This is the modern standard for gas fireplaces. Direct Vent Technology is a method of venting a fireplace that involves a special type of pipe (Co-Axial), essentially this is a pipe inside of another pipe, typically a 4” pipe inside of a 7” pipe, or a 5” pipe inside of an 8” pipe. These pipes are sealed from one another and perform opposite actions. The interior pipe acts as the exhaust, and the exterior pipe acts as the intake. Almost every direct vent fireplace is a sealed box, and all of the combustion air is pulled from the outside, burned with the fire, and expelled as exhaust through the interior pipe of the chimney. There are multiple benefits to this style of fireplace venting; the fireplace is pulling air from outside to burn, rather than burning air that is already warm, keeping the warm air inside of the home, and second, since you are not burning room air, you are not lowering the pressure of the house, which means that you vastly diminish the amount of outside (cold) air infiltration into the home. These style fireplaces also have the ability to vent either horizontally or vertically, with flexibility in each scenario. Gas fireplace inserts also use this technology with their venting, although, instead of using a rigid co-axial pipe, they use two separate flexible aluminum pipes (co-linear) to vent.
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Look at you! You’re becoming a pro! Now that you’ve got a pretty solid understanding of the different types of hearth units, and what they might be good for, let’s break it down a little farther and explore the different style options.
Fireplace grates give you a more efficient fire, allowing air to flow freely inside your fireplace. The more air present, the hotter your fire will burn.
With a durable grate, your logs will be securely held above the falling ashes, keeping your fire burning efficiently.
Making sure your fireplace grate fits your firebox correctly is crucial if you want the best performance from your fireplace.
To find the right size fireplace grate, you'll need to take the following measurements:
A. Measure the front width of the fireplace
B. Measure the rear width of the fireplace
C. Measure the depth from the front to back of the fireplace
D. If installed, measure the height of the installed gas starter pipe
Once you have measured your fireplace, subtract 6" from the front width, rear width and depth.
These new dimensions will determine your maximum grate size.
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