Direct-vent appliances can be vented directly through the ceiling or roof. Direct-vent products are sealed combustion appliances that do not use room air from your home. Direct-vent systems carry the burnt flue gases to the outside, while bringing in fresh outside air for combustion.
To
maintain good indoor air quality while utilizing a gas appliance, your choice
should be a direct-vent gas product. These appliances are a
fairly new and extremely popular innovation, and they completely isolate the
combustion process from the air in the home. The air for combustion is
brought directly from the outside into the firebox, which is sealed completely.
The burned gases are then vented directly outside.This balanced system is unaffected by fans or drafts in the home and is perfect if someone has respiratory problems or is concerned about indoor air quality. Because the direct venting stops on the outside of the wall, no expensive vertical chimney or enclosing chase is needed, making the product in deal for lower levels and condominiums.
The
gas fires in Berkshire Cast Iron and Stone Stoves are so beautiful that is is
hard to believe you are not staring into a real wood fire. What appears to
be a beautiful antique wood stove is actually the most technologically
advanced gas burning stove ever designed. The cast iron body (#1)
conceals a sophisticated steel firebox (#2). A convection heat heat
exchanger (#3) circulates the room air (#4). There is an optional
convection blower (#5). The breakthrough Ember-Fyre Gas Burner
(#6) has glowing embers, hand carved logs and dancing yellow flames (#7).