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There is no better way to heat your home than with an indoor stove or fireplace from Ventingpipe.com. We are the leader in online hearth products and we take pride in our selection of indoor heating products.

What is Direct Vent?
Direct-Vent Indoor Fireplaces are ideally suited for today's energy-efficient, tightly constructed homes. The flames burn in a sealed combustion firebox, so the air in the room does not come in contact with the flames. The sealed firebox requires the indoor fireplace to draw outside air to the fire for combustion. This is accomplished by using a coaxial pipe system which is actually a pipe within a pipe. Outside air is drawn to the burners through an outer pipe, while exhaust gases are expelled through a smaller pipe. Room air is circulated through passageways around the firebox, and then emitted through the top louvers.  Direct-Vent Indoor Fireplaces are suitable for well-insulated homes or homes with no existing chimney.

What is a vent-free stove?
Vent-free fireplaces operate on natural or propane gas. Most of these gas fireplaces require no electricity. The flame is fueled by natural or propane gas through a permanent line that is connected to a blue-flame/yellow-flame burner or ceramic plaque burner within the heating appliance. Vent-free gas fireplaces operate without a chimney, flue or vent, so you can install one just about anywhere. Although these gas fireplaces are rated at 99+ efficiency, low levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and high levels of moisture can cause health problems in certain people.  A primary safety feature is an effective, time-tested devise called an Oxygen Depletion Sensor system. Vent-free gas fireplaces are not available in certain states or provinces please check local building codes to see if you can install a vent-free stove.

What is a Zero Clearance Fireplace?
A term often used to generically describe all factory-built indoor fireplaces. The terms refers to a quality of a factory built metal fireplace whereby enough insulation is incorporated so that the base, back, and in some cases sides, can safely be placed in direct contact (zero clearance) with combustible floors and walls.  A Zero Clearance standard direct-vent indoor fireplace can be installed against or recessed into any outside wall that is accessible to your gas line. The slant back designs also provide flexible horizontal or vertical options.

Are your wood stoves EPA Phase II compliant?
All wood stoves except cookstoves, furnaces and site-built fireplaces sold in the U.S. must comply with the EPA Phase II Wood Stove Emissions Regulations. These Federal Standards require that each wood burning stove be tested for particulate emissions and shown to produce fewer than 7.5 grams per hour. These high efficiency, EPA Approved wood stoves are exempt from "burn bans" that local air quality authorities may impose during episodes of high airborne pollution. To read about current EPA wood burning stove emissions regulations please visit the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/.

What is an ODS (oxygen depletion sensor)?
An ODS is a sophisticated standing pilot system, standard on all vent-free logs. The ODS will shut off the log set if the oxygen level in the room falls below 18%. Normal oxygen levels in a room are around 21%. Oxygen depletion sensors have been used for over 40 years with a 100% safety record therefore making them a very safe and reliable system.

Products you will find in this category are: Fireplace, Stove, Furnace

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