Why Install A Gas Insert?

The benefits that a gas insert offers over a traditional fireplace are plenty.

• Efficiency. Thanks to the technologies that are being used in today’s gas inserts in combination with clean fuel like propane and natural gas, you can achieve a great heating experience with much less fuel consumption. Your heating costs will decrease significantly.
• Comfort. Gas inserts don’t burn real wood which means you can start heating your home with the press of a button. Eliminating the need to make a whole fire by yourself.
• More control Gas inserts offer you the opportunity to control every detail of their performance. As opposed to a wood-burning fireplace, with a gas insert, you can control things like the amount of heat being generated, and the amount of flame being displayed and even set different heating cycles.
• Customization. With the majority of gas inserts, you can customize different sections of the design to create a gas fireplace that will not only fit but upgrade your living space to a new style.

Direct Vent Vs. B-Vent

There are 2 main types of venting methods that gas inserts use.

The direct vent is a venting method that gathers the air that is needed for combustion from the outside atmosphere. Additionally, all the gases produced by the combustion are also released into the outside atmosphere. No chimney is required for this venting method as direct vent inserts can be vented horizontally.

As opposed to a direct vent, B-Vent method gathers air from inside your home to be used in the combustion process. The buoyancy of the released gases is used to vent exhaust through the vertical dedicated pipe system that this venting method needs to function.