Drafty Direct Vent Gas Fireplace

We have a new direct vent gas fireplace installed flush to the wall in a new home.

Drafty direct vent gas fireplace.

30 mils insulation and draft protection keep cold air out 24 45 24. Unless the door is not on properly it is very unlikely that air is actually coming in from outside that way the cold air normally comes out of the bottom of a rear vented direct vent fireplace the result of a reverse heat exchange. Gas fireplaces can have the look and feel of a real wood fire without. Most of the cold air was coming in from the double walled pipe.

This winter i discovered. Where the pipe meets the fireplace the cold air sleeve was just dumping cold air right into the area surrounding the fireplace. There is an icy cold draft coming from the face of the unit mainly at the bottom where the controls are but the draft can be felt all around. Use our magnetic fireplace vent covers to stop the draft instantly.

A direct vent gas insert will stop those pesky drafts because the insert fits snugly inside the fireplace opening and the insert itself is a sealed firebox. We just had a direct vent gas fireplace installed with the same draft problem. Gas fireplaces include direct vent units that vent combustion gasses directly outside vent free units that use the indoor air to fuel the combustion process and vent safely into the room and units that replace existing masonry fireplace openings called fireplace inserts. A direct vent gas inserts is flued up the chimney but because it is a sealed firebox the cold air cannot escape back into the room.

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