Drafty Direct Vent Gas Fireplace

It appears that you have a superior direct vent gas fireplace which has a gasketed glass door.

Drafty direct vent gas fireplace.

We just had a direct vent gas fireplace installed with the same draft problem. Our gas fireplace is so drafty it s like an open window house 15 replies our log home is drafty how to remedy house 15 replies fix drafty finished basement house 8 replies direct vent gas fireplace draft house 4 replies fireplace unknown if works can i install a ventless fireplace in it. 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. 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.

Episode 1 keep your heating cooling costs low all year and keep your hvac system from heating cooling the great outdoors. We have a new direct vent gas fireplace installed flush to the wall in a new home. 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. Use our magnetic fireplace vent covers to stop the draft instantly.

Magnetic vent cover for fireplace draft stoppers black magnet sheets for fireplace vents black 2 pcs each 4 75 x 37 thickness. Where the pipe meets the fireplace the cold air sleeve was just dumping cold air right into the area surrounding the fireplace. 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. How do these things work house 3 replies.

This winter i discovered. We used the high temp caulk to seal it but i m not sure it was a good idea. 30 mils insulation and draft protection keep cold air out 24 45 24.