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Thanks. It is a Heat n' Glow fireplace. So if the firebox is supposed to be air tight, then the glass door is the only mechanism to stop the cold air from entering your house I'm taking it.
I just can't believe that you have to live with this issue if you get one of these fireplaces. If the builder cannot fix it, I'll pay to have a professional come out to assess/repair....and then maybe push for the builder to pay for the remedies. Doubt they will go for it but who knows...I just want it fixed is the main issue.
We have the same issue with the same mfg! It might sound a big trashy, but we bought a coleman ice chest to fit over it painted it to match house slide it over and sit snug on sheet metal and take off in summer. Our neighbor's asked what it was and we said a custom box for FP. No one can tell. We don't use our fireplace though as you might guess.
I have a gas fireplace with insulation in the chimney. I had concrete board above it, but that fell down recently is it safe to run it or should I put more concrete board up
I have a gas fireplace with insulation in the chimney. I had concrete board above it, but that fell down recently is it safe to run it or should I put more concrete board up
Your description doesn't make any sense- post pics!
Sigh, this is something I need to address in our living room too. Our fireplace has lots of cold air infiltration in the winter. I don't remember the model # off hand; but this thread reminded me to try and look it up at home tonight and then look the manual up online again. The house is about 10 years old and I could never find a way to close the vent off. The removable glass that is in front of the fire is decently sealed (I can feel a small amount of air ingress in the winter, but not tons) but the louvered part below the actual visible fireplace (where the controls are) definitely leaks an appreciable amount of outside air every winter to the point where you don't want to be near the fireplace on any day below freezing.
Yeah these fireplaces are awful! I notice a lot of us writing are in the South -- no northern home would be able to stand it -- and maybe building codes there don't allow . Eastland homes here as well, Heat n Glo brand. Massive air coming from the bottom where the controls are, might as well have an open wall. I can see my lawn from the back vent (inside the box).
The entire wall it's on has not been insulated-- air through the electric outlets too. In looking around with a flashlight I can see the space between the drywall and outside wall of the house...zero insulation, a bit dusty though.
We put a large leather bench in front of it...and bought a ceramic oscillating heater for chilly evenings. Sad that the appliance that is supposed to do this is so wasteful. We're thinking about having it pulled out and using the space for a cocktail cabinet.
I too have a blast of outside temperatures (-2 to 26 degrees ) coming in from the bottom vent wherethe control devise is located as well as around the sides. The builder,known nation wide, subs their work out & never use those sub-contractors to build their own homes. My product is a Heatilator Model CD4236IRC direct vent which vents out the back. You can see daylight and feel the wind blowing through the vent slots on the back of the fireplace inside chamber. Without an automatic damper that is operational when the gas valve opens, I can't understand why they think this is energy efficient. My guess is that 80% of the heat from the fireplace is going right out the vent. Does anyone have a suggestion to remedy this problem?
not sure where to post this ... we just had a Heat N Glo 6000 installed and do not like the style and.or pricing of the front doors offered ... any thoughts as to where to look for something attractive priced well?
I placed a plastic bag around the outside vent box and taped it up to seal it. Doesn't look great but it cut down on the airflow tremendously.
They have end caps for that, they are only a few bucks. To be safe put a piece masking tape over something required to turn it on with note the remind youself or anyone else that might go turning it on.
Apparently this is NOT a problem with suppliers/builders in the south. We recently bought a 20yr old home in Colorado and have the SAME problem. It's often very windy here and two direct vented fireplaces face right into the wind, so the cold drafts are definitely noticeable and unpleasant. Unfortunately, the summer heat from constant, intense high altitude sun infiltrates during the summer, so we have a year 'round problem. We'll have to look at a cap solution to help address the summer heat. But the winter problem is certainly a challenge.
The first winter we used the units and just wondered what was going on. This past winter we considered ordering one of those custom made fabric covered magnetic fireplace covers. But I hated to spend money to address a symptom. So, we used heavy duty cardboard from moving boxes to cover the units, using duct tape to hold them in place. Lovely. It did help a bit, but not enough. And I want a real solution...one that allows us to use the units without sacrificing efficiency or comfort (not to mention aesthetics). Really, I just cannot believe that this problem even exists. It boggles my mind that so poor a fireplace solution exists in this day and age! Obviously there's little "improvement" happening in this industry given that the same problem is faced by owners of 20 year old and almost new homes.
I'm not sure what type/model unit we have. Will have to look at it and check out the seal conditions. I will certainly appreciate folks keeping this conversation going so that hopefully we can resolve the problem for each of us!
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