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Fireplaces
by Paul Bramber
http://www.fireplaceez.com
Well probably most of use anyway. How nice it is to be by a
roaring fire snuggled up with a loved one or have a great
time with family and friends, roasting marshmallows or
popping corn. Fireplaces are a part of our human culture
and many of us here in the U.S. learned about fireplaces
through fairy tales such as Santa Claus and the Three
Little Pigs.
In colder climates throughout the world, the fireplace or
hearth has traditionally been the central feature and
gathering place of a household since it emits warmth. The
sensation of direct heat and the entrancing flickers and
leaps of the burning wood make its use and enduring part of
life even today.
Most fireplaces in homes back then burned wood, coal or
peat and was the central gathering place for family and
friends during cold winter months. Back then the fireplace
was built directly within the home. Today, many fireplaces
are built in a factory and then re-built in the home. They
have more burning options today also like gas and
electricity, although with electric fireplaces your fire is
fake with flame shaped paper and heated with a heating
element.
The home of today does not come with a standard fireplace
and is now considered "an extra expense". Central heating
has taken the place of an actual fire and many people who
have fireplaces in their homes have them closed because it
may be too much of an expense to make it work properly
again. Old brick or stone fireplaces have a tendency to be
a bit messy, and people are too busy to go out and chop
wood anymore.
Today, there are generally four types of fireplaces: wood
burning, direct vent gas, vented gas, and vent-free gas.
Wood burning fireplaces are fueled either by manufactured
products, including pellets or petroleum based artificial
logs, or wood. They are inefficient and produce many
biproducts, two reasons the market for them is shrinking
rapidly. Direct Vent fireplaces' coaxial vent system of
pipe inside pipe allows for a completely sealed system that
does not compromise the inside air quality of the home.
Vented gas fireplaces use an air-cooled pipe or gas flex
liners to vent appliances. Vent free gas fireplaces do not
require a chimney system, are extremely efficient and will
shut off if oxygen in the room falls below acceptable
levels.
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