The Value of Your Efficient Gas Fireplace

So, you already have a gas fireplace. Or perhaps you’re considering adding a gas fireplace to your home, or renovating that sooty old wood-burning fireplace with a gas insert. Gas fireplaces and inserts are more than just beautiful additions for ambiance and convenient fires. They can also help reduce your heating costs and are relatively inexpensive to operate per hour. Gas fireplaces and inserts make attractive upgrades to any home.

According to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, installing a gas fireplace in the area of your home where you spend the most time could lower your home heating bills by as much as 40 percent.

Fuel Efficiency Rating

Most fireplaces have a fuel efficiency rating. As a guide, a fireplace with a 70-80 percent efficiency rating would be a dependable choice. In Canada, an EnerGuide rating is used to measure annual fireplace efficiency. In the United States, there are two types of efficiency ratings:

But maybe you don’t know the fuel efficiency rating of your fireplace. Generally, fireplaces with features such as Direct Vent Technology, a ceramic glass front, a secondary heat exchanger, circulating fans and an intermittent electronic ignition system are going to be the most efficient to operate.

Sit back and enjoy the fire, without worrying about how much it might cost you.

Heatilator also offers gas fireplaces that will bring warmth and comfort to spaces indoors and outdoors – with the same two-sided fireplace. Read The Twilight Indoor/Outdoor Fireplace Offers the Best of Both Worlds.