My sister has gas fireplace logs in a newer house, and she’s convinced me to try them in our house. We have a 30’s home with a standard fireplace, though I’ve had a topside damper installed since the one inside has rotted out. We love oak fires, but our lifestyle and home doesn’t allow for storing cords of wood or spending time before and afterward dealing with a wood fire. The compense is that we burn wood at another, weekend place, but that’s its only heat, anyway. That’s an LL Bean catalog scene, what with our woolens, but the doctored coffee makes up for it. Anyway, what problems could be found with splicing a gas line up from the basement into the hearth? How is the gas valve dealt with safely? Do I have to open the wall next to the hearth? The ash dump, by the way, goes to the floor of the basement, so that area is open. I know the dealer can answer this, but I’m looking for some advance knowledge and advice before I call them. Thanks in advance. BTW, it’s a two flue chimney, with the second originally for the furnace but only now handling a steel liner for the gas water heater.
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Seems like a good opportunity for carbon monoxide poisoning. But really, I don't know anything about it.
I would just drill a hole in bottom of fp and run 3/8" copper tubing up from below. The gas valve will actually be in the fp next to the gas log.. enjoy.
Thanks..I will enjoy. Have a nice winter.
There are some really incredibly realistic gas logs out there. Enjoy. The line up from underneath sounds fine, I would probably put a shut off under the floor for summertime safety.