Here is what you need to know when buying a closed combustion fireplace.
When we talk about closed combustion fireplaces, we are referring to a unit with a fire burning behind a sealed glass door with adjustable air controls that helps regulate the amount of air flowing into your fireplace.
The air controls will allow the user to regulate the air flow and adjust the output of the wood burning fireplace. With an open fireplace, there is no air control, when then increases the combustion air intake as the temperature increases, that can result in heat loss through the flue outlet.
Other than an open fire, when it comes to a closed combustion fireplace, it is highly efficient and very economically. You would be using less wood compared to an open fireplace and would be getting over 80% of the heat back into the room, than losing the heat through the chimney. With a closed combustion fireplace, they produce less ash and lower carbon emissions. Reason why the closed combustion fireplaces are the perfect choice is that they are safe as the glass prevents any smoke or other combustion gases coming into the room. This results in no more smoky smells lingering in your home.
Do I Choose a Wood-log Or a Wood Pellet Heating System
If you enjoy lighting a fire and stoking coals with the experience of romantic ambience from a natural wood burning flame, then a wood log burner is the unit for you.
Maybe you prefer an automated system that you can pre-set to turn on before you arrive home from work or before you wake up in the morning. This can automatically maintain the temperature you have set it on and requires very little maintenance. Then the wood pellet system is perfect for you.
Does My Closed Combustion Fireplace Require Maintenance
Your closed combustion fireplace needs to be maintained at least once a year. When your unit is not in use, specifically in the summertime, is the best time to get it serviced.
With proper maintenance will ensure that you don’t get any build-up of ash and soot in the flue or dust on the motor.
Servicing your unit can take about an hour and a half to three hours which also includes a chimney sweep.