Just imagine, after a long hard day at work, coming home and within seconds having a nice, warm beautiful fire going in the fireplace. The display that you see looks like a real wood fire, but the logs never burn down. When you're ready to go to bed, all that you have to do is turn the gas off! This is the benefit of having gas logs. Not much heat, but expected convenience.
But before you go ahead and install a set of gas logs, it's prominent that you be aware of their pros and cons, as well as the best way to purchase a gas log set and safely use them after they've been installed.
First of all, if going from wood burning to gas logs, the chimney should be inspected and swept by a Csia Certified Chimney Sweep.
Make sure that you buy the accurate size for the size of your fireplace. If the log set is too small, it will originate a poor display. If the log set is too large, the logs will sit too far transmit and will vent poisonous gas into the room instead of up the chimney flue.
Gas logs do not furnish creosote like you will have when burning real wood or the compressed logs wrapped in paper, but the gas logs will soot up a little with a fine black powder where touched by the flame, so stay with the darker color log sets. regularly all that you need to do is to occasionally brush off the fine soot with a soft dry paintbrush. Never wash the logs with water.
It is a requirement to install a damper lock when installing, which locks the damper open and it cannot be closed. As a result, you may have cold air coming into the room down from your chimney. The coarse explication for this qoute is to install glass doors on the fireplace.
When gas is ignited, as it is with gas logs, it loses that telltale rotten egg smell but it is just as dangerous. Make sure that the installer uses a combustible gas detector to check the gas logs after premise and make sure that they are venting properly. After the gas logs are installed and gas tested, don't rearrange or shift the logs!
Do not run your central air heater or furnace at the same time as using the gas logs. This will cause air to come down the chimney into the living area, and if the logs are on, the odorless but poisonous gases are also venting into the room. This is especially a qoute if the house has been made more air tight by installing new windows and doors.
In closing, when gas logs are installed and used correctly, they will bring you endless hours of pleasure. And no more trips to the wood pile!
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