The good news for homeowners who have a gas fueled fireplace but who would prefer a wood burning fireplace is that converting from gas to wood fuel may be an option.
Do you burn wood logs in a gas fireplace.
A gas fireplace is not designed to burn wood.
Some gas fireplaces have all the necessary safety features to burn wood if you wish to convert the fireplace entirely to a wood burning version.
If i were you and couldn t get any definite answer i would either keep the gas and put in the fake ceramic logs or remove the gas line and use it as a normal fireplace or better yet install a wood burning insert.
So you have a gas log fireplace and you absolutely love it.
Do you have a wood burning fireplace but now want an easier more decorative option than burning wood.
Although they look like real wood gas logs are usually made of ceramic which enables them to.
Energy efficiency cleanliness and or compliance with local law forbidding operation of a wood fireplace.
Venting is via the existing chimney.
Wood burning fireplaces can be converted to gas fireplaces.
There are several motivations for gas fireplace insert installation.
Burning wood in it could be a fire hazard or at the very least fill your home with smoke.
Gas logs are a stack of ceramic logs that sit inside your existing fireplace.
From the efficiency to the aesthetic you feel as if your gas fireplace offers all the benefits of a real wood burning fireplace without all the hassle.
Gas logs have a gas burner and they come in vent free and vented options.
An insert is a metal housing containing a gas burner and logset retrofitted to transform a previously wood burning fireplace into a gas one.
Gas logs vs gas inserts vs gas fireplaces.
A gas to wood burning firebox conversion allows the use of the fireplace damper not available for gas fireplaces.
A gas fireplace can provide unparalleled convenience and the pleasure of a warm fire on a cold day but many people believe nothing compares to the ambiance created by burning wood.
But there are different approached to converting and a few things to consider first like the cleanliness and quality of the existing fireplace.
My real question i guess is whether a fireplace can burn both the danger being the gas supply not the ventilation.
I know of course that you can t just up and burn wood in a gas fireplace with no adequate flu or ventilation.
Finally removing the old gas log kit and then selection of a grate suitable for cradling the burning wood will be needed as the gas log grate in the fireplace will be too fragile for the higher temperatures found in a new wood burning fireplace.
Gas logs offer all the ambience and warmth of a real wood burning fire without the mess and maintenance.