Ventless Gas Fireplace Safety – How to Safely Operate a Ventless Gas Fireplace
Many homeowners want a fireplace but don’t want to have to deal with a wood burning fireplace. Let’s face it, it’s a pain in the butt to store wood, actual operate a wooding fireplace and expensive to have it professional cleaned. This is why many homeowners turn to a ventless gas fireplace; it has all the benefits of a traditional fireplace without all the work. However, there are still key safety procedures and precautions you should consider when operating a gas ventless fireplace in your home. This article will go over some of this safety information to help teach you how to safely operate a gas fireplace in your home.
One of the most vital tips you can ever get when it comes to ventless gas fireplace safety is to review and follow all manufacture recommendations for your model. Every single manufacture of gas fireplaces will have specific information and safety limits to allow safe operation of their product. Some of these specifications will include a maximum operational time limit, recommended inspection and part replacement cycles and much more. Many people fail to follow these recommendations and some don’t even read them at all. Failure to follow these can results in severe injury and even death to a family member or yourself; not to mention also property loss.
Your ventless gas fireplace will require a connection to your natural gas line. While it may cost more it’s perfectly understandable that something like that should be done by a professional. It may cost around hundred dollars, but just imagine the financial cost of a failed gas limit igniting from your gas fireplace. You’ll also want to make sure you have a natural gas leak detector near your unit so if any parts of the gas release or gas regulator fail you’ll be alerted. You should also have a working smoke detector in the room that it’s operating in and never let your ventless gas fireplace run when you’re not home.
It’s recommended to not let anyone under the age of 18 operate the unit, you’ll also want to teach your young children that your gas fireplace is hot and can injury them if they play near or around it. Remember, it should also be safety first when it comes to your fireplace. Since your fireplace will vent directly into the room they operate in it’s a good idea to have a ODS (oxygen depletion sensor) that is attached to your unit or that operates independently. By following these simple tips you can safely operate your ventless fireplace in your home.