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What are the first thoughts that come to mind when you hear the term “Free standing gas fireplace”. Many of us would be confused at first. Obviously it has something to do with a fireplace but it does sound a bit confusing. You might think that this type of fireplace can be placed anywhere or it can be moved regularly. But to everyone’s disappointment this is not the case here. The gas fireplace can only be stationed where there is a gas pipeline available. And a free standing gas fireplace has two different type of set ups one is called direct vent gas fireplace and the other is called vent less gas fireplace. Now you might be thinking that why it is this then. It is given this name because this type of fireplace does not require for a chimney of the wood burning hearth.

The direct vent free standing gas fireplace uses a very simple and highly effective mechanism. It uses its venting system to bring in clean air from the outside for combustion. The air that is used is completely brought in from the outside because the front is completely sealed and is airtight therefore the air inside the room is not utilized. The waste of the combustion is also directed outside of the free standing gas fireplace. This is achieved with the help of a vent which is divided in two from the inside.

The other type of free standing fireplace is vent less gas fireplace. This fireplace uses the air that is present inside the room and then returns the air back into the room. Many manufactures produce this type of fireplace because they are of the view that air should be vented from the outside inside of the air that is present already in the room.