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I have a Vermont Castings 'Intrepid' catalytic combustion wood stove. I would like to install a gas log set in it. The dealer said 'NO'--------and really wouldn't give me an explanation. Can anyone out there explain. [links]
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Trudi - First, a woodstove is meant to operate using controlled combustion, ie, to reduce the amount of air entering the burn chamber. A gas stove, on the other hand, needs a tremendous amount of air to mix with the gas in proper ratio. If the gas becomes starved for air, it will explode. You cannot get a small enough log set into your Intrepid that will also supply adequate air in that small firebox. Go look at a B-vent gas stove (one that uses room air for combustion, as a log set in a woodstove would). It uses what's called a draft hood; the back of the stove is actually not even there, so to speak, so it can introduce LOTS of extra air to the gas burner. And it brings in this air to mix with gas fumes that are exiting the stove, rather than with air as it enters the stove (as what happens with a woodstove.) Second, it's illegal to install gas logs into anything other than a fireplace and the installation instructions on the log set will specify that. Third, Vermont Castings instructions will tell you not to burn anything but wood in it. Fourth, it would not pass code, meaning if you suffered personal injury or damage to your home subsequent to an illegal installation, your homeowners insurance would not be obligated to pay your or your heirs for damages incurred. Like the stove dealer and Craig said, DON'T DO IT. Burn wood in your Intrepid or buy a gas stove. here
Wood stoves can serve as a main source of heat or as back-up heat for a house. In some areas, homeowners can cut and manage the wood from local forests. Others purchase wood to burn, and this renewable energy source may prove less expensive than fossil fuel. Wood stoves vary widely in size, shape, dimensions and heat output.
Many factors influence the size of a wood stove. Older homes, homes with poorly insulated walls or homes in colder climates usually require larger stoves. The type of wood burned in the wood stove also influences the stove size. Hardwood logs from trees such as oaks and elms usually produce more heat than softwood logs such as pine and cedar. Therefore, a larger firebox may be necessary if you burn firewood from softwood trees.
The shape of the firebox influences the number of wood pieces you can put inside. For example, a wide, shallow firebox 20 inches wide and 12 inches deep holds less wood than a narrow, deep firebox 12 inches wide and 20 inches deep. The dimensions determine how you stack the wood inside. You usually can fill only about half of a wide firebox with wood because you stack the logs parallel to the front, and a tall stack might fall against the glass doors. You can stack more wood in a narrow firebox because the pieces are perpendicular to the doors and won’t fall against them.
Vent-Free inserts don’t require the use of a chimney and are designed for optimum heat output. more
Vented gas logs are considered a decorative appliance as they provide a realistic wood burning look, but lack heating efficiency. here
With gas, you can have a roaring fire going within seconds at the simple press of a button or flip of a switch.
Both the gas line and gas appliance must be installed properly, and to residential and city codes, to avoid serious injury.
Gas inserts provide access holes for the electrical connection and the gas supply line. So, once installed into the firebox, these connections to the gas fireplace insert are usually straightforward.
Clearances to combustibles are seldom an issue with a gas insert. But check the requirements to make sure that the mantel, hearth, or any trim is outside the danger zone. If a wood fireplace complies with clearance requirements, you won’t have any trouble with a gas insert complying.
Again, the damper should be removed or permanently blocked open. A two-liner system is used to correctly vent the gas insert and to provide combustion air. If the two-walled stainless-steel chimney for the old wood fireplace is in good shape, the two liners would terminate at the very top. Again, the old chimney cap is history, and a new vertical termination kit is used to replace it. If a length or two of the old 8” or 10” chimney has been removed or is missing, it’s likely that transition adaptors, from a co-linear to co-axial venting system described above, can be used. here