Patent ID: 6227194
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: F24B,F24C

Abstract:
A gas fireplace comprising:a housing;a firebox within the housing forming a combustion chamber, wherein combustion products are generated in the combustion chamber during the combustion of gas;a plenum between the firebox and the housing from which heated gases are vented into the room in which the fireplace is installed, wherein flow within the plenum is from upstream to downstream;an opening in the firebox in communication with the plenum allowing for at least a portion of the combustion gases generated in the combustion chamber to pass to the plenum;a vent pipe attachable to the housing whereby the interior of the vent pipe is in communication with the plenum for venting the plenum through the vent pipe to a location outside of the room where the fireplace is located; andmeans for controlling the amount of venting of the plenum through the vent pipe.