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Installing a Classic Glass Fireplace

The crew from The Ironhouse joins Dan DeMagistris of Heat-N-Glo to install the fireplace. The fireplace selected for the dining room is taller than it is wide, which makes it look like a traditional Count Rumsford fireplace. Because of the proportions it has a raised burner for aesthetic purposes to bring the flame up to fill out the area. The fireplace can be mounted right into the opening as it only requires a one-half-inch clearance. The diningroom fireplace is positioned in a framed area contiguous to the garage with the ductwork traveling through the wall into the garage, taking a sharp turn, then passing out through the front wall of the house. The fireplace is vented with an eight-inch direct vent double-walled pipe. The exhaust is carried through the pipe to the outdoors and fresh air for combustion is drawn from the outside into the combustion box. This is a totally radiant fireplace. The heats passes into the room through the glass panel. There is no convection system.

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Installing a Classic Glass Fireplace

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" magistrates is here from heat and -- and we're gonna learn a little bit more about how these units are made. This is -- that you are looking firestorm used to look at it the other way around. Those are -- usually are the other way around this is the only fireplace in the hearth industry right now that. Actually is taller than it is wide interesting this kind of vote looks like the old Rumsford style little count Rumsford design which would have the flared sides -- got a lot of heat. Now what are we looking that in there -- we're looking. Here because this fireplace is higher than it is wide we have and actually have a raised burner. Because aesthetically you want to bring the flame up to fill the areas when you look at you that nice full flame look gotcha and this is. All kind of like. Once ceramic panel or three address this is three separate ceramic panels that actually radiate the Arab traders here to help with some solid. What's the first thing what you've unpacked it like this to show -- to the whole Atlantic and place -- okay. And is it very having. Thanks guys picking up a little bit yeah. So you don't need to put it into our framed enclosure that's been fireproof in any way do -- you don't you can mount this right into combustible. Opening it just requires a one half inch clearance all right so once you put it in this is that type of material that is used to exhaust it right that's correct we call us this is an eight inch direct vent double double walled pipe. Double wall -- how does that work -- actually -- a twist lock pipe that you connect connect each section together and and actually the exhaust carries out from the inside right the five inch. The exhaust carries out to the outside of the house and -- and it draws the fresh air for combustion through the outer wall into the combustion OK and so these are simply. Place together. Right on top of the collar there. What is that rope like. The wrote a business and air barrier to stop if there's any air draft in there it stops any leak of cold air into the chase. So this -- being placed in a framed area that's continuous to the garage. And actually kind of Kennelly heard into their garage. And the duct work part of the ductwork of them will be exposed in that area. OK then then down here you are. Arranging the logs right comment putting the logs in for -- setting up the burner. So we can put the glass on them. Well that was the next thing that I wanted to ask you can't put it on just yet but there -- those remaining elements here involve a frame with. The last panel we did. A decorative trim cap there's the glass panel. Which is part of the direct vent fireplace with a sealed combustion -- really does let the heat pass right through it. It doesn't restrict the heat. And doesn't get very hot itself to the touch of the glass does yes it does it would be very hot to the touch OK and now this particular model does not have any kind of convection system it's not blowing any of the heat into other parts of correct there's a totally radiant fireplace. "

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