Cold Air Coming Through Gas Fireplace Vent

What is a bit unusual in your case is that these vents usually don t pull cold air into the house without a fire present.

Cold air coming through gas fireplace vent.

Heatilator ec36 woodburing firplace 01 23 2008 11 09 am 9. The only reason why your vented gas fireplace is drafty is because of the gas logs being installed. It appears that you have a superior direct vent gas fireplace which has a gasketed glass door. You will stop the cold drafty air in the winter and keep warm humid air from coming in during the summer months.

Fireplace and chimney basics. However with vented gas logs cold drafts are quite common. I suspect that your vent outside is not lower than the fire place which would allow colder heavier air to find it s way into the house. The front vents on the bottom of fireplace is where the cold draft is coming through the top vents not a noticable draft any reason why.

Unless the door is not on properly it is very unlikely that air is actually coming in from outside that way the cold air normally comes out of the bottom of a rear vented direct vent fireplace the result of a reverse heat exchange. We recently bought a 1996 house which has a majestic gas fireplace. The basic structure and operation of a fireplace and chimney is something most homeowners readily understand. The air comes in through the large unsealed hole that is left from the pipe going through.

Use our magnetic fireplace vent coverto stop the inner cold air circulation from the vents. Chances are before you had gas logs installed your fireplace was a wood burning fireplace. A fireplace requires ventilation through the chimney which means warm indoor air rises outward through the chimney while cold outdoor air sinks inward. Fortunately there are only a few possible causes and several very effective remedies.

This cool air results in. This air is direct to the surrounding area behind the fireplace and comes out through any vent usually the lower grill making the floor icey cold.