When you purchase a brand new gas fireplace, you will need to also purchase other items. You will need to get gas vents, piping, chimney liners, termination caps and other products required for installing your gas fireplace. You will find that Duravent manufacturers all of the items you need for a gas fireplace installation, regardless of whether it is a direct vent unit or being installed to replace an existing wood burning unit.

Get Your Duravent Gas Fireplace Products When Your Purchase Your Gas Fireplace

A common mistake people make when purchasing a gas fireplace is not ordering all the needed products at the same time. When you purchase the gas fireplace, piping, and other items needed for the installation at the same time, you avoid paying additional shipping charges later. When you shop here at Copperfield Chimney Supply we offer free shipping on all orders over $500, so it makes more sense to get everything on the same order. Just contact us for help in selecting the correct piping and items needed for you gas fireplace installation.

If you are thinking about adding doors to your Marco fireplace, we can help. We have the OEM doors and they can be easily installed by the homeowner in about 15 minutes.

Doors on your fireplace will dramatically increase the efficiency of your unit and will stop heat loss up the chimney when the fireplace is not in use.

Please visit our web site for door options and instructions for installing your Marco doors.

Winter's coming and it's getting cold. Time to dust off the ol' heating unit and get your home all nice and toasty. But before you strike a match or turn a dial, make sure you're doing so safely.

Before we get into individual heat sources, let's replace the batteries in those fire alarms. A good rule is to change them out whenever you set the clocks forward or back. So, if you slacked off and didn't change them this past weekend, do it now.

Some of these checklist items seem like common knowledge or "duh," but when it's negative 45-degrees outside, you might forget that you moved your favorite chair in front of the heater. Let's check all this now before we're calling 911 because a curtain got too close to a space heater.

Fireplace:

- Whens the last time you had your chimney inspected and cleaned? If you can't remember, it's probably a good time to call the ol' chimney sweep. This should be done annually.

- Make sure to clear any debris that may have deposited themselves on your roof and especially near your chimney. This is also a good time to get your frisbees off the roof.

- Prune any branches that may be near your chimney. Prune means trim some branches back. If you have a hug log of a branch over your house, hire a professional. It's all fun and games until your drop a 20-foot branch through your roof because you rented a chainsaw at the hardware store.

- Remember to open the flu before starting your first fire. Nothing says a bad time like a house filled with smoke.

- Clean out the hearth. Who knows what's ended up in there during the summer. Give it a good cleaning before you're freezing you ass off.

- Move any furniture that's creeped closer to the fireplace while the sun was a blazin' high.

- If you're not actively working on the fire, close the metal mesh screen.

Boiler/Furnace:

- Like your fireplace, your boiler/furnace should be inspected annually. Get it done now before it gets too cold.

- Check your fluids. Make sure your device has the appropriate amount of water to function.

- Check the unit for leaking water or puddles under the unit. If you see water, this could be a sign of a pressure system failure. Call a plumber with boiler experience.

- Move any items that have accumulated around your boiler/furnace since it was last operated. Like the box for your HDTV. Seriously, take that thing to the curb.

- Check, and if necessary, replace filters. This includes the oil filter if your furnace/boiler has one.

- Make sure all the gauges are working properly.

Radiator:

- Move all your papers off the radiator. I know all summer you've been putting your mail on that thing. Move them.

- While you're at it, move all your furniture away from the metal heat machine.

- If children or klutzes are present, consider investing in a radiator cover. This will cut down on burns.

- Make sure the insulation around the pipe that connects to your radiator is in good shape. If it's unraveling or just falling apart, replace it.

Wall Heaters:

- Move furniture away from the heater (starting to detect a pattern?).

- Also get rid of that pile of magazines that are sitting in front of the heater.

- Now's a good time to clean/replace any filters.

- If your wall heater is gas powered, check the pilot light. If it has gone out and you're unsure how to relight it, your local utility company will light it for you. Sometimes for free.

- If your heater doesn't have a filter, before you turn it on for the first time, take the vacuum to the vents. It'll remove all the dust that's accumulated and make the first time you start the heater not smell like your baking a dirt cake.

Central Heating:

- Central heating is the safest way to heat your home so check your filters. They're probably filled with dust and possibly, mouse poop.

Space Heater:

- Thoroughly clean your space heater before use.

- Check for frayed wires. Don't try to McGyver frayed wires back together. Unless you're an electrician, just buy a new space heater.

- Do not use an extension cord. Unplug your fancy gadget from the wall and plug in the heater. Hypothermia isn't as cool as the Deadliest Catch makes it out to be.

- Keep it away from furniture and your paper maché collection. Give space heaters at least three-feet of clearance.

- Do not put the space heater on thick or deep carpet. The carpet could burn and/or the space heater could overheat.

- If you leave the room, turn it off.

Staying warm during the fall and winter is critical in some parts of the world. But no matter how cold it gets, you should refrain from using BBQs, or any other device that's made to work outside, inside your home. Besides the potential for a fire, the threat carbon monoxide poisoning is very real. find another way to keep yourself warm.

Older homes which have an existing chimney may or may not have a chimney liner. If it was built with a liner, it is often a clay liner, which can crack and break over time. You can install a stainless steel chimney liner for when you do not have an existing liner, or to replace your clay liner. You do not have to take apart the chimney to install this type of liner, as it slides into the existing chimney, all the way down to the bottom.

Use a Stainless Steel Chimney Liner with New Installations

Rather than using a traditional chimney on the exterior, there are new methods for installing the chimney through the interior of the home. You will want to use a stainless steel chimney, like those available here at Copperfield Chimney Supply.

The government has extended the Tax Credit in 2011, but the amount of credit is much lower, changing to 10% of the price of the appliance only, not including labor, up to $300.

The qualifications are:

• The credit is for biomass heating appliances: pellet stoves, pellet inserts, wood-burning heating stoves, and woodburning fireplace inserts. • The appliance must be installed in an existing primary residence, not a new house or rental property. • The stove or insert must have a minimum efficiency rating of 75% as certified by the manufacturer. • The appliance must be an EPA approved biomass stove.

Homeowners should keep the manufacturer's certificate and invoice from the installer to give to their accountant and keep for their records, but do not need to file these items with their tax forms. A copy of the certificate can usually be obtained from the manufacturer's website. This credit reduces the amount of tax you owe for 2011 dollar for dollar. The credit is a reduction of total income tax at the bottom of your return, up to $300. Consult your tax accountant for details.

Wood burning stove refers to an appliance which burns wood fuel for heating homes and businesses. Generally such appliances consist of an enclosed fire chamber, made of plate steel or cast iron. Controlled combustion units include an air control system, which is adjustable. The appliance is connected to a chimney, which is used for releasing the combustion gases to the outside. It is important that the temperature of the flue or chimney gases be higher than the temperature outside which helps in drawing out the combustion gases from the wood burning chamber.

Both softwood and hardwood are used as fuel in woodstoves, since both provide similar outputs in terms of BTU's, relative to weight. Hardwoods are more dense and burn at a rate which is slower than that of softwood. Hardwoods also weigh more per volume than softwoods, therefore enabling the user to put more usable BTU's in the firebox.

Another critical factor in the operation of a wood stove is the content of moisture in the wood. Freshly cut wood will have a very high moisture content and should be dried a minimum of 6 month before using. Burning high moisture content wood (greater than 20% moisture) will greatly decrease stove efficiency and increase the potential for chimney fires. .

High efficiency of the closed combustion appliances is attained through control of the air supply to the chamber. When starting fires, the control should be fully open and throttled down only after a period of at least 30 minutes. This process enables the entire stove and chimney to reach good operating temperatures. When the stove is throttled back, it will then go into the most efficient burning process whereby it will burn the gases emitted from the wood.

There are two types of metals used for wood stove construction. Plate steel stoves are the most common and generally the lesser expensive. Cast Iron stoves are more decorative and can have a porcelain finish applied. Cast Iron stoves are generally more expensive that plate steel stoves.

If you are searching for a wood burning stove, then the best place to start your search is the internet. The advantage of buying of the internet is that you can save a considerable amount of money on your purchase.

Check out our complete line of wood stoves