We hope you find this thesaurus of fireplace terms beneficial in your hunt for the perfect hearth.
BTUs — Brit Thermal Unit, the primary heat measurement unit used by the hearth industry. It is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb. Of water by one degree F. At sea level.
B-Vent — A gas-burning machine that takes in combustion air from the home and vents products of combustion outside the home. B-Vent is also generally known as natural vent.
Builder Series — Fireplaces specially constructed for builders and contractors, that includes a beautiful blend of class, efficiency and economy.
Cabinet — A fire cupboard is usually a wooden finishing feature for direct vent or vent-free fireplaces which are installed on the floor of the room and vented thru the wall. They enclose the whole hearth and can be made for walls or corners. They vary from thirteen to 28 inches deep.
Catalytic Combustor — A tool used on some wood burning stoves to reduce the temperature at which smoke is ignited.
Catalytic or Non-Catalytic — Catalytic wood stoves and fireplace inserts have ceramic honeycombed chambers coated with a metal catalyst ( generally platinum or palladium ) that works to extend the rate of combustion. The catalytic combustor burns away gases and particulates normally emitted into the air. Catalytic wood stoves allow people to burn wood at lower temperatures for longer amounts of time. With Non-Catalytic wood stoves, combustion occurs in the firebox. These stoves are usually less expensive than catalytic wood stoves and need less upkeep.
Chase — A structure built around, and enclosing, portions of the chimney and in a number of cases, housing the appliance.
Circulating Firebox — Has louvers at the top and bottom so that a fan may be installed. Louvers can’t be covered.
Clearance — The distance needed by building and fire codes between stove, smoke pipe or chimney and combustible materials such as wood fittings or carpets.
Clearances have to be observed even if noncombustible plaster or other masonry materials protect the flamable materials, such as wood fixtures or carpets.
Direct Vent — An appliance that draws combustion air from outside and exhausts it’s combustion products to the outdoors eliminating the requirement for the standard chimney system. A glass panel in direct vent units is imperative to keeping the combustion system sealed from the home, maintaining high efficiency and indoor air quality.
Electronic Ignition — requires electricity to start the unit either 110 volt or battery.
EPA regulations — state regulations of wood burning appliances requiring that products sold later than July 1, 1992 emit only 4.1 grams of particulate matter an hour for catalytic-equipped units and not more than 7.5 grams for non-catalytic-equipped units.
Firebox — That portion of the solid fuel appliance where the fuel is found and where first combustion happens.
Hearth — The floor of the firebox, most ordinarily used in reference to fireplaces. In general, the foundation on which fires for cultured and heating functions are built. Is different from floor protection.
High-Efficiency Wood-Burning Fireplace — EPA-approved fireplaces offering a balance of elegance and energy potency.
Inserts — Heating units that retrofit into an existing hearth ( masonry or factory-built ). They burn wood, gas or pellets and offer superior efficiency.
Mantel ( Flush Mantel ) — An alternative finishing choice for direct vent and ventless fireplaces. They could be wood, marble or stone. The mantels do not encase the entire fireplace, but frame it. Therefore they’re just one 3 / 4 to 2 half inches deep. Mantels are used when the fireplace is installed inside the wall or on the outside wall of the house.
Manually Controlled — Control the peak of the flame at the unit only.
Mid-Efficient, Heat-Circulating, Wood-Burning fireside — Security’s HE43 fireplace adds design and heat to any home with fifty percent efficiency and a wide ranging view of the fire.
ODS — Oxygen Depletion Sensor – A safety device that activates the fire’s flame monitoring apparatus in case OTT levels of company, are spotted. This could scale back the degree of oxygen, causing the pilot flame to become unstable and lift off the thermocouple tip. The fire then turns off automatically before the condition becomes threatening.
Pellet Burning — made of 100 percent wood sawdust with no additions. The sawdust in pellets is a producing byproduct otherwise destined for landfills.
Radiant Fireboxes — Also known as flush face. The facing ( Stone, Tile, Brick ) can cover above and below the fireplace opening.
Remote ready — ready to turn the unit on and off remotely thru a wired or wireless remote. Remote is sold singly. The height of the flame cannot be adjusted remotely. Not recommended for vented gas logs.
Surround — For this site we will outline a fireplace surround as a marble or tile frame between the fireside itself and the wooden mantel. Cupboards seldom use surrounds. Then again, some makers do call a wooden cabinet a “cabinet surround.”
Thermostatically Controlled — Senses the temperature at the unit not of the room. Not as flexible as a remote prepared with a thermostat.
Variable Flame Height — thru the remote, you can increase and decrease the height of the flame and turn the unit on and off. Also available in thermostatically controlled.
Vent-Free — Gas appliance that has no use for a flue. Although vent-free units give high efficiency, some areas may not permit their use. Please check with your local building official.
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