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Home and Garden more>> • Comment • Email This • Get Email Alerts! On the Level: Use home's ventless gas Fireplaces sparingly By JIM ROONEY, For The Capital By JIM ROONEY, For The Capital Capital Gazette Communications Published 12/10/11 I've been a reader of your articles for many years and I have never seen my issue and problem addressed. I'd really like your advice. I love my gas Fireplaces. I use it every evening in the cold weather. My walls and ceiling became covered with soot over the years. I just had everything painted. Do I have to give up my evenings by the fire? Someone told me these Fireplaces are outlawed in 22 states. Is this true? If so, why? Find Us On Facebook AP VIDEO more>> The type of gas Fireplaces you have is called a ventless gas device which simply means there is no flue to carry the products of combustion out of the house. They are identified for intermittent use which means they are not intended for burning 24/7. Back in the early days when rules were being formulated for the installation and venting of various gas burning devices houses were known to be leaky and experiencing natural air changes per hour regularly in excess of four. Remember, there was a time when we illuminated our homes with gas li
Home and Garden more>> • Comment • Email This • Get Email Alerts! On the Level: Use home's ventless gas Fireplaces sparingly By JIM ROONEY, For The Capital By JIM ROONEY, For The Capital Capital Gazette Communications Published 12/10/11 I've been a reader of your articles for many years and I have n ...