Can I Put A Wood Stove In My Gas Fireplace

Gas fireplaces are considered gas appliances not true fireplaces.

Can i put a wood stove in my gas fireplace.

A wood stove is a great way of warming a room and if you have a fireplace flue already then installing a wood stove onto this flue is not very difficult. As such they are not regulated by the same safety codes as wood burning fireplaces and each model has its own requirements. The short answer is yes you can indeed put a wood burning stove into a fireplace. There are however some considerations.

You can normally convert any existing gas fireplace and have a wood burning stove as a gas fireplace replacement. Wood burning appliances such as wood stoves cannot be converted to gas. If you live in an area where wood burning fireplaces are prohibited in new construction old existing fireplaces are probably grandfathered by law. A fireplace itself is not a very good conductor of heat so you may find that a stove is the best way of using a natural product without sacrificing warmth.

In the irv2 discussion forums discussion about wood stove in your motorhome or trailer member 38special says having been in the fireplace and wood stove business for 35 years there is no way i would put one in an rv. The benefits of a wood stove for rvs still doesn t win over many people. A fireplace is already fireproof in a sense so you should be able to use it for a stove location with little work involved. If you convert yours to gas you won t be able to change your mind later and start burning wood again although you may be allowed to use an epa certified wood stove or fireplace insert.

The size of the stove however must be right for both the fireplace and the chimney it uses. It can be less hassle to install a wood stove in an existing fireplace because there s already a passageway to vent waste smoke and gases from your home. If you re lucky you may be able to use the opening you already have for your new stove. Some gas fireplaces are built with zero clearance fireboxes meaning you can put combustible materials right up to the sides front and bottom.

In some cases you can install a wood pellet stove directly into your gas fireplace to take advantage of these benefits. Yes you can convert an existing wood burning fireplace to gas but it must be that an existing wood burning fireplace. In many homes gas fireplaces offer an option that avoids the mess and environmental impact of burning cord wood. However wood pellet stoves offer additional advantages.