Cold Draft From Direct Vent Gas Fireplace

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Cold draft from direct vent gas fireplace.

The dog house is vinyl siding and there is an 8 inch vent out the back of it. Another great solution for preventing these drafts is to install a direct vent gas insert. Even with no cold air penetration from the outside there. Also you may discover that the knockout for the gas line is letting cold air come in.

A direct vent gas inserts is flued up the chimney but because it is a sealed firebox the cold air cannot escape back into the room. I am getting a cold draft from the bottom vent top of unit where fireplace meets mantle and even surrounding area where floor meets mantle. A direct vent gas insert will stop those pesky drafts because the insert fits snugly inside the fireplace opening and the insert itself is a sealed firebox. Of the box drops down the back out the lower louvers creating the effect of a draft.

There is an icy cold draft coming from the face of the unit mainly at the bottom where the controls are but the draft can be felt all around. I am going to make the assumption that the builder put no. Warm air enters the top of the firebox gets chilled by the coldness. Stuffing the hole s with batt insulation will slow the draft down.

We have a new direct vent gas fireplace installed flush to the wall in a new home. There are two kinds of drafts vent drafts and flue drafts. Leaving the fireplace pilot light on in the winter will help. I have a superior dvt8 cens direct vent gas fireplace.

Draft decor products compliment each other and are versatile too. This unit is five years old and installed when home was built. Are natural reverse convection drafts occurring.