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- What would be a good material and cleaning schedule to improve the heat efficiency of home gas fireplaces?
I guess this applies to wood-burning fireplaces as well, but they will require more frequent reflector surface cleaning.
Our gas fireplace is fairly warm, but it's clear that it's not as efficient as it could be. It seems like reflective back and side inserts would reflect a lot more of the IR energy into the living room and improve the heating efficiency.
I've searched a fair amount for air circulation inserts and reflective wall inserts, but haven't found a good solution. Does anybody know if good inserts exist, and for the reflective versions, what material they are made out of and how often you need to clean them to keep them efficiently reflecting the heat energy?
Thanks.
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Our gas fireplace is fairly warm, but it's clear that it's not as efficient as it could be. It seems like reflective back and side inserts would reflect a lot more of the IR energy into the living room and improve the heating efficiency.
I've searched a fair amount for air circulation inserts and reflective wall inserts, but haven't found a good solution. Does anybody know if good inserts exist, and for the reflective versions, what material they are made out of and how often you need to clean them to keep them efficiently reflecting the heat energy?
Thanks.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon..._PIWhiteStrip,BottomLeft,0,35_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg