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by the_gas_man
Mar 05 '10 How Heating and AC Equipment Manufacturer's Approach New Product Development
Don't believe marketing gibberish printed in the manufacturer's glossy brochures and don't always choose the product with the newest gimmicks or best efficiency.  Performance over time is the best measure.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Nov 22 '07 Advice To Vent Free Fireplace Owners, Determined To Use Them
If you have a vent free fireplace/heater, read the instructions, follow recommended maintenance programs, ensure the room has adequate ventilation, be aware of these things and wary of emerging dangers.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Apr 19 '07 Vent Free Gas Fireplaces & Kerosene Space Heaters Linked To Cancer & Birth Defects
Venting fossil fuel combustion products, up a chimney or through the wall to the outdoors, is simple common sense. Why would anyone risk their health or life doing otherwise?... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Jul 24 '02 Choosing A Patio Gas Fire Pit Or... A Real "Space" Heater?
...there are a wide range of products that fall into the categories of the sensible, the dangerous and the downright ridiculous.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Feb 01 '07 Vent-Free Gas Fireplaces, Consumer Responses, Pro & Con.
This is an issue that is not going away soon and neither am I, (I hope) until national standards are improved or people stop buying these appliances.... read full review
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by Bryan_Carey
Mar 24 '06 Keeping Warm Without a Furnace
Space heaters come in different shapes and styles and there is a right one for most needs. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
May 10 '02 Unvented Gas Fireplaces: ODS Safety Pilots Offer False Security To Consumers
...the oxygen depletion pilot system was a fine invention. However, I am sure, it does not deserve the media hype the gas industry and government agencies have devoted to it.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Jun 19 '02 To: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. RE: Unvented Gas Fireplaces
The Gas Appliance Manufacturer's Association, (GAMA) have refused to produce proof that unvented gas fireplaces are safe, because they know,... they are not safe. They simply sell well. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Aug 10 '07 Vent Free Gas Heaters & Fireplace Manufacturers Lost Challenge By Default
Vent-Free gas fireplaces continue to be one of the greatest, avoidable health and safety hazards to over ten million families within the United States and elsewhere in the world.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Dec 29 '03 Vent-Free Fireplaces...Stupid Is, As Stupid Does...
I hope you continue to be safe. If you have any specific questions about this subject, feel free to email me.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Jan 24 '05 Electric Fireplaces Pro's and Con's
Electric fireplaces are easy to install, fit virtually anywhere, draw little power, provide a sense of reality, and require very little maintenance, so why not?... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Nov 19 '09 AHRI and VFGPA Misrepresent Vent-Free Fireplace/Heater Test Data
When AHRI commissions updated research including "real world" practices of oversizing vent-free fireplaces and IAQ, with up to 40,000 Btu/H, the results will show who should be ashamed.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Dec 22 '09 Vent Free Gas Products Alliance Misrepresent Approvals In United States
The Vent Free Gas Products Alliance are pushing their agenda to sell these products through any means available, even resorting to using half truths in their advertisements of them.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Feb 14 '02 A Challenge To Unvented Gas Heater Manufacturers
I invited the Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance to respond to this review, in 2002 with technically responsible and verifiable counter arguments and they have consistently refused comment. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
Nov 02 '09 Gas Furnaces, Heaters or Fireplaces, Do’s and Don'ts
The thrust of this piece, is to use your common sense, don't believe everything the manufacturer's write in their glossy brochures and safely survive another winter.... read full review
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