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by the_gas_man
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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
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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
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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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by the_gas_man
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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
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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
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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 alwillia
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Apr 10 '07 |
Comment on unvented products from UK
In summary, i would fully support everything what Gasman says. This guy knows what he is talking about and has genuine concerns about public health. DON'T BUY UNVENTED!!... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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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 the_gas_man
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Dec 01 '06 |
A Challenge to Vent Free Gas Heater Manufacturers.... (Updated from 2002)
... The Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance were invited 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 Bryan_Carey
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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
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Nov 09 '05 |
Pellet Stove Fever Is Back & They're Hot (Update December 2006)
Pellet stoves: cost effective, burn environmentally friendly, clean,renewable fuel, easy installation, service requirements critical, dead in a power failure and will experience component failure one day. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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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
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Jan 22 '05 |
Choosing a Wood Burning Stove As a Space Heater
Choose a wood stove that suits your lifestyle. Check with local building inspectors for current codes that could affect you. Carefully check references of hearth dealers.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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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
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Dec 16 '03 |
Is Choosing A Vent-Free Gas Fireplace Stupid or Foolish?... You Decide.
Choose a vented space heater or gas fireplace, and prove to our future generations that we have indeed learned something from our cave dwelling ancestors.... read full review
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