Drew- t1_j2bpepe wrote
By changing things like how much gas and how much is let out as well as oxygen content you can change how a flame behaves. For a fireplace you want pretty long yellow fire, so you adjust the pressure and mixture for that. For a stove you want hot and for the fire not to go a foot above the stove, so you adjust for that.
Fuzzyphilosopher t1_j2ccu46 wrote
> For a fireplace you want pretty long yellow fire,
I get that many or most people want just the appearance of a fire. I'm on the side of wanting heat. But I also love the smell of a real wood fire and the crackling and popping, which is most likely way less efficient than you could get with the proper mixture from a gas one.
DragonFireCK t1_j2cokc2 wrote
A fireplace is heavily a décor element, and thus intended to look pretty, even at the expense of efficiency. Some gas and electric ones will even have speakers built-in to provide the sound of burning wood. Typically, you can adjust the mixture in a gas fireplace to be more efficient, though doing so will sacrifice much of the décor element.
You can also get gas space heaters, which are intended to produce heat without looking pretty, and will generally be adjusted for a high efficiency burn.
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