Hot-air fireplaces

Wood or pellet stove, with hot air duct

As the word itself suggests, a hot-air fireplace heats the air around it. The heat given off can be used to heat the room in which the fireplace is situated or to warm the air with ducts are used to lead ventilation pipes into the roomswhich we want to heat.

What kind of fireplaces do we know?

Most often, people decide, for a freestanding or built-in fireplace that heats the room in which it stands and allow heat to flow into adjacent rooms by opening doors. In the case of hot-air fireplaces, there are versions based on firewood and on pellet.

Correct chimney sizing

A fireplace needs enough fresh air to burn

Air supply is one of the most important factors in the operation of heating appliances. Oxygen is the element that not only makes it possible to breathe, but is also the basis of combustion in our heating appliances. In older buildings, oxygen was plentiful and nobody paid much attention to it. In an age of trying to seal windows and doors as tightly as possible to reduce heat loss, the air intake for the fireplace must be given special attention.