no
A free standing fireplace is a form of wood stove that is open on the front. An insert is a wood stove (with doors) that is inserted into the opening of a regular brick fireplace- it slides into place.
A firebox is the area within a fireplace where the fire is built and contained, while a fireplace insert is a self-contained unit that is placed inside an existing fireplace to improve its efficiency. Fireplace inserts are typically more energy-efficient and provide better heat output compared to a traditional firebox.
No they cant. Pellets need a chimney for smoke and gas fireplaces have no chimney.
A fireplace insert is a type of smaller stove inserted into an existing fireplace as a method of converting a fireplace from one fuel source to another. A wood stove insert would be used to allow a masonry fireplace to be much more efficient in its heating. However, an insert must be installed correctly to prevent risk of fire and toxic smoke.
No
Fireplaces are generally pretty bad at heating. A set of doors for the fireplace can help. A heat exchange grate with a blower can get more warm air out into the room. The best solution is also the most expensive- a properly installed fireplace insert. This is basically a wood stove that fits into the fireplace.
The first gas fireplace is unknown to me but the regular fireplace was made by Benjamin Franklin and it was called the Franklin stove
The Franklin stove was a type of fireplace, lined with metal and contained a hollow baffle. It is named for the man who invented it, Benjamin Franklin. It is also known as a Pennsylvania fireplace or a circulating stove.
Benjamin Franklin invented the Pennsylvania Fireplace also known as the Franklin Stove.
Benjamin Franklin's stove was not the first, and there a number of much earlier designs. Which of these was the first stove depends on what is meant by the word stove. There are masonry and ceramic stoves that were older in Europe, and the Kang bed stove in China. But these did not provide the same utility as the Franklin stove. Today, the original Franklin stove would probably not be called a stove either, but rather a fireplace insert. The stoves sold as Franklin stoves are not the same design, and were developed by people who came after Franklin.
1897 pittsburgh stove and range fireplace
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