Cold Draft From Direct Vent Gas Fireplace

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Cold draft from direct vent gas fireplace.

There are two kinds of drafts vent drafts and flue drafts. Our flue zee flue covers and our termination cap covers deal with the draft of outside air coming in through your flue. A direct vent gas insert will stop those pesky drafts because the insert fits snugly inside the fireplace opening and the insert itself is a sealed firebox. If the wall behind the fireplace is uninsulated which is common the problem will be worse.

Warm air enters the top of the firebox gets chilled by the coldness. Use our magnetic fireplace vent coversto stop the draft instantly. I have a superior dvt8 cens direct vent gas fireplace. The dog house is vinyl siding and there is an 8 inch vent out the back of it.

I am getting a cold draft from the bottom vent top of unit where fireplace meets mantle and even surrounding area where floor meets mantle. Another great solution for preventing these drafts is to install a direct vent gas insert. Stuffing the hole s with batt insulation will slow the draft down. Even with no cold air penetration from the outside there.

This unit is five years old and installed when home was built. A direct vent gas inserts is flued up the chimney but because it is a sealed firebox the cold air cannot escape back into the room. We have a new direct vent gas fireplace installed flush to the wall in a new home. Of the box drops down the back out the lower louvers creating the effect of a draft.

There is an icy cold draft coming from the face of the unit mainly at the bottom where the controls are but the draft can be felt all around. Are natural reverse convection drafts occurring. I am going to make the assumption that the builder put no.