All six Napoleon linear gas fireplace families side by side: Ascent Linear, Ascent Linear Premium, Vector, Tall Vector, Luxuria and Tall Bay Luxuria, with every size, price and what each step up buys.
The Majestic Quartz, Meridian and Marquis II compared side by side: size, depth, BTU, heating capacity, venting, what comes in the box and the real starting price once the required front and panels are added.
A vent-free gas fireplace costs less, fits a wall half as deep and puts nearly all its heat in the room. It is also banned outright in California, Minnesota and New York City homes, and restricted everywhere else. Here is how direct vent and vent-free compare, using Empire's Boulevard built both ways, and where vent-free isn't allowed. Every product figure below comes from the specifications on our own product pages.
A $1,069 open wood fireplace and a $4,409 EPA-certified one are different appliances, and the EPA draws the line itself. Here is every type of wood burning fireplace, from open and heat circulating to EPA-certified built-ins, see-through, outdoor, and the wood fireplace insert with blower that turns an existing fireplace into a heater. Every product figure below comes from the specifications on our own product pages.
Bromic makes three main families of patio heaters. Tungsten is the widest range, with gas, electric and portable gas models; Platinum is the slim one with a ceramic-glass face that gives off less light; and Eclipse is a round pendant that heats and lights a table. This guide compares them on heat output, heat area, looks, mounting and wiring.
A millivolt fireplace keeps a small pilot flame lit and makes its own power from it, so it runs with the electricity off. An electronic ignition fireplace lights its pilot only when you turn it on, so it burns less gas between fires, but it needs house power and backup batteries. Every figure below comes from the manufacturers' manuals or published government sources.
