Glass Fireplace Doors With Airtight Option
Designed for a traditional masonry fireplace the pleasant designed for a traditional masonry fireplace the pleasant hearth alpine collection glass fireplace doors have decorative cabinet styling and a 1 piece welded frame with a high heat powder coated black finish.
Glass fireplace doors with airtight option. If planning to close the fireplace doors during operation we recommend keeping them open during the first 15. With over 50 years of experience in the fireplace industry our third generation company is committed to delivering high quality products and excellent customer service. When you hear the term airtight what someone actually means is that the door is gasketed. In the fireplace industry the term airtight in regards to fireplace doors is a misnomer because there is no such thing as a truly airtight glass fireplace door.
The sealing around wood burning fireplace glass doors keeps heat from the home escaping up the chimney. Prefabricated fireplace doors have tempered glass that is prone to shattering under intense heat. Custom hand crafted glass fireplace doors are designed to enhance the beauty of any fireplace and increase safety and efficiency. This makes them unsuitable for air limiting gaskets.
Each door will come with a built in mesh screen allowing you to keep the doors shut while using the fireplace and still being able to get all the heat from the fire. Constructed for a surface mount these doors sit outside the fireplace opening against a flat surface and help reduce heat or cool air loss up the chimney by as much as 90 for year round energy savings. Glass enclosures that do not have gaskets can still be every bit as efficient as an airtight fireplace door. The high temperature amber tinted ceramic glass allows you to burn the fire with the center bar cabinet doors closed and in turn radiates heat back into your living space.
Air limiting gaskets are allowed for use on masonry fireplace doors only. You may have heard for instance that air tight glass fireplace doors have the ability to trap air inside the firebox but this is also untrue.