Glass Doors with a Heat Exchanger for a White Brick Fireplace - Project #21427

Customer Comments: I want a door with blower that heats a large room..the room is 625 sq.ft .The fire place opening is 40in. wide and 28in. from bottom to top of opening. The back wall of the fireplace is 37inches ..from the back wall to front is 19in..please tell me what i need..thanks

Our Comments: As we discussed via email, the heat exchangers will provide more heat than your open fireplace, but may not heat the entire space. There are two different types of blowers, but your 19.25" depth limits you to the Airculator. It is best to have ceramic glass for burning fires with the doors closed, but I have included tempered glass options as well since ceramic glass is very expensive.

Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures around 450F without shattering and should be at least 8" from the flames. This is sufficient for closing the doors as the fire starts to die out to keep the heat in the home. Ceramic glass can handle sustained temperatures around 1450F with direct flame contact. If you want the ability to burn continuous fires with the doors closed, you need ceramic glass. You can close the tempered glass doors when the fire starts to die out to keep the warm air in during the night.

Fireplace Opening: 40" W (Front) x 28" H x 19.25" D
Medium Airculator Model: HE14501

Before

Before:

Affordable Aluminum Doors

Savannah

Option #1: Design Specialties Savannah Light Duty Extruded Aluminum Fullview Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered Glass Only and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Airculator Heat Exchanger.

Breckenridge

Option #2: PW Breckenridge Light Duty Extruded Aluminum Fullview Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Airculator Heat Exchanger.

Medium to High-End Steel Doors

Steel doors are more substantial than the less expensive aluminum doors. They are heavy duty and rugged and are more customizable because the frames are laser cut.

Flat Steel

Option #3: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Framed Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door in Matte Black with Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Airculator Heat Exchanger.

Flat Steel

Option #4: Elegant Steel Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Airculator Heat Exchanger.

Airculator

Airculator

Airculator Heat Circulating Grate

Airculator

Airculator Heat Circulating Grate Details

Heavy Duty Grate Heater

The Grate Heater is made from much heavier materials and has an insulated fan that fits inside the fireplace rather than on the hearth for a more desireable finished look. An theremostat is included so the fan will come on automatically at 110F and turn off when the temperature falls below 90F. This way you can leave the fire to die out and still benefit from the heat without worrying about turning off the fan in the middle of the night.

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #3 - Room Setting

Glass Door Mesh Options

If you are planning on burning anything in your fireplace, you need gate mesh backup doors or mesh curtains behind the glass so you can burn a fire with the doors open. Functionally, gate mesh performs the best as the wire has smaller holes that sparks cannot get through. Aesthetically, mesh curtains may be preferred because they do not have a vertical center frame that obstructs the view of the fire. When you are not using the fire or you want a complete unobstructed view, they do not stick out like gate mesh doors when they are opened.

We are showing these options on a flat steel bifold door with a satin brass overlay and gray glass.

No Mesh

Gate Mesh Backup Doors

Mesh Curtains

Glass Options

Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 450F without breaking from heat and should be at least 8" from the flames. Ceramic glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 1450F and be in direct contact with the flames. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass. Ceramic glass is $800-$2000 more than tempered glass depending on the manufacturer.

Not all doors are available with all of these glass options.

Ceramic

Tempered Clear

Tempered Gray

Tempered Bronze

Tempered Black (Opague)

Tempered 1/2" Bevel

Tempered 1" Bevel

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