?Anyone have a NON-vented GAS "woodstove"?

[Spoisal]

I just recently heard of these. It is not a woodstove, but I am not sure how to describe it. If you have a non-vented gas stove - what is your opinion? Does is somehow make a mess of your house? There has to be some sort of "waste", doesn't there? Anyone have any input on this product? Our Home Depot sells them - we have a gas line, so it seems like a simple solution to one of our rooms where we were considering putting a gas stove.......

 

[pumba]

gas cooking stoves do not have to be vented ......only ones that had heating unit in them. We have had our "newer" one for 14 years and it is just perfect. I love to cook on gas .....I can regulate the way I want to cook just like the pros do........
have not heard of new heating gas stoves if this is what you are talking about.....we heat with gas also but it is a regular furnace with hot water .....I LOVE GAS.....continuous hot water all the time for all three apartments. IT was very efficient heating and hot water

 

[Hercules10]

I have a non-vent gas fireplace. Just like a gas stove, these don't need venting unless the flame 'burns' something like a fake ceramic log or even the little fake embers on the bottom. The gas flame just needs to burn. Venting is only really needed for any type of burn-off from other materials the flame comes in contact with.

That being said I've found two things with our ventless fireplace. The SOB gets HOT! You need a sheild for the mantel piece because the heat will raise so quickly it could burn your mantel piece! Even though it's ventl-less I still crack the flu because eventually dust will settle and it will stink up the house.