Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. The AFUE rating is a measure of how much of each dollar's (or units) worth of fuel burned by your appliance goes toward heating your home. This is efficiency r [..]

The engineered port(s) of entry for combustion air into a controlled combustion, solid fuel burning appliance.

The ratio between the air and fuel in a solid fuel appliance.  One 1 pound of dry air occupies a volume of 13.315 cubic feet at 70 degrees F. Therefore, 35 pounds of air, the typical amount of air nec [..]

Ceramic panels added to the inside of your gas fireplace or insert to give your fireplace the look of real masonry firebrick. 

Combustion rate, usually expressed in pounds of fuel consumed per hour.

A material used in all Hampton fireplaces, stoves & inserts. Iron is heated to a liquid form and poured into molds.

Ceramic glass is tested and certified to withstand very high temperatures.  It allows heat to radiate through the no-glare glass which pushes even more heat into your room.

A portion of the venting system, through which the flue gases are vented / exhausted to the outdoors.

A Direct Vent system consisting of a length of sealed, exhaust pipe inside a same length of a larger diameter combustion air pipe (which brings air into the firebox from outside). Basically a pipe wit [..]

Any material constructed of or surfaced with wood, paper, natural or synthetic fiber cloth, plastic or any other which will ignite and burn, whether flame proofed or not and whether plastered or unpla [..]