Understanding the Popularity of Gas Logs...

Do you know that millions and millions of vented gas logs are being used in fireplaces all across the US? Gas logs have extensively grown in demand over the last 10-15 years, and presently you can find them in almost every household in the US. Out of the wide variety of fireplace accessories that are found in the market, “vented logs” are the most popular ones. These true log sets have been in use for the last 20 years, but still manage to remain a strong favorite among the urban population. The popularity of gas logs can be well understood when we notice the increasing demand of natural gas fireplaces. The industry sells more than 1 million units every year and reportedly experienced a sales growth of 30% in the last three years. The fact that using natural gas logs can cost as less as 25% of the total expenditure of burning wood has really fuelled the popularity of these fireplace accessories. You need to know that vented logs are the most realistic substitutes of fire wood, and come in a wide variety of styles that mostly resemble birch, oak, hickory, and many other wood species that nature offers. These good-looking fireplace accessories consume almost 50,000 to 90,000 BTU/HR of gas, which generally costs 40 cents to 80 cents every hour (in reference to Natural Gas). The vented logs burn with a bright yellowish flame that closely resembles the flame which is seen in wood burning fireplaces, but it emits less smoke. Besides vented fireplace logs, unvented and partially vented ones have also become quite famous among the urban population in US. The “Glo-fire” ceramic logs are also in good demand as they are much hotter than most branded logs. This is because they...