In a lower area in my house we have an older gas fireplace, probably that is about 25 years old? Don't really know the age since we are the second owners of the house.
It is an insert as there would have been an original wood burning fireplace where its currently located.
I believe base on some of my research on line that I have a standard gas fp and it is controlled with a dial that will intermittently turn the fp on and off. I assume that this is based on room temp, but dial is located on the control valve itself just below the burner. This fp also has an electric fan running off 120V plug.
This area of the house is part of an addition so we rely on the fp to heat this portion of the house. And I find the "dial" hard to actually control the heat of the room. Up too high room is boiling and vice versa. I was thinking that a way to solve the temp control issue for this room was to add a thermostat device/remote to control temp. But noticed that those seem to be only connected to millivolt valve setups.
A few questions:
Can I change out the standard valve that I have for a millivolt control? Is it worth it?
Can I add a thermostat or remote device to my existing? (I don't see any terminals where I could connect to on the existing control valve)
Or is it more cost effective to do a complete replacement of the fireplace to upgrade controls etc?
Appreciate any thoughts.
Thank you
It is an insert as there would have been an original wood burning fireplace where its currently located.
I believe base on some of my research on line that I have a standard gas fp and it is controlled with a dial that will intermittently turn the fp on and off. I assume that this is based on room temp, but dial is located on the control valve itself just below the burner. This fp also has an electric fan running off 120V plug.
This area of the house is part of an addition so we rely on the fp to heat this portion of the house. And I find the "dial" hard to actually control the heat of the room. Up too high room is boiling and vice versa. I was thinking that a way to solve the temp control issue for this room was to add a thermostat device/remote to control temp. But noticed that those seem to be only connected to millivolt valve setups.
A few questions:
Can I change out the standard valve that I have for a millivolt control? Is it worth it?
Can I add a thermostat or remote device to my existing? (I don't see any terminals where I could connect to on the existing control valve)
Or is it more cost effective to do a complete replacement of the fireplace to upgrade controls etc?
Appreciate any thoughts.
Thank you