The details
Product details
Overview
FEATURES:
- Ceramic refractory logs
- Made in the USA
- Hi-definition bark and natural colors
This PETERSON REAL FYRE EVENING FYRE SEE-THROUGH VENTLESS GAS LOG SET offers efficiency in its ability to heat a room. The hand crafted logs with an active natural flame and glowing embers magnify the beauty of your hearth.
This log set features 99% heating efficiency operating on less gas allowing you to save your energy dollars. This log set is ANSI certified for natural gas or propane - this set is equipped with an Oxygen Depletion Sensor for safe operation. The burner comes with a pre-assembled flex hose for easy of installation and added safety.
The Vent Free Collection is approved for use in a solid-fuel burning fireplaces, certain universal approved vent free fireplaces and specifically approved vent free fireplaces. It can be used with natural gas or propane with manufacturer coverage by component: indoor refractory logs for the original owner’s lifetime, indoor fiber-ceramic blend logs for 5 years, indoor burners for 10 years, and valves, pilots and controls for 1 year (batteries excluded).
Specifications
| Vendor | Real Fyre |
|---|---|
| Fuel Type | Natural Gas, Propane |
| Ignition | Automatic — On/Off Remote, Automatic — Variable Flame Remote |
| Burner | G18-2 Burner |
| Type | Gas Logs |
| SKU | EFV-2-16/18 + G18-2-16/18-12 |
Shipping & Returns
Free shipping across the contiguous US. Ships in 4–10 days from our facility.
All shipments are insured and tracked. You'll receive a tracking number via email within 24 hours of dispatch.
Stock items may be returned within 10 days of purchase when unused and in their original packaging. A 10% restocking fee and return shipping apply. See our return policy for details and help with damaged or incorrect orders.
Warranty
Real Fyre manufacturer warranty. Indoor refractory logs have lifetime coverage for the original owner; indoor fiber-ceramic blend logs have 5 years. Indoor burners are covered for 10 years, excluding controls.
Vented SPK-26 controls have 3 years and APK-17 controls have 2 years. Other valves, pilots and controls have 1 year, excluding batteries. Outdoor logs have 3 years and outdoor stainless-steel burners have 5 years.
Coverage requires proof of purchase, qualified installation and use under the manual’s conditions. Labor is excluded unless a separate written program applies. Read the vented warranty or vent-free warranty for the components you choose.
In real homes
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This is a vent-free model — check your local code first
Vent-free fireplaces are excellent in the right home and not permitted in others. It takes about ten minutes to confirm, and it is much cheaper to do it now than after installation.
What “vent-free” means
This unit burns gas with no chimney or flue, so all combustion products stay in the room. It is built and listed to ANSI Z21.11.2 and carries an oxygen-depletion sensor (ODS) that shuts off the gas if the oxygen level in the room falls.
Model fuel-gas code caps a vent-free heater at 40,000 BTU/h, limits the combined input of all unvented appliances to 20 BTU/h per cubic foot of room volume, and does not allow it to be the sole source of heat for a home. Your room size genuinely matters here.
Where it is restricted
- California — state law prohibits the sale of unvented heaters designed for use inside a dwelling. Vented decorative gas logs are expressly exempt.
- Minnesota — unvented room heaters and unvented decorative appliances may not be installed in any dwelling or occupancy. No exceptions in the rule.
- Wisconsin — permanently installed gas-fired unvented heating appliances may not be installed; unvented space heaters are separately prohibited in one- and two-family dwellings.
- Massachusetts — allowed only with a permit from the head of the fire department, inspection by the fire department and the gas inspector, a 40,000 BTU cap per room, a CO detector in the room, and never as the primary heat source.
- Manufactured (HUD-code) homes, anywhere in the US — federal rule requires fuel-burning heating appliances to be vented to the outside.
How to confirm for your address
Your city or county can be stricter than your state, and these rules change. That is why we do not publish a state-by-state map — the decision is made locally, by a person, not nationally. Call in this order:
- Local building department. Ask: is a vent-free gas fireplace permitted here, and do I need a permit? They know the adopted code edition and any local amendments.
- Fire department or fire marshal. Required in Massachusetts before the unit may be operated, and commonly the deciding authority elsewhere.
- Local or state gas / plumbing inspector. This is who signs off on the final inspection.
- Your gas utility. Some will not set or upgrade a meter for an unvented appliance.
We cannot give legal advice and we cannot approve an installation — only your local authority can. If you tell us what they say, we will help you match the right unit to it.
Based on primary sources: Cal. Health & Safety Code §19881 · Minn. R. 1346.5621 & 1346.5602 · Wis. Admin. Code SPS 365.0621 & SPS 323.04(2)(b) · M.G.L. c.148 §25A with 248 CMR 5.10 and 527 CMR 1.05 · 24 CFR 3280.707(b) · IFGC §621 and §303.3. Last reviewed August 2026.























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