Can I put Fire Glass in my Gas Fireplace?

There’s something so divinely relaxing about switching on your gas fireplace on a chilly wintry evening, and lounging on the sofa while watching the flickering flames. For us, it’s what cosy evenings in are all about. On your search for the perfect snug yet stylish fireplace, you may well have come across fire glass. Fire glass is a type of tempered glass, which has been made into little polished pebbles.

Beyond just looking pretty (and creating a cool visual effect, as the fire swirls around these little glass stones), fire glass is a great investment in terms of the energy efficiency of your fireplace. In fact, fire glass is an excellent absorber of heat. This means that these pebbles are able to take in a lot of the heat from your fire, before gradually radiating it out into your home. As a result, the addition of fire glass can increase the heat output of your fireplace by up to four times as much. You may be wondering if you can put fire glass in your gas fireplace safely, without it posing any hazard to your home. Below, we’ll explain a bit more about how fire glass is made, and why it is completely safe to add to your gas fireplace at home.

Since these are resistant to high temperatures, these pebbles will not melt or shatter in a fire in the same way that ordinary glass would. This treatment makes it perfectly safe to add it to indoor vented fireplaces, as well as outdoor fire pits or conventional wood burning fireplaces. Fire glass is also completely safe to add to gas fireplaces, too. This is because of the chemical treatment that the glass has gone through, in order to ensure that it is completely heat resistant. This is why fire glass will not crack, melt, shatter, or produce toxic fumes, as regular untreated glass would.

Users can pop these pebbles on top of the burners of their fireplace, which will successfully make their home warmer using less energy. Then, all that’s left to do is sit back and enjoy the colour, reflection and movement that they create in the fire, Alongside our extensive range of British made fireplaces, at the Rotherham Fireplace Centre, we also offer extra elements for your brand new fireplace, including high quality fire glass.

So, if you’d like to learn more about these innovative fireplace additions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.