[EternalVigilance]

I would never have a fireplace. They became obsolete when Franklin invented his famous woodburning stove...

[AnalogReigns]

I believe a ultra-efficient modern gas furnace beats the efficiency of any wood burning appliance.

Of course an open fire is not about efficiency, any more than a vision of people sitting around gas furnaces smoking pipes and telling tall tales.

[proud_yank]

They became obsolete when Franklin invented his famous woodburning stove...

Many people in Alaska have told me that Franklin stoves don't seal tight, and to never get one.