Your Empire Comfort Systems gas fireplace starts with three choices: venting, shape and size. Made by family-owned Empire Comfort Systems of Belleville, Illinois, in business since 1932, these fireplaces carry the White Mountain Hearth name. You choose the fire, and a builder frames a wall around it, finished in stone, tile, or brick. Most let you choose natural gas or propane, while some need a propane conversion kit. Pick the size on the page.

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Three ways an Empire gas fireplace can vent

A direct vent gas fireplace uses a sealed pipe for outside air and exhaust. Compare an Empire direct vent fireplace with other direct vent options.

An Empire vent free fireplace needs no chimney. It works as a room heater because nothing goes up a chimney. Before choosing a vent free gas fireplace, check your local code for restrictions. Browse ventless fireplaces across brands.

A B-vent gas fireplace has an open front and a pipe through the roof. Compare these venting choices in our Gas Fireplaces collection.

Shape, size and where it goes

For your living room, choose traditional hand painted ceramic logs, a clean face without louvers, or contemporary rocks. A linear gas fireplace stretches the flame across a wide wall. Empire linear sizes reach 72 inches wide, with crushed glass and lights on some versions.

A double sided fireplace lets two rooms share the flames. Peninsula versions have three glass sides. Most built-ins also suit corner fireplace layouts. Explore indoor fireplaces, or choose an outdoor gas fireplace for your patio.

The fireplace you already have, or a shell you finish

Have a wood-burning hearth? Look at Empire gas inserts. For a steel shell you finish yourself, choose Empire fireboxes and an appropriate burner. Our Empire burner systems fit an existing firebox or fireplace. The Empire gas logs collection includes vent free log sets and vented burners for a real fireplace. If you want a fire with no wall to frame, Empire also makes freestanding gas stoves.

Why buy Empire gas fireplaces from My Cozy Outdoors?

Choose your Empire Comfort Systems gas fireplace from an authorized dealer with a full manufacturer warranty. Call us before ordering to talk through sizing, fuel, venting, ignition and local code questions.

Explore the Empire Comfort Systems brand or browse all Empire fireplaces to compare other fuel types.

FAQ

What is the difference between a vent-free and a direct vent Empire fireplace?

Direct vent uses a sealed pipe to bring outside air in and carry exhaust out behind a glass front. Vent free needs no chimney or pipe, keeps nearly all heat indoors, and has an oxygen depletion sensor. Both offer natural gas or propane. Check your local code for ventless restrictions.

How do I light an Empire gas fireplace?

Electronic ignition lights at the push of a button or by remote. For a standing pilot, follow the manual to hold the knob and use a match or built-in igniter. Then use the valve, wall switch or remote. Millivolt operation needs no electricity. Call us with the model.

What is the most common problem with a gas fireplace?

Common complaints with any gas fireplace include a dirty pilot that will not stay lit, weak remote batteries, and cloudy glass. Clean cold glass with the recommended cleaner, and arrange a yearly gas technician check. Call us with your Empire gas fireplace model number and symptom.