Real Fyre Colonial Oak: traditional oak logs over a taller vented flame
The Real Fyre Colonial Oak is a vented gas log set. The bark and coloring copy traditional oak for a familiar wood fire look. It suits a classic room. It is a vented set, so it needs a real fireplace with a working chimney and burns with the damper open. You get the tallest and most natural flames, and most of the heat goes up the chimney. It comes in 18, 24, or 30 inch sets. Measure your firebox at the front, at the back, and front to back, and if you land between two sizes, take the smaller set.
Each log is molded from a real piece of wood, cast in a fiber reinforced ceramic made for high heat, with a steel rod inside, and painted by hand. The price is for the logs only. On the page you pick natural gas or propane and add the G52 burner, plain or stainless steel for an outdoor fireplace. You also pick how it lights: by hand with a match on natural gas, with a knob and a pilot light that stays lit, or with a remote. The G52 burner is built in two tiers, so the flames rise up through the logs instead of under them, and you get a taller, fuller fire on less gas than a flat burner gives. A Fyreback, a steel panel that stands behind the fire, is optional. Prefer lighter wood on the same burner? See the Real Fyre Burnt Aspen vented gas log set. The Real Fyre Colonial Oak ships free from My Cozy Outdoors with No Sales Tax (except WY) and the full manufacturer warranty.
Specifications
SKU: COLO-18 | COLO-24 | COLO-30
Burner Styles
Product Sizes
Vented Burner Sizes and BTU Ratings
BTU Rating = BTU x 1000
BTU Rating = BTU x 1000 (G4-12″ = 25,000 BTUs)
** Check your local codes for your area requirements.
* For use with CHMJ-60, CHMJ-72, & RDP-60
FAQ
Why put a traditional oak on the G52 platform?
Because the Colonial Oak marries the most familiar hearth look, classic oak logs, with the G52 Radiant Fyre system’s signature: a dual-tiered burner that builds a high, full-bodied flame with felt warmth and glow. If you want traditional wood character but a taller, livelier fire than a standard vented burner gives, the COLO is that combination.
Burnt Aspen or Colonial Oak, how do I choose?
They share the G52 platform, the fiber-enhanced ceramic construction, and the same three sizes, so choose on wood character alone. The COLO gives you traditional oak bark and coloring, at home in classic interiors; the Burnt Aspen goes lighter and more contemporary with charred accents. The flame behavior underneath is the same either way.
Do systems like this burn through a lot of fuel?
Consumption is set by the burner size and how high you run the valve. The G52 under the Colonial Oak is built for flame presence, not sealed-in efficiency, so it uses more gas than a vent-free heater would, but typical ambiance use, a few evening hours at a time, keeps usage entirely reasonable. Turning the flame down always helps.
What upkeep does the COLO need?
Very little: an annual dusting with the set cold and gas off, using a soft brush, plus a check that the three burner tiers are clear of debris. No water or chemical cleaners on the handcrafted ceramic. If soot appears on a log, have your technician verify the placement, since it usually means a piece has shifted.
What widths does the Colonial Oak run?
The COLO comes in 18, 24, and 30 inch versions, covering the common range of firebox openings. Measure front width, rear width, and depth, and take the smaller set when your opening lands between sizes; the stack and its tiered burner need free air space to draw and burn cleanly.
Will the handcrafted logs wear out?
Not in any normal timeframe. The castings, an exclusive fiber-enhanced refractory ceramic with steel rods inside, are built for years of regular fires and never burn away. Protect yours by never repositioning logs hot and keeping the tiers clean, and the Colonial Oak will still be serving fires long after the room has been redecorated twice.
My fireplace is vented; could I have chosen a ventless set instead?
Possibly; vent-free sets may be installed in vented fireplaces where local codes allow them, trading flame realism for closed-damper heat efficiency. You cannot do the reverse, and the COLO belongs strictly to the vented world. If you have a working flue and want the showpiece fire, the Colonial Oak on its G52 is the stronger use of that chimney.