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A high efficiency gas fireplace unit having a heat exchanger is located in a room in which the heat from the gas fireplace is not wanted. An air duct is connected to the heat exchanger and has a termination point in a room or area remote from the gas fireplace unit. During a heat dump or heat transf

A high efficiency gas fireplace unit having a heat exchanger is located in a room in which the heat from the gas fireplace is not wanted. An air duct is connected to the heat exchanger and has a termination point in a room or area remote from the gas fireplace unit. During a heat dump or heat transfer mode of operation, an induced draft fan in an air duct is activated by a remote switch thrown to cause room air to be sucked through the heat exchanger and passed through the air duct and dumped in a remote area so that the fireplace heating effect is nullified or neutralized allowing the fireplace to be operated with or without an air conditioning system.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A prefabricated gas fireplace for removing heat from a fireplace room and transferring it to an area remote from the fireplace room, comprising:said fireplace having an outer housing,a combustion chamber inside of said fireplace housing,a heat exchanger having a plurality

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A prefabricated gas fireplace for removing heat from a fireplace room and transferring it to an area remote from the fireplace room, comprising:said fireplace having an outer housing,a combustion chamber inside of said fireplace housing,a heat exchanger having a plurality of connecting passageways mounted on the outside of said combustion chamber and having an inlet and an outlet in said fireplace room for normally circulating room air to be heated through the heat exchanger passageways around said combustion chamber and back into said fireplace room,heat dump transfer air duct means connected into the back or top of said heat exchanger passageways for removing both air and heat from said fireplace room,said heat dump transfer air duct means terminating in a remote room or area where the heat from said room and heat exchanger is transported,induced air fan means connected to said heat dump transfer air duct means for inducing fireplace room air flow into said inlet and said outlet of said heat exchanger, andswitch means for activating and deactivating said induced air fan means for removing heat generated in said heat exchanger with room air from said fireplace room and dumping it into another space or area remote from said fireplace room.