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A heating appliance includes an outer enclosure including a transparent front panel, a combustion chamber enclosure, and a variable speed blower. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure and defines a combustion chamber wherein radiant heat is generated. The combust

A heating appliance includes an outer enclosure including a transparent front panel, a combustion chamber enclosure, and a variable speed blower. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure and defines a combustion chamber wherein radiant heat is generated. The combustion chamber enclosure also includes a transparent front panel. The blower is configured to generate an adjustable airflow between the outer enclosure front panel and the combustion chamber enclosure front panel and to exhaust the airflow to a remote location. The airflow absorbs at least some of the radiant heat and varying a speed of the blower controls an amount of radiant heat transferred from the combustion chamber to a living space in which the heating appliance is exposed.

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We claim: 1. A heating appliance, comprising: an outer enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; a combustion chamber enclosure positioned within the outer enclosure and defining a combustion chamber wherein radiant heat is generated, the combustion chamber enclosure including

We claim: 1. A heating appliance, comprising: an outer enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; a combustion chamber enclosure positioned within the outer enclosure and defining a combustion chamber wherein radiant heat is generated, the combustion chamber enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; and a variable speed blower configured to generate an adjustable airflow between the outer enclosure front panel and the combustion chamber enclosure front panel and exhaust the airflow to a location remote from a living space in which the heating appliance is exposed; wherein the airflow absorbs at least some of the radiant heat and varying a speed of the blower controls an amount of radiant heat transferred from the combustion chamber to the living space, and the airflow is separated from the living space and the combustion chamber, wherein the combustion chamber is sealed from the adjustable airflow. 2. The heating appliance of claim 1, wherein the airflow alters a temperature of the front panel of the outer enclosure. 3. The heating appliance of claim 1, wherein increasing the blower speed reduces the amount of radiant heat transferred through the front panel of the outer enclosure. 4. The heating appliance of claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to vary the blower speed based on a thermostatic reading from within the living space. 5. The heating appliance of claim 1, wherein the blower is positioned within the outer enclosure. 6. The heating appliance of claim 5, wherein the blower is positioned adjacent to a side panel of the combustion chamber enclosure. 7. The heating appliance of claim 1, wherein a path of the airflow extends from a bottom side of the combustion chamber, between the front panels of the outer enclosure and the combustion chamber enclosure, and over a top side of the combustion chamber enclosure. 8. The heating appliance of claim 1, wherein an inlet opening for the airflow to enter the outer enclosure and an exhaust opening for the airflow to exit the outer enclosure are each positioned on a side panel of the outer enclosure. 9. The heating appliance of claim 1, further comprising a top airflow panel positioned between a top panel of the combustion chamber enclosure and a top panel of the outer enclosure, and the top airflow panel defines an upper plenum for the airflow between the top panel of the combustion chamber enclosure and the top airflow panel. 10. The heating appliance of claim 9, further comprising a bottom airflow panel positioned between a bottom panel of the combustion chamber enclosure and a bottom panel of the outer enclosure, and the bottom airflow panel defines a lower plenum for the airflow between the bottom panel of the combustion chamber enclosure and the bottom airflow panel. 11. The heating appliance of claim 1, further comprising an interior panel positioned between and in parallel with the front panels, the interior panel defining first and second air spaces between the front panels, the first and second air spaces being sealed from each other and from the combustion chamber, and respective first and second airflows move through the first and second air spaces. 12. The heating appliance of claim 11, wherein the outer enclosure front panel includes at least one door providing access into the first air space. 13. The heating appliance of claim 11, wherein portions of the interior panel, the combustion chamber enclosure front panel, and the outer enclosure front panel are transparent. 14. The heating appliance of claim 11, further comprising a first exhaust vent configured to exhaust the first airflow from the first air space and a second exhaust vent configured to exhaust the second airflow from the second air space, a first blower coupled to the first air space and configured to move the first airflow air out of the first exhaust vent and a second blower coupled to the second air space and configured to move the second airflow out of the second exhaust vent. 15. The heating appliance of claim 14, wherein the first exhaust vent is configured to be adjustable between exhausting the first airflow into the living space and exhausting the first airflow to a remote location. 16. The heating appliance of claim 1, further comprising an air chamber defined by a rear panel of the outer enclosure and a rear panel of the combustion chamber. 17. The heating appliance of claim 16, further comprising an exhaust vent in fluid communication with the air chamber. 18. The heating appliance of claim 17, further comprising a blower in fluid communication with the air chamber, wherein the blower is configured to force air from the air chamber through the exhaust vent. 19. The heating appliance of claim 1, wherein the blower is positioned at a location outside the outer enclosure. 20. A heating appliance, comprising: an outer enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; a combustion chamber enclosure positioned within the outer enclosure and defining a combustion chamber wherein radiant heat is generated, the combustion chamber enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; a variable speed blower configured to generate an adjustable airflow between the outer enclosure front panel and the combustion chamber enclosure front panel and exhaust the airflow to a location remote from a living space in which the heating appliance is exposed such that increasing the blower speed reduces the amount of radiant heat transferred through the front panel of the outer enclosure; and a controller configured to vary the blower speed based on a thermostatic reading from within the living space; wherein the airflow absorbs at least some of the radiant heat and the airflow is separated from the combustion chamber, wherein the combustion chamber is sealed from the adjustable airflow. 21. The heating appliance of claim 20, further comprising an air chamber defined by a rear panel of the outer enclosure and a rear panel of the combustion chamber. 22. The heating appliance of claim 21, further comprising an exhaust vent in fluid communication with the air chamber. 23. The heating appliance of claim 22, further comprising a blower in fluid communication with the air chamber, wherein the blower is configured to force air from the air chamber through the exhaust vent. 24. The heating appliance of claim 20, wherein the blower is positioned at a location outside the outer enclosure.