Gas Fireplace Efficiency

Following the US DOE final ruling on hearth products, NR Can has contacted HPBAC to “discuss the future of gas fireplace efficiency in Canada”. They are clearly looking at minimum efficiencies and the outlawing of standing pilots. They are however accepting of the fact that they do not fully understand our industry and are therefore seeking our engagement from the start.. Tony Gottschalk had an informal meeting with a representative from NR Can at the CSA conference in St Johns in June. A more formal meeting is likely to follow in Ottawa in the fall. Any new regs would seem years away but this could change as they will inevitably be heavily influenced by developments in the US.