DXV42 Timberfire Gas Fireplace
Overview
The large DXV42 direct vent gas fireplace is designed for family rooms, room additions, and any large room where family and friends gather. Its slim 15½" deep firebox saves valuable floor space and is ideal for installations in bookshelves, entertainment centers and cabinetry walls. Offers infinite flame/heat adjustment from 40,000 to 27,000 BTUH.
Quick Specs
- BTUs: Up to 38,000 Input
Natural Gas
| BTU | 27,000 - 40,000 Input |
|---|---|
| Width | 40 in. |
| Height | 33 in. |
| Depth | 15-3/4 in. |
| Weight | 180 lbs. |
Liquid Propane
| BTU | 22,000 - 38,000 Input |
|---|---|
| Width | 40 in. |
| Height | 33 in. |
| Depth | 15-3/4 in. |
| Weight | 180 lbs. |
Hearth Blog Posts
Tech Explained: Heat & Glo IntelliFire Touch Explained
Press a button and a Heat & Glo lights — but behind that button is a small computer managing a spark, a pilot, a gas valve, and a flame sensor. Here’s what IntelliFire Touch is actually doing: why intermittent pilot ignition saves gas, what Cold Climate mode is for, how the wall switch, remote, and app differ, how battery backup works, and the one limitation to know before your vent is designed.
Preparedness Without the Panic: Heat, Food, Water, and Comfort When the Power Goes Out
If the headlines have you thinking about readiness, start here. The scenarios worth preparing for in Idaho aren’t exotic — a storm, an outage, a week of hard cold — and the best preparation makes your home more comfortable every day. Heat that works without the grid, cooking off-grid, the 400 gallons of water you already own, and a calm checklist for this month.
Tech Explained: HearthStone Soapstone
Put your hand near a steel stove an hour after the fire dies and it’s cold. Do the same with a HearthStone and it’s still radiating — often into the next morning. Here’s why: what soapstone actually is, the physics of how it stores twice the heat of steel, what “30-hour HeatLife” really means, and how to run one the way it was designed.




