Fireplaces for a TV Above

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Putting a TV Above a Fireplace: What Actually Decides It Putting a TV above a fireplace is a question of where the heat goes, not of which fuel you choose. Every fireplace in this collection either sends almost no heat up the wall, or carries a manufacturer system that moves the heat away from whatever is mounted above it. Electric is the shortest route An electric fireplace heats by fan-forced convection, pushing warm air out the front rather than radiating it upward. Very little reaches the wall above, which is why manufacturers state outright that a television can go there and why no shield, kit or special mantel is needed. If the goal is simply a fireplace and a TV on the same wall with the least planning, this is the answer. See electric fireplaces for the full category. Direct vent gas works, with the clearances the manual gives you A gas fireplace sends real heat upward, so it needs more room above it than an electric one. That does not rule it out. Manufacturers publish clearance guidance for exactly this installation, and the clearances shrink once heat is redirected. Direct vent is the type to use. It is a sealed appliance that draws combustion air from outside and exhausts outside, so less heat ends up in the room than with an open vent-free firebox, and its glass front contains the fire. Every direct vent model here has manufacturer guidance for a television above it. Majestic publishes Good Faith Guidelines for TV installations, and its optional Passive Heat system allows a television 12 inches above with no mantel at all. We do not stock that kit, so order it with the fireplace through your installer. Superior states that its fireplaces are suited to a utility shelf directly above, commonly used for a television, and offers forced air and power vent kits. Those are ordered with the fireplace rather than stocked here. Napoleon documents backing the recess frame to carry TV mounting hardware, alongside its heat management kits. Empire prints a television