Real Fyre Charred Evergreen Split Oak Vented Gas Logs
Real Fyre Charred Evergreen Split Oak is a vented gas log set for a wood-burning fireplace that has a natural gas line. The split-log version of Charred Evergreen Oak, molded in Peterson's fiber-enhanced ceramic, which shows crisp bark and charred detail and glows the way burning wood does. It is made for one burner, the G52 Radiant Fyre, and is sold with it. You choose the size that fits your firebox and the way you want to turn it on.
This is a decorative fire. You will feel radiant warmth sitting in front of it, but the damper stays open and most of the heat leaves through the chimney. If heating the room is the goal, look at vent-free logs instead.
- Fuel: natural gas. Need propane? Add a note to your order and we will confirm the propane version with you before anything ships.
- Log sizes: 18, 24 and 30 inch.
- Burner: Real Fyre G52 Radiant Fyre. These logs fit no other burner.
- Controls: match light, manual safety pilot, or remote.
- Logs: fiber-enhanced refractory ceramic with steel reinforcing rods.
- Made by: R.H. Peterson Co. in City of Industry, California.
Who it's for
Right buyer. You have a wood-burning fireplace with a working chimney and a natural gas line, and you want the look of a real wood fire without hauling wood, from a match, a knob or a remote. The Charred Evergreen Split Oak logs suit you if the description of them above is the fire you picture, and G52 give you the flame you want.
Wrong buyer. You want the fireplace to heat the room; vented logs send most of the heat up the chimney, and a vent-free set is the one for heat. Your fireplace is a direct-vent gas unit, a vent-free firebox or a stove; these logs cannot go in it.
Will it fit?
Measure the inside of the firebox, not the old logs and not the mantel opening. You need four numbers: width at the front, width at the back wall, depth from front to back, and height.
Your firebox must be at least as large as the row for the size you want. Every size needs 15 inches of depth and 17 inches of height. If you are within an inch of a minimum, order the next size down: a set that is too big disturbs the draft and overheats the valve.
Minimum firebox size
| Log size | Front | Back | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18" | 28" | 20" | 15" |
| 24" | 32" | 24" | 15" |
| 30" | 34" | 28" | 15" |
The numbers are the same for Match Light and for every control except one: Electronic On/Off Remote needs 2 inches more width, front and back, for its battery and switch box. The chimney must be at least 15 feet tall, and the firebox floor cannot have an ash lip or a sunken hearth deeper than 3/4 inch.
Clearances
A vented gas log set borrows the fireplace's own clearances: the mantel, hearth and side-wall rules of the wood-burning fireplace it goes into stay exactly as they were built and inspected. What the log set adds is the room the burner and the flames need inside the firebox, below, and three rules: the damper fixed fully open with the clamp supplied, glass doors open or removed whenever the burner runs, and nothing stored or draped within 3 feet of the front of the fireplace.
Heat and gas
| Log size | G52 |
|---|---|
| 18" | 46,000 |
| 24" | 55,000 |
| 30" | 55,000 |
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The burner
The G52 Radiant Fyre is a tiered burner with a stainless steel booster grid that sits in the fire behind the front logs. The grid works as a catalyst: it intensifies the flame and makes the logs and embers glow. The result is a tall, full fire on much less gas than a standard burner. At 24 inch the G52 is rated 55,000 BTU, against 90,000 for a G45.
Control
Match Light. There is no valve on the burner. You hold a long lighter at the burner and open the gas with your fireplace's wall or floor key, which also sets the flame height. Natural gas only. Some cities require a safety pilot instead, so check with your installer or building department.
Manual Safety Pilot. A small pilot flame stays lit, and you turn a knob at the burner to light the logs. If the pilot ever goes out, the valve shuts off the gas. No batteries and no wiring.
Variable Remote. A standing pilot plus a handheld remote that turns the fire on and off and raises and lowers the flame. It keeps working in a power outage. The remote and receiver run on batteries that come in the box.
Electronic On/Off Remote. No standing pilot. Press On and the system sparks its own pilot, then lights the burner, so you are not burning gas on a pilot all season. It runs on batteries that come in the box and needs a slightly wider firebox (see the fit tables).
Electronic Variable Remote. Electronic ignition with no standing pilot, plus flame height on the remote. On its low setting the fire turns down to about 33,000 BTU (18 inch) or 37,000 BTU (24 and 30 inch). Runs on batteries that come in the box.
With any control, the burner arrives certified to ANSI Z21.60 with the valve already assembled and tested at the factory.
Installation
A vented set goes into a wood-burning fireplace with a working chimney and a gas line, by a licensed gas installer, in about two hours.
- Gas: a dedicated 1/2-inch line to a shutoff at the fireplace; natural gas at 5 to 7 inches of water column, propane at 11 to 13. The connector runs through a plate in the firebox floor or wall.
- Damper: fixed fully open with the clamp in the box. This is the rule that makes a vented set safe; the fire's exhaust goes up the chimney like a wood fire's.
- Doors: open or removed whenever the burner runs.
- Burner: set on the grate in the center of the firebox, the logs placed by the diagram in the box, embers scattered on the burner, sand or vermiculite in the pan for natural gas, lava rock for propane.
- Controls: a match-light burner uses the fireplace's key valve; a safety-pilot burner has its own valve and knob; an electronic burner takes batteries in the control box or a 110-volt outlet inside the firebox for the plug-in version, and the remote pairs once.
- Codes: match-light burners are not allowed in some cities; the installer knows which. Most jurisdictions want the inspection.
What arrives
- Log carton: the Charred Evergreen Split Oak log set with its placement guide.
- Burner carton: burner, stainless steel booster grid, two kinds of glowing embers, Bryte Coals, sand for the burner pan, lava granules, gas connector and damper clamp. Burners with a control also include the valve, already assembled. Remote versions include the handheld remote, receiver and batteries.
Cartons can arrive on different days. Do not start the installation until everything is there. Use only the embers that come with the burner; adding more is unsafe.
Before you order
- For wood-burning fireplaces only, masonry or factory-built, with a working chimney. Not for vent-free fireboxes, direct-vent or B-vent gas fireplaces, or stoves.
- You need a natural gas line into the firebox, 1/2 inch inside diameter or larger, with a shut-off valve outside the firebox.
- The included clamp fixes the damper so it can never close completely. The damper must be fully open whenever the fire is on, glass doors fully open, and a screen in place.
- Installation is by a qualified gas professional. Have the chimney swept first and the set inspected once a year.
- Do not burn wood in the fireplace once the gas logs are installed, and do not leave the fire on unattended or while anyone is sleeping.
- In Massachusetts the installer must be a licensed plumber or gas fitter, and the damper has to be removed or fixed fully open.
- Above 2,000 feet elevation, add a note to your order. Peterson builds high-altitude versions.
- For an outdoor fireplace, use the G52 Outdoor Stainless Steel Burner with these logs.
How it performs
The Charred Evergreen Split Oak set is a vented gas fire in a wood-burning fireplace: the burner runs under and through the logs, the flames are tall and yellow and move like a wood fire's, and the embers glow under them. The look depends on the burner as much as the logs. On G52 Radiant Fyre, the flame comes up through the log stack in more than one place, which is what makes people stop and look twice. It lights from a match, a knob or a remote, and the damper stays open, so the room does not get the heat a wood fire never gave it either.
Trade-offs to know
- Vented logs are decorative: the damper is open and most of the heat goes up the chimney. For heat, the vent-free version of this style is the one.
- The logs never burn away, but they char and darken where the flame touches; that is part of the look.
- Gas use is real: a 24-inch burner on high draws about what a large furnace does. Low is for long evenings.
Living with it
Brush the logs and the embers gently once a season and never wash them; replace the embers when they stop glowing. Keep the damper clamp on for good. Electronic controls take batteries yearly. Have the burner and pilot checked when the chimney is swept.
Specifications
| Log set models | ENS-18, ENS-24, ENS-30 |
|---|---|
| Burners | G52‑18/20 for the 18 inch set, G52‑24/30 for the 24 and 30 inch sets. No suffix (match light), A, -17, -02 or -2VT |
| Fuel | Natural gas. Not field-convertible to propane |
| Inlet pressure | 5 to 10.5 inches w.c. with a factory valve. 7 to 10.5 inches w.c. for match light |
| Gas supply | 1/2 inch minimum inside diameter; larger if the run is over 20 feet |
| Certification | With a factory valve: ANSI Z21.60 / CSA 2.26. Match light: ANSI Z21.84 |
| Chimney | 15 feet minimum from hearth to top |
| Ash lip or recess | 3/4 inch maximum |
| Log material | Fiber-enhanced refractory ceramic, steel rod reinforced |
| Log set shipping weight | 18" about 42 lb, 24" about 52 lb, 30" about 54 lb |
| Warranty | Fiber-ceramic logs: 5 years indoors. Burner: 10 years. Booster grid: 2 years. 17-series valve: 2 years. Other valves, pilots and remotes: 1 year |
Warranty
| Component | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Ceramic refractory logs | Lifetime, for as long as you own them |
| Burner parts, except valves, pilots and controls | 10 years |
| Outdoor stainless steel burners | 5 years |
| Fyre Glass, gems and nuggets | 5 years |
| SPK-26 safety pilot control | 3 years |
| APK-17 control | 2 years |
| All other valves, pilots and controls (batteries excluded) | 1 year |
Source: R.H. Peterson Real Fyre limited warranty, printed in the burner manual linked above. Register the set with Peterson after installation.
Questions people ask
Can I use these logs on another burner, or other logs on the G52?
No. Peterson makes four log sets for the G52: Charred Evergreen Oak, Charred Evergreen Split Oak, Colonial Oak and Burnt Aspen. They fit only the G52, and the G52 takes only them.
Do vented gas logs heat the room?
A little. Vented logs burn with the damper open, the way a wood fire does, so most of the heat goes up the chimney. You feel radiant warmth in front of the fire. Peterson certifies these sets as decorative appliances, not heaters.
Why is the log warranty 5 years and not lifetime?
Peterson warrants its standard refractory logs for life and its fiber-ceramic logs, which these are, for 5 years indoors. The fiber blend is what lets the logs glow.
Can I get it in propane?
Yes, by request. Everything on this page is natural gas. Add a note to your order and we will contact you to confirm the propane version before it ships. Propane always requires a safety pilot, so Match Light is not available in propane.
Can I use it in a vent-free or direct-vent fireplace?
No. It may only be installed in a wood-burning fireplace with a working chimney.
Do I need electricity at the fireplace?
No. The standing-pilot controls need no power at all, and the electronic controls and remotes run on batteries that come in the box.
Can I add a remote later?
Only by replacing the valve. It costs less to choose a remote control now.
Can I still burn wood?
No. Once a gas log set is installed, the fireplace must not be used for wood.
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