In the previous ages the fuel that was provided to the stoves was in the form of wood, charcoal or coil. The first generation of gas stoves was originated from 1820. A gas stove supported by a gas pipe network providing a connection to everyone so that one can avail facility of using gas stoves. Gas stoves can be used for different purposes in the form of gas heating stoves and gas cooking stoves. A gas heating stove is very helpful in making an entire home warm or one can avail its use for a single room that can be a bed room or sitting room. Many manufacturers designed many gas cooking stoves by keeping in mind many facilities that could be given to users. One can cook in a very convenient manner while using a gas cooking stove which are available in market having many luxurious and great looks.

Gas freestanding stoves are generally placed away from walls at a certain distance and have a resemblence to a wood burning stove while considering its appearance. It is basically available to provide applications listed below,

1. Direct Vent
2. Vent
3. Vent Free

Gas stoves are divided into many categories depending on different versions and features. Ventless gas stoves have not been manufacturing for a long time and will not be manufactured due to some valid reasons. A gas stove must not be vent free because indoor air is used for combusion and then again this air is used to vent that air back into home, causing many harmul defects in home and for residents in home. These harmful defects include,

1. Constant increase in indoor air pollution
2. Excessive moisture creation
3. Degradation of inward air quality giving poor result
4. Problems related with health issues

The gas stoves which must be used instead of ventless gas stoves are direst vent free gas stoves. These gas stoves are proven to be more reliable technology ever. This technology allows the outward air to be pushed inside and inward air to be pumped away in outer direction at a consecutive time by the help of intake/exhaust pipe in a two way direction. A major advantage over ventless stoves is no power requirement to operate direct vent stoves enabling safe operation of these stoves.

Vent free gas stoves provides facilities of warmth with an additional feature of stylish ambiance and its installation can take place anywhere in the home excluding bedrooms. It requires no venting system just like this capability in kitchen ranges.
Procom gas stoves provide its users a wide variety of featiures including mainly,

1. Outstanding level of efficiency upto 99.9% converting a lot of gas into heat
2. Heat allowance even when electric power has been failed

Gas stove insert is a feature providing a great facility of built in installations to fix gas stoves on a plain wall while making a hole in wall installations.

Vent free natural gas stoves are able to be placed as centre piece in home especially in sitting rooms. The manufacturers who introduce products featuring these stoves have a special ODS system to assure definite safety for residents. Its burner system is usually comprised of insta-flame radiant ceramic burner system which allows the vibrant flames and glowing ember red as well.

Antique gas stoves are responsible for providing a wide varity of gas stove collection depending on different colors and style. Antique gas stoves are generally,

1. Disassembled
2. Cleaned
3. Restored

The brands of antique gas stoves are generally categorized mainly into parts listed below,

1. O'keefe & Merritt
2. Wedgewood
3. Western Holly
4. Tappan
5. Roper Etc.