Originally Posted by
Steve Frederickson
It sure looks like a fireplace to me (not a gas appliance), based on the soot and the tools stored next to it (unless they're there for effect). Most telling of all, the original questioner stated that it was fireplace.
Steve,
You are missing the obvious ...
This is what Rich posted: "On this pre-fab fireplace", he did not post the fuel type.
Thus, quite obviously, *it could be* a "gas fireplace", and, depending on the type of gas fireplace, it could only be a "gas appliance" (with the gas logs removed).
It also could be, just as obviously, a "solid fuel" fireplace (although it looks pretty clean to be a wood burning one).