FireBalls/FireStones/FireShapes with Gas Fireplace - Part 2

QUESTION: I read the post on you blog re: "FireBalls/FireStones/FireShapes with Gas Fireplace" . Any progress since then with a possible certification of these products for a gas fireplace appliance? Is there any way we could just use the FireShapes as replacement for existing gas logs without changing the existing burner?

We'd love to replace our ugly logs set with the unique, modern and innovative design of your products...

ANSWER: Because the Gas Fireplace Appliances are designed and certified by other companies, for liability reasons I will never say that it is proper or safe to alter their design. Unless the unit is retested with the alteration and successfully passes all tests in the standard, one cannot promote that such an alternative design is safe or viable. Practically speaking, this will not happen, due to cost and competitive reasons.