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Gas fireplaces are designed to vent the heat and gas created in the persons firebox outside of their home. While a moderate amount of this heat is radiated into their home, most of the generated heat is lost through the venting process.
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How does a fireplace heat a room through convection?
With respect to gas fireplaces, these types of fireplaces typically do little to heat a room without having a blower kit installed. A blower kit will draw cool air in from the lower louver and expell the heated air out the top louver. The physics of convection still apply with any fireplace. The cooler dense air forces the lighter heated air up. A common ceiling fan can certainly help with this process.
What's the difference between blower and fan?
A blower is a machine for moving volumes of a gas with moderate increase of pressure. A fan moves large amounts of gas with low increase in pressure.
Why does the heat blower only work on low and medium but not on high?
the blower resistor controls the fan speeds
Why does your gas fireplace make a ringing noise?
The pressure may be too high or the orifices obstructed by ash.
Why does your gas fireplace whistle when you turn on the gas?
flexible corrugated metal connectors sometimes cause a whistle sound when gas pressure feeds through the orfice at the venturi, also 11 inch wc propane pressure will sometimes whistle with higher input burners.
Do fireplace maintenance companies work on gas fireplaces, and if so can they repair a gas leak?
Do fireplace maintenance service companies work on gas fireplaces also? I think I have a leak, as I smell gas when I turn my fireplace on.
Does burning a fireplace pull warm air out?
Yes, it certainly can. If you have a gas fireplace, I would certainly suggest adding a simple fireplace blower kit. They take the heated air created by your fireplace and force it back into your room. Adding a blower can save you hundreds of dollars a year in energy costs.
How do you work a fireplace with a fan?
is it wood or gas, usually it is either ran by a power switch that you manually turn on when you want the blower to run or it is on a temperature switch of some sort that turns the blower on when the unit reaches a certain temperature
How does a fireplace warm the house?
Fireplaces, especially gas fireplaces, don't really do much to heat your home unless a fireplace blower or fan kit is installed. A blower kit will dramatically increase the efficiency of your fireplace by helping to distribute the heated air your fireplace produces into your home. They have kits and replacement blowers for most major brands of gas fireplaces. Even some wood fireplaces.
Where can you find parts for a Martin gas fireplace?
AIAB Blower (therm ) automatic blowers need price
If a gas fireplace is on and the electricity goes out will the fireplace continue to work?
It really all depends on the type of Fireplace you have. Fireplaces usually run on a pilot with a thermocouple or thermopile. These produce their own milivolts to run the gas valve. These type of fireplaces do not need power to ignite. If the fireplace's on/off switch is a remote that runs off of batteries or is a switch on the faceplate of the fireplace, then this fireplace should work with no power. Most fireplaces have a blower that circulates the warm air it generates. This fan would be running on 120v from the street and would not work when the power goes out. You may still have a flame on, but all the heat it generates is going out the stack. Other fireplaces have no fan and are mainly for looks. You may have a fireplace that is dependent on the 120volts and will do nothing. Check the operation manual on your fireplace.
Can you replace gas logs with lava rocks in your fireplace?
I wouldn't. Every aspect of your gas fireplace was designed to work safely and efficiently as it came from the manufacturer. I would let it be as it is.
Corner Fireplace?
form_title= Corner Fireplace form_header= Relax with a corner fireplace. Are you repairing an existing fireplace?*= () Yes () No Do you want a gas fireplace?*= () Yes () No What type of backsplash would you like?*= _ [50]
How do you convert a fireplace from propane to natural gas?
Get a certified technician to work on gas. He will have to change the orifice, possibly the gas valve.
Is there anyone there who can answer my question about a gas fireplace?
what is the question, you don't put anything in a gas fireplace, especially wood, gas comes from the gas line coming in to the fireplace
Interior House Painters?
form_title=Fireplace Installation form_header=7093 How would you categorize this project?*= () Building a fireplace as part of new construction () Adding a fireplace to an existing home () Replace existing fireplace () Altering an existing fireplace What type of fireplace would you like to have installed?*= () Brick () Stone () Stucco () Tile () Cooking fireplace () Brick oven () Masonry barbecue/fire pit () Other () Want recommendation Please choose which features you would like in your fireplace.*= [] Gas Insert [] Decorative/Gas logs [] Glass doors [] Furnace rated fireplace/insert [] Remote control [] Heat circulating grilles [] Blower [] Fan [] Crane (for cooking) [] Other Will this be a natural gas fireplace?*= () Yes () No
Convert natural gas fireplace to a propane gas?
buy a new fireplace.
