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Something is preventing your fireplace from drawing. The damper may be closed, or partially closed. Your chimney may have a blockage, or you may have prevailing winds that push smoke back down the chimney. If you have air flow problems, such as a vent fan that draws air out of the house, it can cause that. Bottom line- if the damper is open, and the flue is not blocked, you need a good fireplace/chimney specialist to examine what you have.
YES, you could use those little tanks for a fireplace (providing you have the proper adapter and gas regulator. BUT it won't work for more than a couple hours. The BTU output is to great for such a small canister and the pressure drop causing carbon monoxide (from the fireplace).
if they are already installed look up inside of the firebox/fireplace and see if there is a vent pipe. otherwise refer to the instruction's or track it down by name, manufacturer and model #.
On many gas valves, on top there is a threaded port labelled `VENT`. That is where the residual gas within the valve is released from when the valve closes.
It may be a good Idea to have your fireplace serviced by a qualified professional to insure you have no harmful emissions from it. A few things that can cause a fireplace to emit odors are: New fireplaces have what is referred to as a burn in period, normally 8 to 12 hours, during which it may emit some rather strong odors. This is a result of oils and paints used in production baking off or curring and should subside after the recommended burn in period has been met. It is not necessary to run it continuously to reach the recommended period. It is normal for a fireplace that has not been used for some time ( summer ) to emit a musty odor when it is first put in service. this is caused by dust in the venting and on the appliance burning off. Contributing factors like pet dander and cleaning products can add to the odor and make it quite strong. Normally these type of odors will subside after a couple hours of operation. Vent free fireplaces ( no matter what the manufacture says ) always have an odor. Make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home and follow local building codes or manufacturer's specifications for installing it.
It is important that you KEEP THE FIREPLACE VENT DAMPER OPEN when you are using it. FAILURE TO DO SO CAN LEAD TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND DEATH.
There is a vent that should be open but the door used to put the wood into the fireplace should be closed so burning embers won't fall out.
Is this an insert into a previous wood burning fireplace? Direct vent or vent free? BTUs?
just look
Unless you want to suffocate i suggest you open it
IF you have a woodburning fireplace, and there is a small door- about 6 inches square on the outside of the house, check for a flip open door on the floor of your fireplace. If that is what you have, this is not a vent, but an ash clean-out. Shovel ashes thru the door on the floor of the fireplace, and you can remove them from the outside door without making a mess in the house. But not a vent. If that is not what you have, please post gain with a more detailed description.
I would think both. Cold air from the room goes in the bottom and warmer air comes out the top.
no. you must have a flue that properly vents to the outside. you will burn your house down if you try to start a wood fire in a vent free fireplace.
Vent free fireplaces can be installed almost anywhere, refer to the model your are interested in, every vent free fireplace has it's own clearance requirements, including floor to ceiling (Never install a TV above a vent free fireplace!)
No chimney required
remove burnt coal, replace with seasoned firewood The above will not work! If you've ever seen a coal fireplace you would realize it is MUCH smaller than a wood burning fireplace. It would require major changes, probably not possible. A normal fireplace will burn either coal or wood or a mixture of both. If the size of the logs is controlled then their is no need to adapt the hearth.
The air vent should be open to allow steam to escape. If it doesn't escape, your jerky will not dry out.