Fireplaces

"A fireplace ash vacuum can be purchased for less than a hundred dollars. If you buy used, you could end up only spending $35-$70 but if you go with a new vacuum, you could spend up to $200."

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Wet wood does not burn well. Freshly cut "green" (live) wood can be up to 80 percent water. This water has to be converted to steam and leave the wood before it can burn. While this is happening, the temperature that the wet wood can reach is limited to less than 300 degrees Fahrenheit, dramatically lowering the heat produced by the primary burn. Additionally, the rising steam can significantly extinguish the secondary burn occurring above.

Always dry your wood by seasoning it before burning. It usually takes at least six months to dry wood to the desired 20% moisture content for burning, but can often take 12 months or more.

Depends on the tree, and what you did with it. For most hardwoods, if cut, split, and stacked so that air can circulate through it, 90 days would be good. 6 months is better.

A fireplace grate isn't necessary but they are beneficial. They help keep the wood together and aim the heat out of the fireplace instead of up. They also allow your fire to breathe.

A fireplace mantel often serves as the focal point in a room. While factory made mantels are available, do-it-yourselfers with a well equipped shop can make one themselves from stock molding and medium density fiberboard or solid wood...The important is that the things which is use in built this. If you want you can get much information to visit http://www.architecturalstoneelements.com/

Yes, there are many sites that you can get reasonably priced gas fireplace logs. You can try nextag or amazon both of which are good places to start your search.

Marble is because of its high tolerance to heat and its durability is infamous. Wood is also a cheap alternative but must be taken care of properly and weekly.

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Yes. The Brochure clearly states that firebrick lining is "Key" to the higher efficiency. Additionally welded steel stoves are subject to warping if you don't utilize firebrick lining.

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yes if there is too much fire it can get too hot

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Elm burns at medium heat levels, not as easy to burn and somewhat smoky. Not ideal as firewood. Not bad, if you have it, use it, but there are better woods if you are buying it.

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Varies from make to make, model to model. You need to check with the company that made yours.

Seasoned locust is one of the best firewoods known. The heat value of seasoned black locust is close to the heat value of anthracite coal.

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No. First, the water will never be hotter than 212 degrees F (or 100 degrees Celsius). Above that, it becomes steam. Secondly, much of the heat output goes up the chimney.

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They vary enormously, from as low as 25% for a background heat only (eg: 6.9Kw burend but only 2Kw out to the room). to 85% (or even 100% for a flueless fire (VERY expensive).

Go to a showroom and read the brochures!

Check and see if your fireplace has heat vents on the sides or above the firebox, and that they are open.

Locust wood will burn faster, it is softer than oak.