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Fireplaces
A place in a home connected to a chimney where logs of wood are burnt in order to heat a room
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How could you get the best temperature and length of burn on a cylinder wood stove?
draft setting, low, clean out ashes, damper set on med, burn hard wood,
Where can you buy replacement parts for an Atlantic wood stove?
Try emailing: sales@atlanticstoves.com. They may be able to advise you of where to go in your area for parts that you need. Hope this helps..
How do you protect kids from a wood stove that will not be in use without spending a fortune?
There isn't a big danger if it isn't in use. The only danger would be if they fell and hit themselves on it. You'll just have to watch them carefully around the wood stove and teach them not to run around it and to be careful. Kids can learn at a really young age the proper behavior around different things or people.
Secure the door with a plastic wrap and tie it well, to prevent anyone from opening the door.
How do you hook up a natural gas appliance?
It is easiest if the gas line and the electrical outlet are already set up in your home. At that point, it is easy to set up the appliance.
When hooking up a new or used gas appliance it is required that you use a new gas line. I always try to use a flexible line and make sure it is extra long so the appliance can be moved in and out. Shut the gas off at the valve and remove old gas line and replace with a new one. They do have different sizes, so you can take the old one to your nearest home depot type store to ensure the correct size. They also have the needed fittings to do most jobs,always use thread compound on the joints and check for gas leaks when done with soapy water..Good Luck.
Consult with a legally licensed gas fitter/plumber. If you do it and something goes awry you will not be covered by your home insurance and you really don't want it to happen now do you. Best it be legal and done rite...
Besides having a fireplace insert with blower installed. There is very little you can do to help a wood burning fireplace be an effective heat producer for your home. Here are a couple of items that may help, but keep in mind fireplaces by design tend to leak interior air when they are dormant and are inefficient at heating your homes interior when you use them. When the fireplace is dormant:
1) Inflatable damper If you use your fireplace at all it is likely that your damper is not in prime condition. The US Department of Energy says that on average 15% of a homes heat loss is through the fireplace damper. Dampers are made of metal and they are heated and cooled regularly so they tend to warp and corrode over time. You can use a chimney balloon or inflatable damper to seal the chimney off air tight and stop this type of heat loss. 2) Tight fitting glass fireplace doors
Installing tight fitting fireplace doors can help you control the amount of inside air your fireplace has access to while it is burning. However, since they are not an air tight device they are not very efficient at stopping heat loss when the fireplace is dormant. Unfortunately, using glass doors actually reduces the amount of radiant heat your fireplace can cast into the home. 3) Chimney Top Dampers
This is a particularly usefully product if you have no damper on your fireplace at all. This damper is installed on the top your your chimney like a cap and it has a spring loaded closure system that allows you to close the cap when you are not using the fireplace. This helps to prevent the massive heat loss caused by a chimney that is always open.
However, There is one known negative issue to this solution. Since you are closing your chimney from the top you are still allowing much home heat to rise and fill the chimney. This air eventually cools and sinks and can create a slight cold draft sensation at the hearth. Furthermore, it can make your fireplace give off a foul odor since the fumes from the ash and creosote deposits in the chimney are not allowed to exit the chimney. After years of regular use a locktop damper can warp [Since it is made of metal] and become less efficient. This usually takes longer to happen than a standard damper though since it is further from the heat source. Retain heat when the fireplace is being used:
1) Burn Dry Wood:
You would be surprised how much energy and BTUs are robbed from a fire if you are using under seasoned wood. Most hard woods will properly dry after 24 months of being stacked in a dry environment with at least some air circulation (ie a yard shed or a garage. Some more dense and sappy wood can take longer. Wood that has too much moisture tends to bubble and sizzle when burned and also it creates a terrible moist creosote collection that is hard on your chimney. It often also makes the room smell bad after it is burned and occasionally it will not burn all the way down to ashes. 2) Iron Firebacks
Iron Firebacks have been used to cast radiant heat from a fireplace into a room for centuries. Some more recent developments in stainless steal have some manufacturers making light weight stainless firebacks that work the same as their heavy antique counterparts do. Firebacks work in two ways they retain and release heat after the fire has gone down, and they help to reflect heat outward during the warmest part of the burn. They are not terribly effective at real energy savings but they are certainly better than nothing. 3) Heatalators
This is a brand name for a product that is made by many different manufacturers and often refereed to as a grate heater. The concept is usually the same though. Some steel tubes with an internally mounted fan are mounted or set in the fireplace around the location of the burn. The tubes heat during the burn and a fan blows the heated air through the tubes and out into the room. They are mildly effective at harnessing the BTUs that the fire would normally spit out the chimney. They also allow a person to keep the glass doors of the fireplace closed and still enjoy the heat of the fire.
Chimney sweepers are mainly in charge of cleaning chimneys. They were most popular in the Industrial Revolution, and were treated poorly. Many chimney sweepers were children , resulting in many deaths. Children often died due to soot inhalation which caused respiratory problems, broken bones, and becoming stuck inside the chimneys. Children were often used because they could fit inside the chimneys to do a better job a cleaning, and their boss did not have to pay them much at all.
What is the British name for fireplace?
it's call an ingle
In modern English, the British generally call a fireplace a 'fireplace'.
How do you remove paint from fireplace bricks?
The answer to this has to be separated into categories:
1. A few drops spattered while painting the walls. Use Goof-Off or a similar latex paint remover, a rough clean cloth, and a toothbrush. You might want to use a razor scraper first to gently remove what you can before going for chemicals. You will probably have to go over the painted areas twice.
2. Really extensive paint spatter or roller goofs. Same as #1 but definitely use the razor knife first. You may want to switch between two products such as paint brush cleaner or Motsenbacher's Lift Off for Latex (available at Lowe's). If the paint includes oil-based, enamel, etc., you will have to use the equivalent product for oil-based paints. Pre-wetting with a moist tower covering the area overnight will sometimes help before you get to the removal.
3. For brick that has layers of paint over it, it gets a little harder. A pressure washer can do the job outdoors but may take out the mud mortar. Slow, careful work with a hammer and an old wood chisel can peel the paint indoors. Then you will have to use a real gel paint stripper (Readi-Strip Pro at Home Depot), heavy gloves, eye protection, ventilation, etc.
Can rock fireplaces be painted different color?
Sandstone fireplaces can certainly be updated with a lick of paint. Before painting, the fire surround should be thoroughly cleaned and allowed to dry. A primer should then be applied. Once the primer has dried, apply your chosen paint and allow to dry.
Can you waterproof pressure treated wood?
With a product like Thompson's Water Seal, sure you can - no problem there.
The companies that make pressure treated lumber suggest you may stain or waterproof the products using a good quality stain or sealant, providing the wood itself is clean and dry. For additional information on handling pressure treated lumber, including, uses (where and where not to install it), safety and disposal of left-overs, please see the related link below.
Did vikings have a fireplace in their houses?
Yes, but it was literally a place for the fire, and not the fireplace you would find in a home today. It was usually a stone hearth in the middle of the room. A fire was built there, and a hole in the roof let smoke out.
Do fireplaces pollute the environment?
Not exactly, but they can bug other people if they land in other people's lawns
Is it safe to burn stained wood in a fireplace?
NO! Thats Highly dangerous as varnished, painted, and green treated woods release terrible toxins as they burn. Residue from treated wood sticks to the chiminey liner, if enough is burned, a liquid form of the residue will acumulate and run down the chimney liner.
Never burn painted, stained, or treated wood or manufactured wood such as plywood and particle board. Chemicals in 'salt treated' wood, paint, or stains can produce toxic fumes when burned. Likewise, burning manufactured wood products produces toxins and carcinogens.
It is just an electric heater. The only savings comes from keeping the rest of the house really chilly, and using the "Amish heater" to electrically warm a small area.
Can you have a fire pit under an awning?
You should avoid barbequing or having a firepit under an awning because sparks may fly and cause the awning to catch fire. Your insurance may not cover this type of damage if it occurs.
What two ways does a fireplace heat a room?
By convection (air warmed by the fire circulates through the room) and radiation (infrared energy given off by the fire is transmitted directly, warming objects in line-of-sight of the fire).
Can you place a flat screen tv directly on a electric fireplace?
You should not place a TV on an electric fireplace, unless it is a TV and Media mantle. Most of the standard models are not secured enough to hold the unit. TV and Media Electric Fireplaces and constructed to hold the weight of all of your media.
When you burn a log in the fireplace why is there a difference in mass?
The chemical composition of a log (and most organic substances) is carbon. Carbon when burned becomes oxides of carbon which are usually gases i.e. carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Therefore in essence, most of your log is being vaporized. If you were to burn the log in an enclosure such that none of the gases were lost, you would observe no mass difference.
Can you use an inverter and electric heater in your car?
Provided the heater is of a low wattage it should not affect normal running of the car
What is a throat plate in a Charnwood stove used for?
It serves to distribute flames towards
the sides and top of the stove and so increase heat output.
The artist and editors have said it was intended as satire, and titled it "the politics of fear" (referring to the Republican/conservative portrayal of the Obamas as connected to Osama Bin Laden and to Muslims in general as either terrorists or fascists). It was still viewed by many unfamiliar with The New Yorker's focus on art as offensive.
In terms of it having any factual content, it is all ironic overstatement. Because of the popularity of comedy satire television like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, they honestly felt most people would understand it as artistic criticism of Republican propaganda that regularly suggests Obama has terrorist connections.
