savageactor7
ArboristSite Guru
Good to hear you and your son got out OK nomak. I'm looking forward to seeing the report posted.
seriously?
you gonna take points away from him for spelling? wtf.
as for the OP, glad you're all OK.
do you guys shut the dampers down at night on that thing? burning hot fires keeps the chimni clean.
CTYank, The guy nearly loses his house, comes on here to offer a warning to everyone, and your going to rip him for spelling? I can't even think of the words to rip a person like you! Pete
I was burning seasoned maple wood in a Regency fireplace insert which was a EPA type insert to the person that was inquiring to what kind of wood and setup I was using.
On another note the investigator asked me how I start my fires and how I manage the damper as far as opening and closing it when I put wood in and before I go to bed at night and he said from what he can tell I sounds like Im pretty up to par on my burning techniques as I was doing it the way it should be done.
Glad you weren't hurt.
But- I'm curious- an EPA insert with a damper?
Glad you weren't hurt.
But- I'm curious- an EPA insert with a damper?
I think he means the draft. To Nomak: how are you going to proceed? Are you going to continue burning wood?
yes I want to actuly get a bigger fireplace if I can out of the insurance company check or however they pay to fix it. but mine struggled to keep it 70 degrees in the house when it got below 30 degrees or less. I have a lot of square footage to heat and would like one that no mater how cold it got outside it kept it at least 75 inside and then run you out of the house on a fairly warm day where it was in the upper 30's or low 40's. although a little shaken up about the whole ordeal for its my first fire to ever be in and hopefully last I still love the joy of sitting next to a warm fire on a cold winter day..and everything else that goes with the burning of wood.. cutting, splitting, etc....
ok nomak, now its time for some pictures please. when you mentioned about a metal liner in the fireplace i need to see this. do you have a masonry fireplace or was it a heatilator type with cold air grills by the floor and warm air grills up near the top of the fireplace and a blower fan? my dad has a regency insert in a heatilator type fireplace, now i'm slightly concerned, what model # of insert do you have?
nomak,
http://www.quadrafire.com/Products/7100-Wood-Fireplace.aspx
Ours is heating 2500sq.ft+ without utilizing the remote runs.
18' Ceilings for half of that.
Load it with Red oak and cherry mixed, and it will roast you out at -20 and 30mph winds outside. 12 hour burns are common in the spring and fall, but it will eat some wood come winter.
Good on ya for rationalizing and getting back on the Horse.
Have you contacted the manufacturer yet?
They may want to do an investigation themselves, but wait until your insurance company shows thier hand.
If ya get up this way come mid to late July, stop in or holler.
I have a care package for your new neighbors.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
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