Gadgets - Home+Garden
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:19 pm
i haven't had a fire in my fireplace in a long while.
enjoying one now.
when i bought this house, the owner, a retired, but spunky woman, was "less than truthful" about a number of things. this wasn't my first rodeo, i did not contest her. at the time i was able to make an "as-is" offer, i did, we came to agreement, i set about with many repairs+replacements.
the fireplace.
she claimed it worked well, no problems.
when i first attempted to use it, thankfully before painting inside, it proved to be remarkably smokey.
it worked well, as long as it wasn't used!
it had some type of contraption inside, a series of metal pipes, in a U-shape, the idea was to push hot air into the room. it did, with plenty of smoke. it looked pretty monumental. i kept studying it. at last, i discovered it could be removed, it was not permanently fixed.
i removed it.
then, i noticed another fireplace gadget, a "smoke-free" fireplace grate.
at the time, i believe it was $99. 2008-ish.
http://www.orvis.com/p/smoke-free-fireplace-grate/72hc
i enjoy it every time i use it.
it keeps the logs to the rear, the smoke efficiently goes right up the chimney. easy. reliable.
my house was built, early 70's.
i'm not sure if this is a fireplace insert? it looks like it, i'm not sure. it's good sized. not huge.
the wall is brick. the chimney is in the interior of the building.
later, i added simple black framed hinged glass doors with screen doors on hinges. no brass or other. i like that addition, too. no closing the glass doors while the fire is going!
This thread is about gadgets that work, and gadgets that don't work.
enjoying one now.
when i bought this house, the owner, a retired, but spunky woman, was "less than truthful" about a number of things. this wasn't my first rodeo, i did not contest her. at the time i was able to make an "as-is" offer, i did, we came to agreement, i set about with many repairs+replacements.
the fireplace.
she claimed it worked well, no problems.
when i first attempted to use it, thankfully before painting inside, it proved to be remarkably smokey.
it worked well, as long as it wasn't used!
it had some type of contraption inside, a series of metal pipes, in a U-shape, the idea was to push hot air into the room. it did, with plenty of smoke. it looked pretty monumental. i kept studying it. at last, i discovered it could be removed, it was not permanently fixed.
i removed it.
then, i noticed another fireplace gadget, a "smoke-free" fireplace grate.
at the time, i believe it was $99. 2008-ish.
http://www.orvis.com/p/smoke-free-fireplace-grate/72hc
i enjoy it every time i use it.
it keeps the logs to the rear, the smoke efficiently goes right up the chimney. easy. reliable.
my house was built, early 70's.
i'm not sure if this is a fireplace insert? it looks like it, i'm not sure. it's good sized. not huge.
the wall is brick. the chimney is in the interior of the building.
later, i added simple black framed hinged glass doors with screen doors on hinges. no brass or other. i like that addition, too. no closing the glass doors while the fire is going!
This thread is about gadgets that work, and gadgets that don't work.
