Autumn Moo
I have been wanting to make love in front of a fireplace with some kenny g on. I live in an apt. So i am looking for a good quality electrical heater with good flames and fireplace noise, like pleasurable wood crackling noises.
I do not want the gel heaters
Any romantic ideas?
Answer
They sell electric heat faux fireplaces at Lowes. You can even get a mantle as well.
They sell electric heat faux fireplaces at Lowes. You can even get a mantle as well.
How do I use our fireplace?
jdingledin
Do I leave the doors open? It doesn't seem to be heating our home like I thought it would?r=1226343241
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This is really the common misconception with traditional fireplaces. Most people assume that they heat your home since years back that is what people used to heat and cook with. But furnaces and wood soves were invented becasue fireplaces dont effectivly heat. As a matter of fact normally they net negative heat gain because of the air movement they initiate in a home.
When the fire burns in the fireplace the heat from the fire grabs already heated furnace air from inside the home and tosses it up the chimney along with its own heat. In return, it cast forward 10% of its radient heat. While the home is loosing heated air up the chimney it starts to draw in cold outside air from the basement and from the windows and doors to replace the air lost. This is called the home "stack effect".
WP&L Energy sent me a newsletter a while back that said if you use your fireplace every night it will make your heating bill go up 20%. That number seemed high to me since I have heard people say it is around a 10%-15% increase in your heating bill, but either way you get the picture...fireplace use will make your heating bill go up.
If you want to use the fireplace and get heat from it you have a couple of options. You can get a sealed fireplace insert with a blower. These are heavy cast iron units that are installed. (BTW, Dont go with the cheapo metal tubes and mini blower sets that are just set in your fireplace. I have seen a million variations of those and none of them work the way they are advertised.) You need a good quality insert that is EPA approved. They are not cheap, but they run at about 70% effieciency and they get heat for you.
Or, if you are just looking for a little flickery ambiance from your fireplace I would plug the flue with a chimney balloon to prevent cold air entry, and either put in an electric insert or use a candelabra with some candles. You can buy some really nice firebox candelabras that are classy looking, and they dress up the fireplace nicely. this way you get the look without the heat loss.
This is really the common misconception with traditional fireplaces. Most people assume that they heat your home since years back that is what people used to heat and cook with. But furnaces and wood soves were invented becasue fireplaces dont effectivly heat. As a matter of fact normally they net negative heat gain because of the air movement they initiate in a home.
When the fire burns in the fireplace the heat from the fire grabs already heated furnace air from inside the home and tosses it up the chimney along with its own heat. In return, it cast forward 10% of its radient heat. While the home is loosing heated air up the chimney it starts to draw in cold outside air from the basement and from the windows and doors to replace the air lost. This is called the home "stack effect".
WP&L Energy sent me a newsletter a while back that said if you use your fireplace every night it will make your heating bill go up 20%. That number seemed high to me since I have heard people say it is around a 10%-15% increase in your heating bill, but either way you get the picture...fireplace use will make your heating bill go up.
If you want to use the fireplace and get heat from it you have a couple of options. You can get a sealed fireplace insert with a blower. These are heavy cast iron units that are installed. (BTW, Dont go with the cheapo metal tubes and mini blower sets that are just set in your fireplace. I have seen a million variations of those and none of them work the way they are advertised.) You need a good quality insert that is EPA approved. They are not cheap, but they run at about 70% effieciency and they get heat for you.
Or, if you are just looking for a little flickery ambiance from your fireplace I would plug the flue with a chimney balloon to prevent cold air entry, and either put in an electric insert or use a candelabra with some candles. You can buy some really nice firebox candelabras that are classy looking, and they dress up the fireplace nicely. this way you get the look without the heat loss.
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