Gas Fireplace - Can It Work In A Blackout?

[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by gunnails

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Typically a real fire place will draw more heat out of your home then it will radiate back in.

doesn't everyone know this?

[PlumberKhan]

Yes. It will work. You may have to light it manually and the blower motor won't work.

The responses in this thread from the clueless is very lol worthy.


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[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by PlumberKhan

Yes. It will work. You may have to light it manually and the blower motor won't work.

or SAR could just buy a sh*tload of sparklers

[Borgoguy]

Originally Posted by Timmy®

or SAR could just buy a sh*tload of sparklers

Or light up the 40-page lease agreement.

[shakin318]

How far away from the gas fireplace do you plan to sit?

[SAR I]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

Yes.

The secret is this: ensure your pilot light is blown out before the power goes out, but leave the gas running. Don't worry about it if you smell anything. That is normal. You'll need to then relight the pilot after the lights go off. I suggest using one of those long bic lighters.

Ignore all other advice from this thread. Especially any advice that refutes this post.

And kids, do not try this at home unless you own a BMW.

Thanks, Potato.

I just did this and there is an odor like you said. We're all beat from the storm prep and we're going to bed.

Thanks to all who responded.

SAR I

[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by SAR I

Thanks, Potato.

I just did this and there is an odor like you said. We're all beat from the storm prep and we're going to bed.

Thanks to all who responded.

SAR I

and there it is, his last post

RIP

[shakin318]

Originally Posted by Timmy®

and there it is, his last post

RIP

What outfit do you think he wore for his last post?

[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by shakin318

What outfit do you think he wore for his last post?

the matching titans ensemble.

should have went toward a generator

[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by SAR I

Thanks, Potato.

I just did this and there is an odor like you said. We're all beat from the storm prep and we're going to bed.

Thanks to all who responded.

SAR I

you should all smoke in bed - to keep house a pleasing temperature

[Dreamers]

Originally Posted by gunnails

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Typically a real fire place will draw more heat out of your home then it will radiate back in.

The fireplace draws the room air out via convection up the chimney. So you need a raging fire to actually heat.

Might want to supplement the duraflame logs with some Presto Logs or real wood.

As for Sar I if your gas fire place has a pilot light constantly burning, then you should be good to go during a power outage, of course minus the fan that helps to push the heat out into the room

I have a real fire place and a duraflame log will heat half my living room fairly well. It is just after a few hrs it does start to draw heat. So you need to feed it ever 4 hrs. Fell asleep once in the middle of winter with it going woke up 6hrs later it was like 45 deg in my house and the fire was still going. lol Reg wood isn't any better IMO. Burns way too quick.

[gunnails]

Originally Posted by Dreamers

I have a real fire place and a duraflame log will heat half my living room fairly well. It is just after a few hrs it does start to draw heat. So you need to feed it ever 4 hrs. Fell asleep once in the middle of winter with it going woke up 6hrs later it was like 45 deg in my house and the fire was still going. lol Reg wood isn't any better IMO. Burns way too quick.

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That's great, not all fire places are created equal.

[gunnails]

Originally Posted by PlumberKhan

Yes. It will work. You may have to light it manually and the blower motor won't work.

The responses in this thread from the clueless is very lol worthy.


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Might not be so easy for a novice, some of the newer gas F/P"s have sealed combustion chambers.
That means you would have to remove any decorative trim and release the clasps that hold the glass, remove the glass, then try and light the pilot and reassemble before the full flame kicks on. Could be wrong on this cause I have never tried to force light a sealed combustion gas Fire Place. Does not sound like a family friendly project.

[BushyTheBeaver]

Originally Posted by gunnails

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Typically a real fire place will draw more heat out of your home then it will radiate back in.

So for the thousands of years humans have been heating their abodes with fireplaces they were actually making themselves colder than if they had no fire?

[Fishooked]

Originally Posted by Dreamers

I have a real fire place and a duraflame log will heat half my living room fairly well. It is just after a few hrs it does start to draw heat. So you need to feed it ever 4 hrs. Fell asleep once in the middle of winter with it going woke up 6hrs later it was like 45 deg in my house and the fire was still going. lol Reg wood isn't any better IMO. Burns way too quick.

There's lots of factors that goes into how fast natural wood will burn. Age, hard woods vs soft woods (yeah I went there) moisture content, etc.

[gunnails]

Originally Posted by BushyTheBeaver

So for the thousands of years humans have been heating their abodes with fireplaces they were actually making themselves colder than if they had no fire?

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Your results may differ, I did say typically, and I am certain that duraflame logs are a rather new invention.
You can heat your home with a fireplace, typically it requires a large raging fire to do so, this is why the Franklin stove was such a game changer.

[The Boston Patriot]

Originally Posted by gunnails

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Your results may differ, I did say typically, and I am certain that duraflame logs are a rather new invention.
You can heat your home with a fireplace, typically it requires a large raging fire to do so, this is why the Franklin stove was such a game changer.

A small fire would do fine if you had a Rumford fireplace.

http://www.rumford.com/articleWhat.html

[JetPotato]

Originally Posted by Timmy®

and there it is, his last post

RIP

Does this make me top ten?

[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

Does this make me top ten?

we'll need a newscast link. then yes

[crossfire]

Originally Posted by Timmy®

If you were a real rich guy you'd have an automatic generator system that
would supply your entire house with plenty of electricity. Instead you went for the BMW rather than a package of a Chevy Malibu and the generator system.

At least your kids can look at the BMW in the driveway while they are freezing uncontrollably in your house.

Living above your means AND a worthless PSL for a bottom five team. You are screwed.