first post and a question

woodslinger said:

Question: Is it recommend to burn a fire all day? For example, wake up Saturday morning, start a fire, let it burn until time to retire at night.

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http://legacy.majesticproducts.com/content/products/productdetails.cfm?id=99
You can, but it'll take an awful lot of wood to keep it going all day if it's a conventional fireplace like I think it is.
Is there a way to limit how much combustion air enters it?

BTW, Welcome to the forum.....

Welcome, fellow Land of Lincoln'er

Yes, many people on this forum burn 24/7 from November until April. Stoves are made to burn, burn, burn.
I, however, have learned that there's an art to burning wood and 24/7 in Illinois doesn't make sense unless the temperature outside is 10 degrees or lower. If you burn constantly, the room gets too darn hot.

I set my thermostat low, burn after work is done and all night. I awaken to a cool house and turn the gas furnace on just to warm the house, and then drop the thermostat again. Probably I burn 12-14 hours a day and run the furnace 1-2 hours a day. I tried 24/7 burning during our recent -10 degree weather and found the wood pile dropped far more quickly than I ever anticipated (this is my first year too)

It takes practice, but don't think your stove will "need a break" every day. Burn Away, and Good luck!

24/7 here, and thats whether it is below 0, 0, 10 or even up to about mid 40's or so.
Depends on the home as to how warm/hot the stove room gets. I am lucky to have open floor plan, and hence the whole house is fairly evenly heated.
Not too hot in the insert room. I do consider myself very lucky.
If that is a regular open fireplace, your going to be sending much more heat up & out the chimney, than the fireplace is going to heat the room/home.
May feel warm directly in front of the fireplace, but the heat loss up the stack is major.
Is this an open fireplace or insert?

Oops, I was writing my reply while Jimbob was posting his --- I agree with him; a fireplace is very different from a wood stove or insert. I've had a fireplace for a decade, and realized its really nice aesthetically, but not a way to heat a house.

Sovereign SR/SC36A & SR/SC42A Series Wood Fireplace ... the Sovereign SR/SC wood burning fireplace provides an expansive viewing area for dramatic flames. ...
https://www.gasgrillsnow.com/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=59121
I think its this. An open fireplace with a mesh screen to keep the sparks in. No air control on this baby.

woodslinger said:

I don't think this is an open fireplace. I thought the firebox was similiar to an insert where the heat is reflected back into the room. This particular model is a heat circulating. OPen fireplace meaning no firebox or insert correct. The purpose of this fireplace is to provide heat to the room it is in and possibly move heat to other rooms (I have an open floor plan). PLus have a gathering place if and when the power goes out. My wife wanted this for aesthetic reasons but as a male I want it functional as well. Will I not be pleased with this series of fireplace?

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Is this the unit? https://www.gasgrillsnow.com/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=59121

If this is the unit Jimbob and myself posted above then it will not be comparable to an actual EPA insert for heat output, efficiency,burntimes ect. :sick: It does look nice though.

[quote author="stockdoct" date="1234774627"]Welcome, fellow Land of Lincoln'er

I have always thought it was funny that IL people are so proud of a man born and bread in KY

woodslinger said:

My wife wanted this for aesthetic reasons but as a male I want it functional as well. Will I not be pleased with this series of fireplace?

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Your wife will - fine looking fireplace. You won't - if you expect to lower house tstat and stay comfortable. It's possible to actually lower inside house temps with a fireplace. Your 72 deg F air brought by nat gas, oil or electric furnace can go up the chimney.