We have no power and may be out for days. Can we temporarily remove the pellett insert and use the fireplace with wood?
Temporarily remove stove insert
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If your insert is installed like mine, I DOUBT IT.
Mine has exhause tubing attached to the combustion blower. There is a chimney cap on top of the chimney. If I were to do what you asked I don’t know what a fire would to do my exhause tubing and I don’t know what the smoke would do when it hit the chimney cap.
You’re not going to get any meaningful heat from your fireplace anyway. Go buy a 1000 watt generator and hook up the insertto that. Works for me.
Good luck
Mine has exhause tubing attached to the combustion blower. There is a chimney cap on top of the chimney. If I were to do what you asked I don’t know what a fire would to do my exhause tubing and I don’t know what the smoke would do when it hit the chimney cap.
You’re not going to get any meaningful heat from your fireplace anyway. Go buy a 1000 watt generator and hook up the insertto that. Works for me.
Good luck
MacSierra
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X2.. Although there won't be any generators available on Sunday and probably lucky to get one in the Northeast on Monday..
Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be possible.
I ended up getting a kerosene heater. Pretty impressive though. It heats my ground floor almost as well as the stove, and is completely silent.
I ended up getting a kerosene heater. Pretty impressive though. It heats my ground floor almost as well as the stove, and is completely silent.
Iembalm4aLiving
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djcg said:
A kerosene heater and 10 gallons of kerosene is the best $200 you can spend for emergency heat. Portable and powerful. Sealed kerosene will keep for years and it's not volatile like gasoline.
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