I washed my gas logs

[Kevin kay]

Heat and Glo says I runied them???? what if I jsut use them like normal, what will happen?


Thanks!
Kevin

 

[jtp10181]

Are you having a problem? Are they really gas logs? Or is it a direct vent? Cement logs? What did you "wash" then with?

 

[Kevin kay]

Its a Direct Vent, they are Ceramic logs??? I washed them with the garden hose, sprayed water and scrubed them with a brush. I havent used them yet, as I am converting it to LP from Natural

 

[jtp10181]

Most direct vents use a fiber ceramic. I don't know how it would stand up to a hose and a scrubber brush. What model of fireplace do you have? Do you possibly have cement logs? I am surprised all the paint did not come off. Either way I don't think that was a very smart thing to do.

 

[swestall]

Once you convert it, lite it up and see what happens. And, don't do that again, eh!

 

[Kevin kay]

maybe they are cement, its an older Heat & Glo 6000GDV. The paint did'nt come off, they acctually looked great after i washed them.

 

[jtp10181]

If they are fairly heavy they are cement, the fiber ceramic logs are light and you can easily damage them. I think the 6000GDV had a large log in the back, and a smaller one in the front, then two Y logs that spanned those. They are cement if I remember correctly. If you let them dry out thoroughly I don't think any harm will come.

 

[jtp10181]

water dont burn too good= if theyre dry theyre dry?

If there is moisture trapped inside when it heats up and expands into gas the logs could basically explode! Not very likely though.

 

[Kevin kay]

HAY, THANKS for all the help/advise. I am going to give it a try, they have been "drying" for over 3 months-hope all the mosture is out!

Kevin

 

[billb3]

How is washing them different than a hot humid day in August in Boston ?

 

[Metal]

Try putting them in your cooking stove for a while at low temp (maybe 150 degrees or so). That ought to dry them out good. The problem in the fireplace is that they get heated unevenly and the water trapped in them could cause problems, heating them gently should get the water out.