Greetings from the Midwest!
New to forum, and looking for some guidance/advice. I have a wood fireplace in my basement I’d like to burn wood in (go figure). It’s a full brick fireplace with a flue and brick chimney all the way up to the roof, however there is a gas valve located inside the fire box (see photo arrow 1) with a key that says “blue flame log lighter” however pipe runs to a log rack containing ceramic logs, so my assumption is this was being used as a gas fireplace at some point?
I assume it was originally wood burning, with a gas log lighter, but this gas insert they put in here to me doesn’t seem safe or to code. My question is, to burn wood can I simply cap gas line in the firebox and start burning wood? And if so is it safe to cap the line at arrow #2 or arrow #3? Frankly the fitting closest to the valve looks so crusty, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to break it loose. Might seem like a newbie question just want to be safe. Is it safe to have a wood fire that close to gas valve? Would you guys recommend reinstalling a log lighter? Honestly the whole idea of using a gas log lighter seems dangerous to me, have gas that close to glowing coals, but I could just be paranoid.
I really appreciate any feedback anyone has, thank you!
New to forum, and looking for some guidance/advice. I have a wood fireplace in my basement I’d like to burn wood in (go figure). It’s a full brick fireplace with a flue and brick chimney all the way up to the roof, however there is a gas valve located inside the fire box (see photo arrow 1) with a key that says “blue flame log lighter” however pipe runs to a log rack containing ceramic logs, so my assumption is this was being used as a gas fireplace at some point?
I assume it was originally wood burning, with a gas log lighter, but this gas insert they put in here to me doesn’t seem safe or to code. My question is, to burn wood can I simply cap gas line in the firebox and start burning wood? And if so is it safe to cap the line at arrow #2 or arrow #3? Frankly the fitting closest to the valve looks so crusty, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to break it loose. Might seem like a newbie question just want to be safe. Is it safe to have a wood fire that close to gas valve? Would you guys recommend reinstalling a log lighter? Honestly the whole idea of using a gas log lighter seems dangerous to me, have gas that close to glowing coals, but I could just be paranoid.
I really appreciate any feedback anyone has, thank you!
