Open fireplace burning

[mass_burner]

Burned in open fireplace last night in vacation house so kids could roast marshmallows. Its wierd after not having done for so long. I kept wanting to turn down the air, and the smell of smoke was very noticeable, although I had a strong fire going.

 

[begreen]

A lot of fireplaces are poorly designed and spill some smoke. Our neighbor has a new one and it spills smoke inside and outside up his too short chimney.

 

[mass_burner]

A lot of fireplaces are poorly designed and spill some smoke. Our neighbor has a new one and it spills smoke inside and outside up his too short chimney.

Yea, I think our is way to big, about 4 x 4.

 

[begreen]

Will it fit a top vent freestanding stove like the Englander 13NC?

 

[jharkin]

Most post -WWII constructed open fireplaces are crap. Deep short square boxes that dont radiate much heat and wont draft for #(*&$#*(&$ For some reason masons forgot the golden rules 'ol Count Rumford discovered for building a good drafting fireplace.

We use ours all the time, but its a real tall/shallow 1800s rumford. Throws a lot of radiant heat and I never smell smoke in the house, ever. Not even sitting right in front of it. Burn the same dry wood I feed the stove and you dont see anything but heat waves from the chimney either.

In fact, im sitting by it right now

 

[mass_burner]

Ours is deep, wide and tall, built in '75. I think they were going for a lodge look, high wide mantle full hearth to sit on, and a feed through wood box door from the outside. Also has a small pizza oven to the right, above the wood box.

 

[mass_burner]

Will it fit a top vent freestanding stove like the Englander 13NC?

Probably, but its on the cape, so we're mostly there in summer, and a few days here and there otherwise.