Hello guys,
I have a pre-fab wood burning fireplace. The previous owners of my house (house is 12 years old) never burned wood in it. The home inspector said it was fully rated for wood so I went on and had it inspected by a chimney sweep company. The sweep came out and said it was OK to burn wood, although he didn't recommend anyone burning wood in a pre-fab. (went on to tell me they sell some nice gas log sets) The flu was clean, it only had a few cob webs to sweep out.
I just started to burn wood it in a few weeks ago. Since then I have been researching adding a blower to help move more heat out into the room. (not expecting to heat the house) And during my research I am getting a bunch of conflicting information from people.
My main question, is it safe to burn wood in a pre-fab (if its rated for wood)? Some are saying of course, others warn I could burn my house down at any moment.
I am coming across warnings of a fires getting too hot and igniting my chimney, but have no idea how to monitor the temperature at which everything goes up in flames?
What do you guys think?
Thanks!
I have a pre-fab wood burning fireplace. The previous owners of my house (house is 12 years old) never burned wood in it. The home inspector said it was fully rated for wood so I went on and had it inspected by a chimney sweep company. The sweep came out and said it was OK to burn wood, although he didn't recommend anyone burning wood in a pre-fab. (went on to tell me they sell some nice gas log sets) The flu was clean, it only had a few cob webs to sweep out.
I just started to burn wood it in a few weeks ago. Since then I have been researching adding a blower to help move more heat out into the room. (not expecting to heat the house) And during my research I am getting a bunch of conflicting information from people.
My main question, is it safe to burn wood in a pre-fab (if its rated for wood)? Some are saying of course, others warn I could burn my house down at any moment.
I am coming across warnings of a fires getting too hot and igniting my chimney, but have no idea how to monitor the temperature at which everything goes up in flames?
What do you guys think?
Thanks!