Common lintel materials include steel and concrete. Our own fireplaces have steel lintels in various forms, one of which is shown below.
This particular lintel is hidden behind a timber board for aesthetic purposes. Looking from the front of the fireplace it gives a traditional timber lintel look. For more information on lintels see our guide to fireplace lintels here. A chimney allows for smoke and waste gases from a fire to safely leave a home. The top of a fireplace therefore needs to be open where it meets the throat of the chimney. The top of the firebox for our own living room open fireplace is shown below with the connection into the chimney above.
Just above where the firebox meets the chimney will typically be where the damper is located if a fireplace has one. A damper is a plate that can be opened or closed to help prevent cold drafts between fires.
For more information we have a complete guide to fireplace dampers here. The image below shows the register plate installed at the top of the firebox when our multi fuel stove was installed. This register plate helps to ensure that any air going up the chimney flue is through the stove.
We have another article explaining register plates for fireplaces and stoves here. A fireplace can be defined as the whole area dedicated for use as a place where a fire can be started and includes all of the components required to ensure that a fire can be maintained safely and efficiently. A fireplace can include all of the main components such as the hearth, throat of the chimney, surround or mantel, and incorporates the firebox at the center of it all.
On the other hand, a firebox is the place where is a fire is started and maintained, and does not typically include other features outside of this area including the outer hearth, fireplace surround, chimney and damper. While the firebox is the area located inside an open fireplace, a fireplace insert is considered to be another form of fireplace that can be inserted into the firebox.
Common types of fireplace inserts include wood burning, gas and electric. The firebox of an open fireplace is the open area where the fire is built and maintained, either on a fireplace grate or on the floor. A fireplace insert is a type of fireplace that can be inserted into the firebox of an open fireplace. For example, our old gas fireplace insert had been placed inside the firebox of our kitchen open fireplace. Open fireplaces are traditionally very inefficient at producing heat for a room and so fireplace inserts offer a way to help either improve the effectiveness of burning wood or changing the nature of the fireplace altogether to use another type of fuel.
These types of inserts typically take up the whole opening of a fireplace firebox and may fill up the majority of the width and depth of the firebox, depending on the dimensions of the firebox and whether any clearance is required out the back of the insert.
For example, if a wood burning insert is placed inside the firebox of an existing open fireplace, this new wood insert will have its own firebox in which fires can be started as the original masonry firebox is cut-off and contains the new insert.
See our electric fireplace insert buyers guide for more information on electric fireplace inserts. A typical firebox in a fireplace includes an opening in the wall with a masonry chamber located behind. Examples of our own fireplace fireboxes are shown below. Some we use for open fires, some of which we have had wood stoves installed and some we use purely for decoration purposes. A firebox in a fireplace can typically be painted, as long as the paint is high heat-resistant paint that is able to cope with the temperatures generated by a fire within the firebox.
The image below shows the before and after of our living room open fireplace with firebox and hearth and surround painted black. In terms of fireboxes for fireplaces, paragraph One way to prevent firebox damage and avoid expensive chimney repair is to have a fireplace insert installed in your existing masonry fireplace. There are many benefits to installing a fireplace insert.
Next, fireplace inserts must be EPA certified—making them clean burning and highly efficient. If your current fireplace has an open combustion design, switching to an insulated, closed-door design with a fireplace insert can help you lower your energy costs.
Some people also find the look of the closed-door design to be more attractive. Finally, fireplace inserts also give you the option to burn the fuel of your choice, whether it be wood, coal, gas, propane, or pellet. We chose a solid black lining, birch logs, and a narrow iron frame about 1 inch wide.
The remote fan has six speeds We usually keep ours at level 4, which is reasonably quiet yet puts out a good amount of heat. Mendota has one feature that I think may be unique: you can activate a second burner via the remote to boost the heat output.
And one other feature I like is the ability to choose how the fire ignites. During winter I activate the pilot light. This keeps a warm mild airflow up the chimney and stops cold air from infiltrating the firebox and the house, while hardly burning any gas.
In the shoulder seasons and summer, I use the remote to activate the electronic ignition ie, no pilot light. This saves a bit of fuel and keeps the burner a little bit cleaner. Pretty cool. Related Stories. Learn about inserts and other options for switching your fireplace from wood to gas or electric. Better technology means more efficiency than ever for modern woodstoves. Allowing way more natural light than traditional fireplaces, and with some not even needing a vent, metal fireplaces are a major improvement.
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