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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning
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To: jbe who wrote (550)12/23/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: RagTimeBand  Read Replies (2) of 888
 
jbe

Revisiting your post of some time ago:
>>Does it make sense to have the fireplace cleaned, repaired (if necessary), "retrofitted" so it will produce more heat? Would buying a fireplace insert be simpler/better?<<

I've thought of something else that you might find useful.
One of the worst things about heating with a fireplace, and most fireplace inserts, is you lose a lot of heat when the fire is in the dying process. You can't close the vent to stop the heat loss because of the smoke the fire is still producing.

The way around this is to have a fireplace insert that gets the air that is needed for combustion from the outside instead of from inside the house.

I don't know if your fireplace can be retrofitted for "outside air combustion" but if it can and the retrofit doesn't cost too much (how much is too much is an interesting question) that might be the way to go.

Emory
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