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Posted by mm on April 12, 2008, 12:54 am
Someone told me a good way to start a draft in a fireplace it to take
one sheet of a newspaper, wad it and roll it at the same time so it
will burn well and is tall with a "handle" at the base, light the top,
and hold it up inside the fireplace, close to the chimney.
When I do this, everything is fine. Then I light the paper below the
kindling which is below the logs, and even the first bit of smoke goes
up the chimney.
When I skip this part, lighting a sheet of newspaper near the chimney,
there is no current up the chimney and after I light the fire, the
smoke goes out into the room and eventually up the stairs to the first
floor. Even then, if there is not too much flame, I can do the
newspaper in the chimney thing and start the air flow up the chimney,
and it sucks the smoke out of the basement room, into the fire and up
the chimney.
But someone told me the newspaper thing is not a good idea. True? and
if true, why not?
It seems to work well.
In my case, I have a steel fireplace with galvanized chimney, and an
iron log rack.
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Posted by Big_Jake on April 12, 2008, 1:00 am
> In my case, I have a steel fireplace with galvanized chimney, and an
> iron log rack.
You sure it is galvanized and not stainless? Usually wood burning
fireplaces require stainless, while gas use galvanized.
JK
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Posted by mm on April 12, 2008, 1:17 am
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:00:23 -0700 (PDT), Big_Jake
>
>> In my case, I have a steel fireplace with galvanized chimney, and an
>> iron log rack.
>
>You sure it is galvanized and not stainless? Usually wood burning
>fireplaces require stainless, while gas use galvanized.
No, I'm not sure. YOu could be right. The only part I can really see
is the part above the second floor ceiling and the part above the
roof, and even then I can only see the outside layer. That is
galvanized, but I know there is insulation and then an inside layer.
The part I might see just above the chimney is dirty and I've never
looked closely at it or tried to clean it to see if it is stainless.
>JK
>
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Posted by RicodJour on April 12, 2008, 1:26 am
> Someone told me a good way to start a draft in a fireplace it to take
> one sheet of a newspaper, wad it and roll it at the same time so it
> will burn well and is tall with a "handle" at the base, light the top,
> and hold it up inside the fireplace, close to the chimney.
>
> When I do this, everything is fine. Then I light the paper below the
> kindling which is below the logs, and even the first bit of smoke goes
> up the chimney.
>
> When I skip this part, lighting a sheet of newspaper near the chimney,
> there is no current up the chimney and after I light the fire, the
> smoke goes out into the room and eventually up the stairs to the first
> floor. Even then, if there is not too much flame, I can do the
> newspaper in the chimney thing and start the air flow up the chimney,
> and it sucks the smoke out of the basement room, into the fire and up
> the chimney.
>
> But someone told me the newspaper thing is not a good idea. True? and
> if true, why not?
>
> It seems to work well.
>
> In my case, I have a steel fireplace with galvanized chimney, and an
> iron log rack.
I use the same trick if there's ever a question about fireplace/
chimney draft. I don't see how it could be considered a bad idea - it
works.
R
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Posted by cshenk on April 12, 2008, 9:04 am
"mm" wrote
> Someone told me a good way to start a draft in a fireplace it to take
> one sheet of a newspaper, wad it and roll it at the same time so it
> will burn well and is tall with a "handle" at the base, light the top,
> and hold it up inside the fireplace, close to the chimney.
Shouldnt be needed actually.
> But someone told me the newspaper thing is not a good idea. True? and
> if true, why not?
Ash and creosote development. It's possible to ignite the chiney that way
if it hasnt been cleaned properly. However, if you burn only hard woods (no
pines etc) and have an annual professional cleaning, it might be ok. Might
be best to just call your local chiney cleaners and ask. This is probably a
free question.
BTW, if you have been trying to 'DIY' chimney clean, you may be in for some
pretty severe issues. Although if can be done, unless you have the right
gear and really know what you are doing, thats a common cause of house
fires.
> In my case, I have a steel fireplace with galvanized chimney, and an
> iron log rack.
I can hazard a guess that your log rack is too far to the front. You may
need to shift to more towards the back a few inches to gain a proper draft
with no need for the paper trick up the chimney.
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