Richard Trethewey helps a family deal with a cold addition. The family’s living room was added to the home in the 1980s and only has electric heat to condition it, and would like to use the fireplace in the adjoining room to spread some heat. Once Richard explains how inefficient a fireplace can be, he solves the family’s issue by having a wood-burning insert installed in the fireplace.
房主HomeHome的客厅需要补充热量,水管和供暖专家理查德·特雷斯维(Richard Trethewey)知道如何在毗邻的房间里使用壁炉。问题在于壁炉本身令人难以置信的效率低下。当他们确实发出一些辐射热时,它们会导致一条草稿,从房屋的其余部分拉出加热的空气,并将其发送给烟囱。HomeHome
A better option is a wood-burning fireplace insert, which emits radiant heat and forced hot air, while also preventing warm air from the home escaping. Richard helps the homeowner come up with this solution and then finds a local pro for the installation.
As Richard mentions, this is not a DIY project. However, this guide will provide a helpful overview of how to install a fireplace insert.
How To Install a Fireplace Insert
Remember, this project is best left to experts who know how to install these devices safely. However, this is a helpful overview of how the project should go.
- Measure the fireplace and order the insert. The insert should be smaller than the fireplace but the surround and shroud should cover the entire opening.
- Remove the existing fireplace surround and damper from the fireplace. Clean the fireplace thoroughly with a HEPA filter-fitted wet/dry vacuum.
- Place the insert slightly into the fireplace, leaving room to access the flue on top of the insert.
- Working from the roof, Install a flexible stainless steel chimney liner down the chimney.
- 丙氨酸ach the liner to the insert’s flue with self-tapping metal screws.
- 固定烟囱口处的烟道顶部,并在衬里的末端安装烟囱盖。
- Slide the insert into the fireplace and install the shroud and surround to block off the opening.
- 将插入物的电源线插入附近的插座。
- 通过建造原木和纸塔来测试插入物。按下阻尼器按钮,使更多的空气进入插入物,打开风扇,并在关闭门之前点燃火。bob体育app苹果下载
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Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner troubleshoot how to supplement heating their home by using their fireplace. Richard explains fireplace convection, why it’s not an efficient source to heat the home, and why a wood burning insert is a great option for the homeowner. After, a team of installers install a stainless-steel liner and wood burning fireplace insert.
Richard does a demonstration showcasing how fireplace convection works.
壁炉插入作品通过:
- Pulling air from the room into the lower chamber.
- 空气在火箱后面循环,捡起热量。从那里开始,风扇将加热的空气从火炉上方的前面排气口上推出来。
- The heat from the central burner also emits more radiant heat from the face of the insert, back into the room.
- Combustion fumes and smoke vent out of the top of the insert through an installed chimney liner.
- The insert works as a seal, so even if there’s no fire burning, there are no drafts.
Expert assistance was provided byThe Chimney Chap. The fireplace insert was manufactured byVermont Casting.