Info on gel-burning fireplace
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Info on gel-burning fireplace
I have a real fireplace in my family room, but was looking at one of the gel burning ventless fireplaces for my bedroom.
Anyone have one? How much heat is put out from them?
Thanks for any help.
Edit to add a link...
http://www.comforthouse.com/stackchairs.html
Anyone have one? How much heat is put out from them?
Thanks for any help.
Edit to add a link...
http://www.comforthouse.com/stackchairs.html
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It sounds like those things burn Sterno..
3,000 btu is pretty freakin' lame, about what a can of sterno would put out with a reflective surface behind it.
If the mess and labor of wood is a concern then go with a natural gas "fireplace" (usually 35,000 btu or higher), or a pellet burner.. not sure about the btu from pellet burners, but I'm sure it's higher than 3,000.
3,000 btu is pretty freakin' lame, about what a can of sterno would put out with a reflective surface behind it.
If the mess and labor of wood is a concern then go with a natural gas "fireplace" (usually 35,000 btu or higher), or a pellet burner.. not sure about the btu from pellet burners, but I'm sure it's higher than 3,000.
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NOTE: Decorative fireplace is not designed to be a heat source, but it will take the chill out of the air. Fireplace reaches a temperature of about 160 degrees.
Each can of Sunjel outputs 3000 BTUs per hour and lasts about 3 hours. (For shorter burning times, fire can be extinguished and cans resealed and relit at a later time.) You can use up to 3 cans at a time.
Thats $23.03 per day or $690.09 a month!
Pellets are cheaper and they can heat an entire floor.
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
Imagine cuddeling up around an engine block, thats about as warm as it gets.
3 cans @ $3.29 ea to run 9 hours...... I sleep longer than that sometimes! Sounds expensive and a PIA!
Thats $23.03 per day or $690.09 a month!
Pellets are cheaper and they can heat an entire floor.
3 cans @ $3.29 ea to run 9 hours...... I sleep longer than that sometimes! Sounds expensive and a PIA!
Thats $23.03 per day or $690.09 a month!
Pellets are cheaper and they can heat an entire floor.
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
3 cans @ $3.29 ea to run 9 hours...... I sleep longer than that sometimes! Sounds expensive and a PIA!
Thats $23.03 per day or $690.09 a month!
Pellets are cheaper and they can heat an entire floor.
Thats $23.03 per day or $690.09 a month!
Pellets are cheaper and they can heat an entire floor.
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by Budha05STX
Something tells me Red isn't worried about the cash. Also, I'm thinking he could care less about the heat the FP will be making and more about the heat coming from the bed......in case he gets a chick in there.
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Originally Posted by toyotahater
first thing I'd do to that fire is drive that POS toyota tundra into the house and into that fire and watch it burn!
Excellent, then you could burn up inside it.
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
If thats the case, Chicks dig real wood!
I said I have a real fireplace for the real wood. I just pretty much was going to use the gel-burner for an accent piece for the room. Heat is not the top priority.