Quick FYIs for anybody with a wood burning fireplace-
First- there is a fireplace tool that you probably haven't heard of, but definitely need-
'The Dollar Store Chinese Spider Strainer"
Turns out, this little item is PERFECT for clearing out ASH, but it ALSO perfect for separating out small pieces of charcoal and unburnt wood to go back into the fire.
Second- you can avoid getting ash all over the place when cleaning out fireplace ash by sifting the ash (using the Spider-Strainer) into a 5 gallon bucket full of water.
Third - the wood ash + water mixture will settle out. This gives you raw lye-water and raw cement-paste
Pouring off the lye-water and mixing with kitchen fat (bacon drippings, beef tallow) makes soap. https://youtu.be/ZuzCD7EP1ZM
Re-firing the ash-solids left after the pour-off makes traditional wood-ash cement. https://youtu.be/DP0t2MmOMEA (enable 'closed captions' to read a narration of what each step is doing.
Hi all- just installed a Bose soundbar above a gas fireplace. I noticed the soundbar gets very warm due to heat. I assume I can install a mantle/floating shelf to protect the soundbar? Recommendations on material and or shelf? Other options?
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Hello, I've been doing some research on some cases of low flames on gas fireplaces and these forums seem to have some helpful thoughts I was hoping I could get some help. My family just moved into our new construction house and we were messing around with the gas direct vent fireplace. The fireplace seems to have a very low flame that has alot of blue flame in it. I messed with turning the flame height adjustment knob to full height and lowest height. While it does change the height of the flames, it is not very much and barely noticeable. It does seem to have pretty active flames. After a few minutes of running, it shows a little orange flame but mainly just the tips of the flames. The make is napoleon and model is b36ntr-1 Ascent. I called and talked to the place the fireplace was bought and was told these units do have smaller flames. The flames we are getting don't even come up higher than the log set and doesn't even look like the fireplace is lit. Any help or things I could do or try would be greatly appreciated
02-14-23, 04:30 AM
