fireplace; weak fire; downdraft;help

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    Harman 52i insert. It seems not enough combustion air is causing the fire to quickly quit and stop the stove.

    So. I gave my stove a good first of the year cleaning last week. Bear with me on being complete here as I always read people asking for help and not providing any info. What I cleaned: I didn't pull it out to clean but I cleaned all the inside. Including the burn pot holes, the area inside the...
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    Cannot Keep Fire Lit in Fireplace

    I was searching for forums relating to fireplaces to ask this question and this one was on the top of the list. Also, bare with me as I am an amateur with fireplaces. My question is, why can't I seem to keep my fire going in my fireplace? I went as far as borrowing a blowtorch to get my logs...