I’m not sure if I’m in the right place but I have a fireplace I need advice and information on.
My house was built in 1961 and I cannot find a serial number on this “insert?”.
Below it there’s an “ash pit” that I have no idea how to access besides the hole at the bottom of the fireplace. I’m unsure if it needs to be emptied with a shop vac or why it’s only accessible here.
The view from the crawl space and outside
My chimney is pretty wide, I’ve tried getting a wide brush myself and cleaning it but no debris came out on the brush. The inside of the place and chimney. I did put a cap on the chimney. I’m unsure if there’s other cleaning I need to do.
I’m not sure if whatever this is functions or just decoration since it doesn’t move at all.
I would love some guidance on what I have. I’ve made a few fires in it already but there’s a lot to this fireplace i would like to learn more of before using regularly.
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My house was built in 1961 and I cannot find a serial number on this “insert?”.
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Below it there’s an “ash pit” that I have no idea how to access besides the hole at the bottom of the fireplace. I’m unsure if it needs to be emptied with a shop vac or why it’s only accessible here.
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The view from the crawl space and outside
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My chimney is pretty wide, I’ve tried getting a wide brush myself and cleaning it but no debris came out on the brush. The inside of the place and chimney. I did put a cap on the chimney. I’m unsure if there’s other cleaning I need to do.
![Fireplace help Fireplace help](/talk/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20191130%2F76cf4a28abd8f45df9f8c1af98f817b0.jpg&hash=906df7ec04c64266606dbf6c60340720)
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I’m not sure if whatever this is functions or just decoration since it doesn’t move at all.
![Fireplace help Fireplace help](/talk/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20191130%2Fc35dbc31a446a9cae0df9ffce1d9a7fb.jpg&hash=9bece16b2548477bcc17bc33e8dce051)
I would love some guidance on what I have. I’ve made a few fires in it already but there’s a lot to this fireplace i would like to learn more of before using regularly.
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