Hi, enjoyed reading all the great posts on this site.
I just bought a house, and it has a fireplace. A great feature for a lifelong apartment dweller like myself. It looks like a pretty old (maybe 20 years) Majestic - with folding glass and brass doors. It has a gas starter, which is cool. Additionally, there is a fan/blower that appears to be broken. The fireplace is in the houses only "great room" and is the obvious room where we'd spend most of our time. I'm in North Atlanta, so winters aren't too bad, but one would have a good 3 months of so of potential heat enhancement from burning. What would you do?
- Should I seek a replacement fan? And just go with the current set-up, but with a fan?
- Forget the replacement fan (they appear circa $200+) and use it for ambiance only.
- is an "insert" worth it? It appears that inserts give up some ambiance, in exchange for efficiency, is that true?
Just like to hear other people's thoughts.
I just bought a house, and it has a fireplace. A great feature for a lifelong apartment dweller like myself. It looks like a pretty old (maybe 20 years) Majestic - with folding glass and brass doors. It has a gas starter, which is cool. Additionally, there is a fan/blower that appears to be broken. The fireplace is in the houses only "great room" and is the obvious room where we'd spend most of our time. I'm in North Atlanta, so winters aren't too bad, but one would have a good 3 months of so of potential heat enhancement from burning. What would you do?
- Should I seek a replacement fan? And just go with the current set-up, but with a fan?
- Forget the replacement fan (they appear circa $200+) and use it for ambiance only.
- is an "insert" worth it? It appears that inserts give up some ambiance, in exchange for efficiency, is that true?
Just like to hear other people's thoughts.