It wouldn't be the first time I moved one or installed a lock box on one or installed one that wasn't connected to anything.
Old style heatilator (Type) fireplace questions...
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I figured out what these are, crane/pot hook mounts.
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I was going to ask what this threaded hole in the side of the fire box was (ignore the nails and stuff I dug out of the packed ash dump chute). . .
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but then I followed it . . .
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And found this. . .
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Kind of small for an auto-log feeder. . .so I'm guessing someone was setting it up for gas.
I figured out what these are, crane/pot hook mounts.
I was going to ask what this threaded hole in the side of the fire box was (ignore the nails and stuff I dug out of the packed ash dump chute). . .
but then I followed it . . .
And found this. . .
Kind of small for an auto-log feeder. . .so I'm guessing someone was setting it up for gas.
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Nope, nothing, just 2.5' of open pipe between the fire box and wood box. . . well. . . it did have a bunch of ash in it, but I got all that out.
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