That hole is the fireplace flue pipe. Wood-burning fireplaces usually have a damper installed in the upper part of the firebox. The damper is designed to be shut when the fireplace is not in use and can be easily opened when it is. It's common to forget to close the damper after a ...
While windows attract most of the attention when it comes to energy efficiency, doors can play a major part in what can go wrong -- or right. Doors have a particularly difficult role to fill. Not only do they need to open and close smoothly and easily, but they also have to seal tigh...
large flames. When those flames die down in a traditional wood burning fireplace, you can stoke the wood to create a larger fire, but in a gas fireplace, the gas valve sets the limit for the size of the flame. If you love a big, roaring fire in the...
The on/off Power switch (10a) turns power to the boiler controls on or off. 11. Flue pipe adapter 12. Burner Made with high-grade stainless steel construction, the burner uses pre-mixed air and gas and provides a wide range of firing rates. 13. Water outlet pipe (system supply) 14....
Driving on hydrogen and using it to heat our homes could be a solution to the climate problem. At least, if we start producing it in the right, clean way. Leiden researchers mapped out the global environmental impact of hydrogen ...
Every time the burner on a standard-efficiency furnace starts up, it draws air into the combustion chamber. That air is burned along with the fuel and sent up the fluepipe. The air comes from within the house -- and therefore has been previously heated by the furnace. And as the furnace...