Without modification, a fireplace can waste more heat than it produces. One cost effective way to modify your fireplace so that it can effectively heat your home it by adding glass fireplace screens. These screens can turn a inefficient fireplace into an effective heat source.
Glass screens serve the exactly same safety purpose as most other fireplace screens. The keep those popping red embers from jumping through the fireplace firebox and causing a fire in the home. However, in addition to these advantages, the glass screen has some advantages that are not found with other open screens.
Glass screens can also be used to control the air that enters into the burn chamber of the fireplace. This feature alone can make a load of wood last much longer and also keep more heat from escaping from the room.
The doors to she screen are made of clear fireproof glass so that you can get a better view of the fire than would be possible with a normal screen. The glass is better at keeping the embers contained in the fireplace than a screen. When you need to add wood to the fire, the doors conveniently fold out of the way to make loading easy.
A fireplace, even with the damper closed can allow heat to escape from the home in the winter and to enter the home during the summer. In addition, there is often a smoky smell that enters the home even when the fireplace is not in use. By using a glass fireplace screen, you prevent the smoky smell and any heat loss or gain through the chimney. The screen is much more effective at stopping the heat flow form the chimney than the standard metal damper.
When you have a fire burning in the evening with a traditional fireplace screen, the fire must be allowed to burn down before going to bed. With a glass fireplace screen, keep the doors closed and allot the fire to continue to warm the home as it dies down. The glass keeps the fire safely enclosed in the fireplace for the night.
By closing the damper on the fireplace screen at night, the flames will quickly die down, but the coals will continue to burn most if not all night. In the morning, you can add dry wood and open the damper back up and the flames will catch back up to warm your home for another day. This prevents the eight hours of heat loss up the average chimney as a fire is allowed to die out for the night. - 30198
Glass screens serve the exactly same safety purpose as most other fireplace screens. The keep those popping red embers from jumping through the fireplace firebox and causing a fire in the home. However, in addition to these advantages, the glass screen has some advantages that are not found with other open screens.
Glass screens can also be used to control the air that enters into the burn chamber of the fireplace. This feature alone can make a load of wood last much longer and also keep more heat from escaping from the room.
The doors to she screen are made of clear fireproof glass so that you can get a better view of the fire than would be possible with a normal screen. The glass is better at keeping the embers contained in the fireplace than a screen. When you need to add wood to the fire, the doors conveniently fold out of the way to make loading easy.
A fireplace, even with the damper closed can allow heat to escape from the home in the winter and to enter the home during the summer. In addition, there is often a smoky smell that enters the home even when the fireplace is not in use. By using a glass fireplace screen, you prevent the smoky smell and any heat loss or gain through the chimney. The screen is much more effective at stopping the heat flow form the chimney than the standard metal damper.
When you have a fire burning in the evening with a traditional fireplace screen, the fire must be allowed to burn down before going to bed. With a glass fireplace screen, keep the doors closed and allot the fire to continue to warm the home as it dies down. The glass keeps the fire safely enclosed in the fireplace for the night.
By closing the damper on the fireplace screen at night, the flames will quickly die down, but the coals will continue to burn most if not all night. In the morning, you can add dry wood and open the damper back up and the flames will catch back up to warm your home for another day. This prevents the eight hours of heat loss up the average chimney as a fire is allowed to die out for the night. - 30198
About the Author:
Jeff Bridges has always enjoyed a warm fire on a cold winter's night he currently helps run a fireplace screens website, which promotes fireplace screens in all shapes and styles.
