hey just bought a house and still learning the ins and outs of it. I started using the fireplace and i know where the flue is and how its used. I’ve noticed that their a handle/knob. it looks like a pinball machine handle like you use to pull back and shoot teh ball. when i pull it and shift it to teh right i here something move like steel. what could this be???? a insert????

I have no model number or any stickers on it anywhere.
This is going in a chimney, but I still need to know whether it is the vent free kind or not because I want to close the flue so I can keep the heat in. I need to know if there is a way to tell the difference between vented and vent free log sets, physically (my original question has not been answered).

When using our fireplace, which has a blower insert, the house smells of smoke when the outdoors temperature is warmer that the inside of the house,even weeks after the last use. There is no flue to close, but we keep the doors tightly closed. How may we eliminate that odor?

We are not at all intellectual on the fireplace situation, so we don’t know if this gas pipe in the fireplace can be used with wood or if we need a gas log. we would prefer to use wood but is it even worth it? We read somewhere that using the wood doesn’t heat the home cause the heat just goes right up the flue. But wouldn’t this be the same for even a gas log? so… just need a couple answers. Also, is it cheaper to run the "GAS" in the fireplace than it is to run our heat bill up?

Home is 3 years old. Whenever a fire is built, it smokes up the house – smoke just trickles out of the top of the insert.I have tried cracking a window, and as far as extending the chimney 4 more feet (It sits well above the ridge). Yes, the damper is open fully, and there are NO bends in the flue – a straight up shot. What can I do???

We have a fireplace w/insert, but surely there is an easy way to catch and re-use the heat going up the flue. Also, we have a propane water heater, and the amount of heat going out the exhaust is enormous, surely it can be used somehow… thanks for any ideas!

smoke comes out the hopper and seepps out the front door and lower pipe I really dont know what to do ?
i heard it might be the flue but i do not know where that is or how to adjust it? alot of black smoke inside the stove any ideas how to fix this mess thanks model is turbo fire 2001 i dont have a manual or know where to get one please help
I do not know what is a damper ar flue? how or where do i find them?
i cant locate the damper or knob

We recently bought an Aurora "Micro-Marble" fireplace from a DIY store. We bought it on impulse and thought it was a good idea at the time.

It comes in 6 pieces including the hearth and the back panel.
The instructions are very minimal with basic diagrams which only tell us what goes where.

There were no fixings, no advice on how to assemble it or anything.

It looks to us like we need to use some sort of resin to bond the mantle and legs together, but what do we use? Whats going to be strong enough to hold it? Its so heavy!

Its only to house an electric fire, theres no chimney or flue to worry about so it’s purely decorative, but it needs to be fixed together, and also anchored to the wall.

To be honest, we’re regretting buying it, as we really have no idea what we’re supposed to do but can’t take it back now so we’d best get on with it.

Please if you know what we should be using and how to fix it I would very much appreciate your advice!
Many thanks & kind regards

Live in FL. We have a firelplace but it’s one of those pre fab types, real but not stone or brick just a metal insert. The exhaust goes up to the roof in a tube and this is surrounded by some decorative wood. I know there is a name for it but don’t know what to call it. I need to change it to metal or some type of material that won’t rot in the FL humidity but don’t know what to call it.
The name for the decorative wood or material that surrounds the flue…on a real chimney it’s stone, but this is a pre fab and they must have a name for it.

I just used my wood burning stove, and when I close the door all the way the fire goes out, what gives? I checked the flue and it is open, and smoke is coming out of the chimney. Not sure what the deal is. Any one out there that has had this problem?