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2. Fireplace insert - Wikipedia

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   This custom-fitted fireplace insert has large glass doors to maximize the view of the fireplace, and a large surface area heat exchange with thermostat-controlled fan-forced air. A fireplace insert [1] is a device that can be inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. Fireplace inserts can be fuelled by gas, wood ...

3. Direct vent fireplace - Wikipedia

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   The flue system is composed of two flues, the inner flue and the outer flue. The outer flue draws air into the bottom of the sealed firebox to allow for combustion. The inner flue draws hot exhaust gasses from the top of the sealed firebox and vents them directly to the outside of the structure through either an adjacent wall or roof.

4. Wood-burning stove - Wikipedia

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   Wolfgang Schroeter invented the first wood-burning stove with a cast iron frame and glass door. This allowed the user to see the fire burning inside the stove. [16] A fireplace insert converts a wood-burning fireplace to a wood-burning stove. A fireplace insert is a self-contained unit that rests inside the existing fireplace and chimney.

5. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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   Insert—The fireplace insert is a device inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. [22] Jamb—The side of a fireplace opening. [21] Mantel—Either the shelf above a fireplace or the structure to support masonry above a fireplace [23] Smoke shelf—A shelf below the smoke chamber and behind the damper.

6. Fire glass - Wikipedia

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   Fire glass (also fire pit glass, fire rocks, fire beads or lava glass) is a type of tempered glass, chunks of which are used decoratively on fireplaces. Pieces of the glass are heaped around jets of burning gas, or around liquid ethanol , in order to conceal the jets and reflect the flames. [ 1 ]

7. Ventilation (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   A conical hose-stream aimed around an opening—of a window or door, etc.—entrains smoke and thus increases the exhaust rate of smoke from the space. This is a process called hydraulic ventilation. This strategy might be used when the fire is small and protecting property from smoke damage can be achieved safely.