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  2. Fireplace fireback - Wikipedia

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    Functions. The primary functions of a fireback are to protect the wall at the back of the fireplace and radiate heat from the fire into the room. The protection was especially important where the wall was constructed of insubstantial material such as daub (a mud and straw mixture coating interwoven wooden wattles), brick or soft stone.

  3. Franklin stove - Wikipedia

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    Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]

  4. Fireplace mantel - Wikipedia

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    Fireplace and overmantel at Boston Manor House. Up to the twelfth century, fires were simply made in the middle of a home by a hypocaust, or with braziers, or by fires on the hearth with smoke vented out through the lantern in the roof. [1] As time went on, the placement of fireplaces moved to the wall, incorporating chimneys to vent the smoke ...

  5. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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    Chimney breast—The part of the chimney which projects into a room to accommodate a fireplace. [21] Crane—Metal arms mounted on pintles, which swing and hold pots above a fire. Damper—A metal door to close a flue when a fireplace is not in use. Flue—The passageway in the chimney. [21] Hearth—The floor of a fireplace.

  6. 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 is a device that can be inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. Most fireplace inserts are made from cast iron or steel.

  7. Direct vent fireplace - Wikipedia

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    A direct vent fireplace is a prefabricated metal fireplace that employs a direct-vent combustion system. "Direct vent" refers to a sealed-combustion system in which air for combustion is drawn from the outdoors, and waste combustion gasses are exhausted to the outdoors. "Direct vent" does not simply mean that all gasses from combustion are ...

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