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Anyone Use A Fireplace In Their Home?

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lmattaway

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We have a gas fireplace and that doesn't give me any problems. But anytime I'm around a real fire, whether it be a camp fire or a fire place in a house, I always start coughing. I'm guessing it just depends on how each person's lungs handle it.
 
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lmattaway

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We have a gas fireplace and that doesn't give me any problems. But anytime I'm around a real fire, whether it be a camp fire or a fire place in a house, I always start coughing. I'm guessing it just depends on how each person's lungs handle it.
 
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lmattaway

New member
We have a gas fireplace and that doesn't give me any problems. But anytime I'm around a real fire, whether it be a camp fire or a fire place in a house, I always start coughing. I'm guessing it just depends on how each person's lungs handle it.
 
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lmattaway

New member
We have a gas fireplace and that doesn't give me any problems. But anytime I'm around a real fire, whether it be a camp fire or a fire place in a house, I always start coughing. I'm guessing it just depends on how each person's lungs handle it.
 
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lmattaway

New member
We have a gas fireplace and that doesn't give me any problems. But anytime I'm around a real fire, whether it be a camp fire or a fire place in a house, I always start coughing. I'm guessing it just depends on how each person's lungs handle it.
 
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AnD

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We have a wood burning fireplace, and when we first moved here, I didn't notice it bothering me all that much. I could have bought glass doors for it then, but I didn't see the need.

Well, the last several years, it has bothered me (and even when it's not burning, and is scooped out) year around until I got in there and cleaned it out good with the vacuum hose, and did all the nooks and crannies well. And then I discovered that, due to the age of my fireplace, the glass doors were no longer available from the fireplace manufacturer, and since it is an odd sized opening, we will have to have custom doors made (and they are twice the price of the original doors I should have gone ahead and bought! Gah!).

So now I have a 9 pillar candle holder with glass candle holders and votives. It looks really pretty, and gives off a little bit of heat too, lol, that will have to do until I stumble across my fireplace doors somewhere, or manage to splurge on the custom doors.

So, IMHO, if you can get doors that fit your fireplace now, go ahead and spring for them. Even if it isn't bothering you now, it might later, and then you will be stuck like me (and my dh loves a real fire- I feel kinda bad about that, too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> ).
 
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AnD

New member
We have a wood burning fireplace, and when we first moved here, I didn't notice it bothering me all that much. I could have bought glass doors for it then, but I didn't see the need.

Well, the last several years, it has bothered me (and even when it's not burning, and is scooped out) year around until I got in there and cleaned it out good with the vacuum hose, and did all the nooks and crannies well. And then I discovered that, due to the age of my fireplace, the glass doors were no longer available from the fireplace manufacturer, and since it is an odd sized opening, we will have to have custom doors made (and they are twice the price of the original doors I should have gone ahead and bought! Gah!).

So now I have a 9 pillar candle holder with glass candle holders and votives. It looks really pretty, and gives off a little bit of heat too, lol, that will have to do until I stumble across my fireplace doors somewhere, or manage to splurge on the custom doors.

So, IMHO, if you can get doors that fit your fireplace now, go ahead and spring for them. Even if it isn't bothering you now, it might later, and then you will be stuck like me (and my dh loves a real fire- I feel kinda bad about that, too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> ).
 
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AnD

New member
We have a wood burning fireplace, and when we first moved here, I didn't notice it bothering me all that much. I could have bought glass doors for it then, but I didn't see the need.

Well, the last several years, it has bothered me (and even when it's not burning, and is scooped out) year around until I got in there and cleaned it out good with the vacuum hose, and did all the nooks and crannies well. And then I discovered that, due to the age of my fireplace, the glass doors were no longer available from the fireplace manufacturer, and since it is an odd sized opening, we will have to have custom doors made (and they are twice the price of the original doors I should have gone ahead and bought! Gah!).

So now I have a 9 pillar candle holder with glass candle holders and votives. It looks really pretty, and gives off a little bit of heat too, lol, that will have to do until I stumble across my fireplace doors somewhere, or manage to splurge on the custom doors.

So, IMHO, if you can get doors that fit your fireplace now, go ahead and spring for them. Even if it isn't bothering you now, it might later, and then you will be stuck like me (and my dh loves a real fire- I feel kinda bad about that, too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> ).
 
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AnD

New member
We have a wood burning fireplace, and when we first moved here, I didn't notice it bothering me all that much. I could have bought glass doors for it then, but I didn't see the need.

Well, the last several years, it has bothered me (and even when it's not burning, and is scooped out) year around until I got in there and cleaned it out good with the vacuum hose, and did all the nooks and crannies well. And then I discovered that, due to the age of my fireplace, the glass doors were no longer available from the fireplace manufacturer, and since it is an odd sized opening, we will have to have custom doors made (and they are twice the price of the original doors I should have gone ahead and bought! Gah!).

So now I have a 9 pillar candle holder with glass candle holders and votives. It looks really pretty, and gives off a little bit of heat too, lol, that will have to do until I stumble across my fireplace doors somewhere, or manage to splurge on the custom doors.

So, IMHO, if you can get doors that fit your fireplace now, go ahead and spring for them. Even if it isn't bothering you now, it might later, and then you will be stuck like me (and my dh loves a real fire- I feel kinda bad about that, too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> ).
 
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AnD

New member
We have a wood burning fireplace, and when we first moved here, I didn't notice it bothering me all that much. I could have bought glass doors for it then, but I didn't see the need.

Well, the last several years, it has bothered me (and even when it's not burning, and is scooped out) year around until I got in there and cleaned it out good with the vacuum hose, and did all the nooks and crannies well. And then I discovered that, due to the age of my fireplace, the glass doors were no longer available from the fireplace manufacturer, and since it is an odd sized opening, we will have to have custom doors made (and they are twice the price of the original doors I should have gone ahead and bought! Gah!).

So now I have a 9 pillar candle holder with glass candle holders and votives. It looks really pretty, and gives off a little bit of heat too, lol, that will have to do until I stumble across my fireplace doors somewhere, or manage to splurge on the custom doors.

So, IMHO, if you can get doors that fit your fireplace now, go ahead and spring for them. Even if it isn't bothering you now, it might later, and then you will be stuck like me (and my dh loves a real fire- I feel kinda bad about that, too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> ).
 
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kswitch

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truthfully, i think some of this comes from pure paranoia. yes there is a possibility of smoke coming into the room. it is highly unlikey, and is a temporary problem with an easy fix. the glass doors are good to have because you can block the smoke should this happen.

fire takes oxygen to burn, so i'm sure there is some kind of fear that cf'ers will have a harder time. this, too, seems completely absurd and steeped with paranoia.

the only problem that i have ever had comes with cleaning. sometimes the ash dust gets in the air and can suck for a second. you could have someone else do this for you or just cope, it's not going to cost you lung function, just potentially some slight discomfort; lasting for a time likely dependent on your condition.

i make fires in firplaces every chance i get. i love it, and am willing to take the very slight chance that it will casue some temporary discomfort. but that is a choice we all have to make as individuals. if you truly think you are hurting yourself, then having a fire will just make you tense, and that tension will be more damaging than the actual fire.
 
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kswitch

New member
truthfully, i think some of this comes from pure paranoia. yes there is a possibility of smoke coming into the room. it is highly unlikey, and is a temporary problem with an easy fix. the glass doors are good to have because you can block the smoke should this happen.

fire takes oxygen to burn, so i'm sure there is some kind of fear that cf'ers will have a harder time. this, too, seems completely absurd and steeped with paranoia.

the only problem that i have ever had comes with cleaning. sometimes the ash dust gets in the air and can suck for a second. you could have someone else do this for you or just cope, it's not going to cost you lung function, just potentially some slight discomfort; lasting for a time likely dependent on your condition.

i make fires in firplaces every chance i get. i love it, and am willing to take the very slight chance that it will casue some temporary discomfort. but that is a choice we all have to make as individuals. if you truly think you are hurting yourself, then having a fire will just make you tense, and that tension will be more damaging than the actual fire.
 
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kswitch

New member
truthfully, i think some of this comes from pure paranoia. yes there is a possibility of smoke coming into the room. it is highly unlikey, and is a temporary problem with an easy fix. the glass doors are good to have because you can block the smoke should this happen.

fire takes oxygen to burn, so i'm sure there is some kind of fear that cf'ers will have a harder time. this, too, seems completely absurd and steeped with paranoia.

the only problem that i have ever had comes with cleaning. sometimes the ash dust gets in the air and can suck for a second. you could have someone else do this for you or just cope, it's not going to cost you lung function, just potentially some slight discomfort; lasting for a time likely dependent on your condition.

i make fires in firplaces every chance i get. i love it, and am willing to take the very slight chance that it will casue some temporary discomfort. but that is a choice we all have to make as individuals. if you truly think you are hurting yourself, then having a fire will just make you tense, and that tension will be more damaging than the actual fire.
 
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kswitch

New member
truthfully, i think some of this comes from pure paranoia. yes there is a possibility of smoke coming into the room. it is highly unlikey, and is a temporary problem with an easy fix. the glass doors are good to have because you can block the smoke should this happen.

fire takes oxygen to burn, so i'm sure there is some kind of fear that cf'ers will have a harder time. this, too, seems completely absurd and steeped with paranoia.

the only problem that i have ever had comes with cleaning. sometimes the ash dust gets in the air and can suck for a second. you could have someone else do this for you or just cope, it's not going to cost you lung function, just potentially some slight discomfort; lasting for a time likely dependent on your condition.

i make fires in firplaces every chance i get. i love it, and am willing to take the very slight chance that it will casue some temporary discomfort. but that is a choice we all have to make as individuals. if you truly think you are hurting yourself, then having a fire will just make you tense, and that tension will be more damaging than the actual fire.
 
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kswitch

New member
truthfully, i think some of this comes from pure paranoia. yes there is a possibility of smoke coming into the room. it is highly unlikey, and is a temporary problem with an easy fix. the glass doors are good to have because you can block the smoke should this happen.

fire takes oxygen to burn, so i'm sure there is some kind of fear that cf'ers will have a harder time. this, too, seems completely absurd and steeped with paranoia.

the only problem that i have ever had comes with cleaning. sometimes the ash dust gets in the air and can suck for a second. you could have someone else do this for you or just cope, it's not going to cost you lung function, just potentially some slight discomfort; lasting for a time likely dependent on your condition.

i make fires in firplaces every chance i get. i love it, and am willing to take the very slight chance that it will casue some temporary discomfort. but that is a choice we all have to make as individuals. if you truly think you are hurting yourself, then having a fire will just make you tense, and that tension will be more damaging than the actual fire.
 
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