1)      How can I keep my cast iron fireplace brand new?

If you want to freshen up your cast iron fireplace, at the end of the season, you should first clean the surface, with a wire-brush or paint it with special pain and then clear it using some machine oil.

2)      Can the chimney of an energy fireplace have corners?

Yes, it can, but they have to be open, obtuse angles.

3)      Which are the advantages of closed (with a door) fireplaces versus opened fireplaces?

The use of the door in a fireplace has many advantages:

-Total safety during the fireplace usage, as we are not in danger of having snuff thrown out of the fireplace, which allows us to leave our fireplace lit even if we are out of the house.

-Total control of burning, as we determine the control of the oxygen, the level of the burning and we can increase and decrease the fire, as we like.

-Big savings in fuel, as we control the burning, we have the opportunity to increase the burnings’ duration of wood rapidly, enjoying in this way, autonomy, which could last up to 4 hours.

-Better cleanliness because, with a closed door the heat of the fireplace increases, thus and it’s heating efficiency.

4)      Can the energy’s fireplace chimney be cleaned, and if yes, how often?

All fireplaces that burn wood, there should be a chimney cleaning. The frequency of the cleaning depends on the use of the fireplace. Usually, it must be done every one or two years or else there is a danger, of filling up with dirt and thus the fireplace to smoke. Your chimney must be cleaned every 6 tones of wood you burn, if the fireplace uses a closed door. If the fireplace functions opened many hours or the wood that is used is green, the cleaning process must be done regularly (about 3-4 tones of wood). Keeping our chimney clean, we ensure that our fireplace functions correctly and safely.

5)      How do we clean the crystal surface when it goes black?

The fireplace’s glasses can be cleaned with regular cleanings and paper towels. Another efficient way of cleaning is with a wet towel dipped in ashes.

6)      Why energy fireplaces heat more than others?

Energy fireplaces take advantage of its metallic surfaces which are in the back of the fireplace, creating a circle of air. In that way, cold air passes under the fireplace, which in turn heats at the back of the fireplace, becomes lighter and passes through the air pipe either in the room where the fireplace is placed or in another room. That’s the way to heat one or more rooms.

7)      Why energy fireplaces have less use of wood than others?

A study is done before we construct an energy surface, which calculates the exact size and the function of the chimney that has to be used. That’s how we succeed the best pull and at the same time the less consumption of fuel.

-Another reason is because they have a system which sets the oxygen that the burning takes, in a way which gives us the total control of the burning which we can increase and decrease the wood consumption depending on the need of our space.

8)      How can I put doors in a prefabricated or in a built fireplace?

This is not efficient, because in case, it functions closed, there will be a high temperature development, which it is not made to bear, so it will break.

9)      Why energy fireplaces do not smoke if they are correctly positioned?

The energy fireplaces must follow specific standards, as far as the placement and its connection are concerned and the chimney’s requirements in diameter and height, with which they should be connected. This fact ensures the right pull of every surface.

10)  Which is the most appropriate wood for my fireplace?

We use tinder from the commerce, small wood, on the top; every time we light the fireplace, the first wood we use, must be thin and ripped. It is important, in the beginning, for the fire to light strong, so the temperature can rise in the room but also in the drawer. Then, we add more wood; we don’t wait until they are burnt to put more in. We never use wood that includes colors, wood type MDF and wood with lots of moisture. The best wood for a fireplace is the one that is kept in an air-protected space and its humidity percentage isn’t more than 20%. The chart below will show you the right choice of wood, achieving the maximum performance for your fireplace.

Type of wood                        Kcal/kg

White                                      4022   

Pire                                          4557

Beech                                      4578

Fir                                            4588

Oak                                         4619

Chestnut tree                           4731

Olive                                       4830

Wood, like pine but also fir, is better not to be used because they contain big mazes of resin, which after the burn stick on the stack’s wall, blocking and also requires more regular cleaning.

11)  My house has only got a radiator. Is it worth buying a fireplace?

The fireplace is the part of the house where the family comes together and relaxes up. It gives value to our house and highlights our personal taste. The most important reason is the saving on the fuel which we will succeed (up to 70%) when the right choice of fireplace is done.

12)  Should I have a traditional or energy fireplace?

Traditional fireplaces have a big disadvantage of reducing the heat’s efficiency (about 8%), the rest 92% of the heat, which is produced ends up in the chimney. Also, the traditional fireplace burns lots of wood, because there is a total absence of burn control. To sum up, with the fitting of double glazing in our houses, there is a serious smoke’s and health’s problem. Even in situation where the fireplace doesn’t smoke, it still continues to be a natural heat of whirlpool which the radiator produces, that ends up in the chimney.

Choosing an energy fireplace, we succeed the increasing performance of heat, ecological secondary burn, saving of fuel (wood), distribution of heated air through air piped and security.