I have a Maxitrol B6R-R9U remote receiver in my Valor. It looks like I can get rid of batteries with a 6v a adapter. Supposedly the Mertik adapter is like... $50? Part: G60-gma3. Can't I get an aftermarket adapter for $10 +/-?

The cause is roof/flashing related. Has two layers of roof, pretty aged, solution is likely to just get a new roof. But I have questions regarding the water that has been leaking into the fireplace, likely for some time before it got bad enough to be noticed. My wife has been getting ill when sitting near the fireplace, and she has concerns that there could be mold around it somewhere. (Or outgassing from the wet insulation material?)

The carpet/drywall/baseboard all around the fireplace it seem totally fine. There is a very large stone mantle around the fireplace, and the water can be seen dripping onto the insulation directly above the fireplace and then running down the grate/face of the fireplace, so it doesn't seem likely that it is going into our walls/floors, but I have no idea what the structure inside the chimney or around it looks like, is this a possibility? Chimney does not run through/near the attic, it is simply on the corner of the house, with no cricket.

I have no idea what to do about any of this beyond fixing the roof to fix the leak, any advice would be appreciated. Specifically, who would I contact about DOING any work on this. Chimney and roofers both said their domain was outside on the roof, and wouldn't do any work around the fireplace, and had no suggestions about who would. Construction contractor? Water Proofers? Mold remediation? I just have no idea where to start.

Hello. We have been battling birds getting behind our fireplace and getting stuck. (This is a pre-fab fireplace installed by the previous owners of our house.).

We have had multiple people investigate over the years - 3 chimney companies, 2 pest/rodent control companies, 2 roofers, and 2 contractors - and everyone seems baffled how they are getting in. We also replaced the roof and the siding and the problem persists. Every spring we get 1 or 2 trapped back there, and I have to rescue them via a small hole I cut in the wall behind the fireplace.

Today I went behind the fireplace and cut a much larger hole to investigate. I noticed that at the bottom of the chimney where it attaches to the fireplace, there are round 'air holes' of sorts, and they have a breeze coming out of them. (It is windy today, so I could literally feel air movement with the wind.)

Then, looking at the top of the chimney, I see similar round holes, which are not covered by any sort of wire mesh, as they are below the chimney cap. Pictures are of the top and bottom of the chimney with arrows showing the 'air holes' I'm talking about.

Is it possible birds are going in these holes and skurrying their way down to the bottom behind the fireplace? What are these holes for and why aren't they covered? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you all.

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Hi all, So, I just had this fireplace installed. The guy installing it said that there needs to be a place for the air to go out, to avoid too much monoxide. The thing is, I dont see anywhere I can connect a tube to put outside. Any advice ?

Hi all, So, I just had this fireplace installed. The guy installing it said that there needs to be a place for the air to go out, to avoid too much monoxide. The thing is, I dont see anywhere I can connect a tube to put outside. Any advice ?

Hi. I had a log fall out of position in my propane fireplace causing alot of soot to form inside. What is the best way to go about cleaning this? Especially the log set.

I have a crack in the back of my fireplace, not sure if this is an issue or how to fix it

I foolishly had it go through the wash, and now although the red light clicks on when I click the button, the fireplace does not start and for the life of me on this model I cannot figure out how to start it without the remote, even behind the panel on the front. Is there any way to manually turn it on, fix the remote, or get a new one? Advice greatly appreciated.

Blower motor was manufactured in sept 1990 so its definitely seen some use. Blower gets power and hums, does not spin up on its own. With some encouragment it will start up and go but not all the time and its a pain to manually spin it up and will stop after so long and resume humming, i have cleaned it up and put a touch of motor oil on the rods leading from the motor. But still the same outcome. Not in a position financially for something new. Is there hope of getting this thing up and circulating? Capacitor gone bad or does this sound more like shot bearings?

Just got our old B-Vent replaced with this Direct Vent retrofit unit from Savannah (ABR19). Since the new unit is not nearly as tall, and the tallest surround that the new unit comes with is 7", there would still be a gap. (Gap is about 10"). The fireplace company had some sort of custom surround fabricated, however, it didn't fit, so the installer will have to come back with a piece that fits.

I'm having a hard time visualizing what this could look like once finished.

I guess my question is: for those of you who do this more than me, what would you do to complete this install?

Hello! This is a bit of a weird one.

We bought a house and have been using our awesome wood burning fireplace. We got it inspected and were given the ok to use it.

On the other side of the wall, we have a small closet that houses our HVAC system (central air and electric furnace). Also in there in the vent that carries the smoke through the chimney.

We turn the heat off because we have a fire going, but the fan still kicks on then shuts itself off after 10-15 min. Then it comes on again and repeats the process.

What could be happening?

Hey folks!

We are in a rental house and have all the upstairs and 2/3 of downstairs. A different tenant has the downstairs suite. It's been cold enough that have the wood fireplace is enjoyable but not necessary. It's high efficiency, and once a healthy base of coals is built it, will run for hours.

The whole upstairs of the house gets warmer (our thermostat is set to 19c) by about 2 degrees, and so the hot air stops blowing through our house vents. This means that the downstairs gets no heat for hours at a time, because the thermometer (correctly) thinks it's warm enough, and doesn't blow heat.

This means that downstairs becomes quite frigid (~15c) and our downstairs neighbour gets understandably grumpy. She does not have a way to control heat independently, there's one thermostat in our unit for the whole house.

The fireplace is in the living room, and there are no doors to open or close between it and the thermostat.

How can we enjoy a nice cozy fire without freezing downstairs and creating ill will?

We just moved into a new house and I just lit this natural gas fireplace for the first time. Is this a normal flame height? If not, how do I adjust it? The knob is already set to “low.”

I had three companies give me a quote to install a vented gas insert. Not one of them was under 10k. I already have gas logs. They said repairs to the liner and install a chimney cap as the reason for the high cost. The insert is 2k and the venting $400. It all Seems pretty high to me. I told them all to kick rocks. Is it really that expensive? I have pictures if it woul help. It will take me years if I need to spend grand.

We have gas fire place but it needs electricity to run. Typically how much wattage does it use? I'm trying to buy a generator.

So I'll preface this by saying I haven't gotten much major work done in the last couple years but this seemed very high to me.

There's currently a gas fireplace there I was going to remove myself. The $4k includes relocating the gas line and electrical for the new fireplace. There is already a gas and electrical hookup for the current fireplace. It would just need to be lowered. As well as running a new vent through the roof as the old one has venting issues. And finally framing in the new unit.

The quote included $1k in materials but does not include the venting material which were $1,500

I was expecting closer to $1,800 on the high side. I realize Colorado is HCOL but does this seem high to anyone else?

Fireplace is a Bentley Marquis as that's what our preferred dealer has for a zero clearance. All in were looking at $10,000 for the unit installed. Am I just that out of touch?

We are in the process of replacing our fireplace in a new construction house (builder put in a crappy builder grade model when we had paid for an upgrade) and are considering the 36" Regency Bellavista and Majestic Meridian Platinum. Does anyone have any advice on which we should go with? Our local showroom doesn't have the Bellavista so we've only been able to see the Meridian in person. From videos online we think we like the flame pattern of the Bellavista better (the Meridian seems to come up in 2 spots instead of spread across the log set) but without seeing it in person I'm having a hard time committing. Our fireplace is strictly for aesthetics as we live in a climate with mild winters and have a whole home furnace for days when heat is needed.

Can someone, PLEASE, for the love of god, please tell me why it is soooo hard to find a generic top refractory panel for a wood burning fireplace?

I have a 23 year old Heat n Glo wood burner that needs a replacement top panel and can't find it anywhere.

I have a Pioneer III and it does a pretty good job heating up the common rooms. I'm thinking about getting a rechargeable fan, or something to move the heat into the master which is on the other side of the wall. The fan on the fireplace does well to put the heat out, but not back. I was thinking, if I can find a rechargeable heater, i can place it at the door to move the heat into the room.