i've got 3 fire places and they all suck, literally, they exchange whatever heat that's in the house for smoke and a little radiant heat (another wonderful design, i don't think they got something right like flue size or the deflector plate or something), that's displaced by the cold air that gets in when you open the door for more wood, the one in the living room i made better with a snazzy set of doors a couple years ago but i still don't think it's worth the bother, mom seems to like it though

Quote Originally Posted by Jr ///M5
Heat pumps suck....thermo heat pumps suck too....it's safe to say that all heat pumps suck.

Build a fire and burn something winfred...stay warm.