grate fireplaces - crackling fire wood

Position logs properly. When building a fire, grate fireplaces place logs at the rear of the fireplaces fireplace, on an adequate supporting grate. burning logs on grates with parallel bar spacing greater than three inches does not provide adequate support and may result in log breakage, flare-up and/or reduced burn time. do not use pokers or tongs to move logs. unlike grate firewood, logs are designed to burn in a controlled manner and do not require tending. use of tongs or pokers can cause a log to break apart and expose more surface area to the air - increasing the burn rate and resulting in a shorter fire. do not use in wood stoves fireplaces or bbqs. do not use for cooking.

is it necessary to use a screen when burning logs? a wire, mesh screen is an important safety precaution that should always be used whether you are burning a log or firewood. grate can fireplaces i burn more than one log at a time? no. logs were designed to eliminate the need for adding more fuel and tending a fire. the wax component of the product produces twice the btu per pound of wood, allowing one log to provide a fire equivalent to several pieces of wood. burning more than one log at a time could result in too large or too hot a fire in your fireplace. for outdoor fire pits or fireplaces, our specially designed multi-log crackling grate log can be used in a 2- or 3-log fire. can a log be used to start a fire? it is not recommended that logs be used as starter materials for a wood fire. a log provides more fuel content than necessary to start a wood fire. however, our company markets quick fireplaces start and firestart natural wood firelighters, which are made from similar materials and are specifically designed grate to light wood fires. is it okay to burn logs on andirons? no. logs should be burned on an adequate supporting grate. logs tend to soften while burning and need support to assure maximum burn time.

then why do some manufactured fireplaces say it is not safe to burn manufactured logs? when manufactured fireplaces were first introduced to the market, the ul-certification tests for fireplaces and grate those appliances did not address the use of logs in these fireplaces. consequently, the earlier manufactured fireplaces were sold with stickers recommending only natural firewood be used. now that most brands of logs have been ul-classified for safe use in zero-clearance fireplaces, most fireplaces fireplace grate manufacturers have begun to change their product labels and warranty fireplaces information grate allowing the use fireplaces of ul-classified solid fuels, such as logs.should glass doors on the fireplace be left open or closed while burning logs? logs require combustion grate air to burn properly. always fireplaces leave fireplace glass doors open while a log is burning unless the fireplace manufacturer''s instructions indicate otherwise. glass doors can be closed after the log grate is no longer burning to keep warm air in the house. however, the fireplace damper should fireplaces be left open until the ashes remaining from the fire are cool.