We bought an outdoor fireplace with a chimney. Are they allowed in New York State with the new laws?
I was unable to find information on State laws rgarding outdoor fireplaces ( and fire pits ). However they are now illegal within New York City. There is a local law.
What you need to do is find out what the law is in your municipality since it seems that is how outdoor fireplaces are regulated. Try calling your town or city hall, or the fire department - they would know.
The pilot when lit looks good and steady.
Could be a bad thermal-couple. This device keeps the pilot burning by allowing gas to go through the tubing. If it goes bad, it tells the control valve to shut off the gas supply. Could also be a breeze or draft blowing it out.
With the way my living room is designed, the best place for my 40" LCD TV with a surround sound system would be above the fireplace. I’m looking for advice on how to mount it to a brick fireplace and how to run and conceal wires going to and coming from the TV.
If the bricks are solid, there are a variety of masonry anchors available at the hardware store that will securely attach a TV wall mount. It will require some skillful drilling with a variable speed drill and a masonry drill bit, plus the installation of the anchors. But it’s definitely do-able.
The cable issue might not be too bad. Going inside the brickwork is probably not viable (especially that idea about chiseling out the mortar–egads!). But you can buy surface mount material at the hardware store that will conceal the cables.
Also, you can get away with only two cables, power and signal source (i.e., an HDMI cable from your satellite/cable receiver). For surround sound, install the theater amplifier on a shelf somewhere (with the cable/sat. box) and run audio directly from the box to the amplifier. You don’t need to extend it to or from the TV.
It uses a 4" vent to the top of the chimney and a 4" intake that runs part way up the chimney.
the key to a better heat from a gas or wood in house fireplace is the placement of the heatalaterers (heatvents)
keep in mine that heat travels up and therefore a vent 3 foot from the floor instead of 2=3 feet off the ceiling will give you much better heat, 2 to 3 feet above the cold air vents on the floor is best.
I want to build/buy a recessed shelf to go in the wall above my fireplace mantle, but below my flatscreen TV. I’ve heard this can be done (I’m building a new house so incorporating it is no issue.) Does anyone know of anyone who manufactures something to help me? Thanks for any help!
I do not recommend installing a tv on top of a fireplace if you are going to be using the fireplace. Heat is the worst enemy of all tvs and electronics. TVs should be mounted close to eye level to avoid strain on the neck when watching tvs.