Maintain Your Fireplace Ambiance, and Heighten the Heat, With a Fireplace Insert!
On a frostbit Milwaukee County day, nothing “warms” up a space (metaphorically speaking) like a roaring fireplace. The light, sound and movement all blend for a romantic, relaxing ambiance.
Unfortunate truth is, an open-hearth woodburning fireplace hardly warms a space. Up to 90 percent of the fire’s heat is lost through the chimney. An open fire actually draws more heat out of a space than it could possibly return. Homeowners run a fire risk from airborne sparks landing on combustible surfaces, as well.
Want to make your fireplace experience safer, far warmer and more comfortable with a sleek, highly-efficient fireplace insert in Milwaukee County!
Fitting directly into the fireplace opening, a fireplace insert for a woodburning fireplace is a self-contained appliance that directs heat directly into a room, rather than losing most up a chimney. The fire is visible via a glass panel. The ambiance stays – along with far more warmth!
Homeowners can choose between gas fireplace inserts and wood fireplace inserts. Both are offered by Butler Chimneys, your fireplace and chimney inspection company in Milwaukee County.
Which fireplace insert is for you?
A gas insert is ideal for those who want immediate, low-maintenance fire. The fire literally goes on at the flip of a switch. Available in a broad range of designs, gas fireplace inserts are fast, clean, and minimal effort to operate and maintain.
A woodburning fireplace insert emits significantly more heat than gas. The work required is much greater, though. A fire has to be physically started, wood added, and air controls adjusted to moderate the blaze. Because it burns so efficiently, a wood fireplace insert consumes much less timber than an open-hearth design. For those with unlimited or cheap sources of firewood in Milwaukee County, a wood burning insert can be additional heating source for a home.
The decision between gas or woodburning is completely user preference. Many Milwaukee County homeowners proactively install insert-style fireplaces for greater heat and cleanliness, often when building homes.
The alternative scenario for adding an insert is when a fireplace inspection discovers cracked or missing flue tiles. Installing a brand-new insert will get around many issues, and is often less costly than doing repairs. The decision might not be difficult.
Fireplace inserts are made of heavy-gauge sheet steel. The doors are cast iron, which allows fantastic heat conduction. Fire is completely enclosed within, seen through ceramic glass, and can be left unattended.
Smoke is expelled through a new stainless steel liner added inside the chimney. Wood fireplace inserts use a single 6-inch liner; gas, two 3-inch liners, one for delivering air to the firebox, and another for expelling gases.
Butler Chimneys typically installs fireplace inserts – gas or wood – in homes in Milwaukee County in one day. If the former is added, a new fuel line is run from a gas source elsewhere in the house.
New stainless steel chimney liners have lifetime warranties. Their installation can sometimes allow homeowners to skip costly chimney repairs that would otherwise be needed to ensure safe venting of fireplace gases.
Another advantage of fireplace inserts? If power goes out, they remain a steady, reliable heat source. In severe weather, they can literally be a lifesaver.
Ready to consider a fireplace insert? Contact Butler Chimneys. You’ll appreciate the ambiance of a fireplace … and a far warmer, more comfortable space around you!