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Cracked fire back. Any danger?

  • 12-12-2012 1:09pm
    #1
    milltown
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    Not sure if this is the right place for it. Mods feel free to move if necessary.

    I just noticed last night that the insert in our fireplace has a crack at the side of it. It's a normal coal/solid fuel fireplace and the insert hasn't distorted or shifted at all. Just that it has a crack in it. The house is about six years old and we've only started using the fire in the last two years, lighting it a couple of times a week in the winter evenings.

    If it's relevant, we light it with a fire log, then throw a briquette or two on and some coal or anthracite and maybe add a log or a bit of turf when the coals are red and the flames have died down. It is very rarely what I would call a roaring fire.

    Does it pose any risk? Does it need to be replaced with any urgency?

    TIA


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  • #2
    demanufactured
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    You burn anthracite on an open fire???
    I'm surprised you can keep it lit without a draught control ...
    Anyway that could be your problem....coal like that burns very hot.
    Moderns materiels arnt as good anymore...I'm surprised you havntvurbt through your grate first.


  • #3
    milltown
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    Sorry, it's that Black Diamond stuff. Looks more like anthracite nuggets than the old dirty coal I remember from my childhood. (Not that I spent my childhood down the mines, I mean what was burnt in my parents' house!).


  • #4
    demanufactured
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    milltown wrote: »
    Sorry, it's that Black Diamond stuff. Looks more like anthracite nuggets than the old dirty coal I remember from my childhood. (Not that I spent my childhood down the mines, I mean what was burnt in my parents' house!).
    Haha
    Can you take a pic of the fire back?


  • #5
    milltown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭milltown


    Yeah, will try get a photo up tomorrow.


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