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How Electronic Ignition (IPI) Fireplaces Work
In a previous post, we talked about how gas fireplaces work in simple terms, which covers what is called a millivolt gas fireplace system. To summarize that post, a millivolt system works like this: Gas flows into a series of valves attached to your gas fireplace.The...
Gas Fireplace Repair
Chimney Works of installs and inspects a lot of gas fireplaces and gas log sets. While gas fireplaces generally require little maintenance outside of an annual inspection and cleaning, problems do sometimes arise. Some gas fireplace repairs we can address and others...
Water Vapor Fireplace
Chimney Works gets a lot of questions about water vapor in electric fireplaces. Generally what customers are trying to figure out is how this works. In the last decade, Electric Fireplace manufacturers have been trying to close the gap in realistic-looking flames. An...
How Gas Fireplaces Work
The Basics Of "How Does A Gas Fireplace Work" Many homeowners love their gas fireplaces but only know that gas comes in, somehow gets lit and makes fire. This simple guide will illustrate how a common gas fireplace works, without diverging on every single variation of...
Chimney Sweep Bird
10 Facts About Chimney Swifts: The birds who love to live in Chimneys. First described in 1758, it was classified as a swallow, then called a "chimney swallow".These birds build their nests of twigs and affix them to vertical structures, oftentimes a chimney, hence...
TV Stands With Fireplaces
A friend of mine has a modern log cabin and loves the feel and ambiance that fireplaces provide, so he had Chimney Works take a look at his master bedroom to see where we could install a third fireplace. At Chimney Works, we always want to know what a customer's goal...