Fireplace inserts do more than breathe new life into an old, wood-burning fireplace. Fireplace inserts also provide cleaner air in your home and create a more efficient heating system, helping reduce energy bills in the face of today?s skyrocketing gas prices. What is a fireplace insert, anyway? More

When you want Napoleon stoves for your home, you will be able to choose from both wood burning and gas models. Napoleon also manufacturers accessories to go with both types of stoves and help make your installation simply and easy. You will want to use accessories approved for use with your model of Napoleon stove to ensure that it will operate correctly. You will find other types of accessories which can be used to add finishing touches to your installation, like brick panels.

Napoleon Stoves Offer Modern, Energy Efficient Designs and Models

When you are looking for modern, energy efficient wood burning or gas stoves, you should consider looking at Napoleon stoves. This brand of stoves provides energy efficient models and designs which work to keep more heat in your home, rather than letting it escape out of the chimney or through the direct vent. You will find Napoleon brand products available on our website, here at Copperfield Chimney Supply.

Last year was a difficult year for the ethanol fuel industry (supplying fuel for fireplaces, firepots and decorative ethanol burning devices). There were several injuries that occurred, almost all through misuse of the fuel and disregard for warnings and labels.

These tragic injuries resulted in an industry wide recall of Ethanol Gel Fuel. In the end, the Consumer Product Safety Council determined that bottles with open "throats" allow for a flame or ignition source to follow flammable fumes back into the bottle causing a flash explosion that can cause serious property damage and severe personal injury. While ethanol gel bottles were immediately pulled from the market, liquid ethanol bottles were not and are still in circulation; these same hazards continue to exist as did for the Ethanol Gel Bottles. This remains a serious problem.
SMARTFUEL™ is the first and only ethanol supplier providing a solution to this problem with its SAFETY-POUR™ technology.
Our goal is to protect the end user For that reason we spent considerable time, money and effort in the development of our SAFETY-POUR™ technology for our SMARTFUEL™ ethanol fuel. This technology allows for safe transfer of fuel from the bottle into the fuel tank of the device being used, prohibiting a 'flash back' into the bottle thus offering better protection to the end user. By selling only SMARTFUEL™ Ethanol Fuel with our patent pending SAFETY-POUR™ technology - our customers have a solution

In addition, we are offering a green and environmentally responsible fuel solution as SMARTFUEL™ is made from 100% reclaimed and recycled ethanol. It is not directly derived from corn or other food crops. Its pourable and refillable so no need for those throw away single-use cans that will only add to our solid landfill problem. Our PETE bottles (made from 35% recycled plastic) are easy for you to recycle.

So make the Smart, Green and SAFER choice for your bio ethanol fuel requirements.

SMARTFUEL™ is available for immediate shipping , and at pricing competitive with other Ethanol fuels that are not as safe, green or environmentally responsible.

While people agree that a fire on the hearth makes their house a home, choosing from the many options can be confusing. The following questions are intended to help you identify the right unit for your home or outdoor living room. Remember that the starting point is you, your home, your tastes and your lifestyle.

From there, a trained hearth products retailer can help you choose the best heating fuel and the ideal product.

1. Where will your hearth product go? With today's venting options, fireplaces, stoves, inserts and other hearth appliances can be installed almost anywhere in the home. Consider a fireplace for nontraditional locations, such as the kitchen, home office or master bedroom or bath. Even creating an outdoor living room by installing fireplaces on patios and decks is a very popular trend today.
2. Do you have an existing fireplace or stove? If you have a unit that is inefficient or seldom used, converting to a new hearth product may be simple and surprisingly affordable. Gas logs or a fireplace insert may be just right for you.
3. Are you building a new home or remodeling? You can add atmosphere and focus to your home by incorporating a hearth product early in the design stage. Talk to your architect or remodeler about stove and fireplace ideas.
4. Do you want a fire for its aesthetic appearance or for its warmth? Some hearth products are simply decorative, while others are extremely efficient and beautiful to watch at the same time. How much heat output would you like? Consult HPBA's home heating buyers guide for more information.
5. How much of your home do you want to heat? Once you decide whether to use your hearth as room, living zone, or entire house heat source your local hearth dealer can help you determine the right size appliance for your home. Your retailers can also help you decide the best heating fuel factoring in your climate, floor plan and lifestyle.
6. What fuels are accessible to you? Use the HPBA home heating calculator to determine your best options and savings based on your local fuel availability: firewood, natural gas, propane, wood pellets, coal, oil or electricity.
7. Are you concerned about having heat during power outages? One of the benefits of most hearth products is that they can operate during power outages, when you need the heat the most.
8. Are there any other special considerations? Having a fire can be as simple as pushing a button on a gas stove or fireplace, or engaging as supplying your own wood, building and tending a fire. If someone in the house has allergies, that needs to be considered.
9. What finished look do you want for your home? The hearth products industry offers many choices to consumers.
10. How much do you want to spend? Price is always a consideration. Hearth product prices range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. Fuel prices also are a factor to consider and vary by region.

Most modern homes with gas appliances and fireplaces will be connected with CSST gas line . This type of gas pipe is has flexible stainless steel tubing, which is coated with a layer of PVC plastic. Unlike traditional solid steel gas pipes, this type of gas line can be ran in longer sections, which means it costs less to install.

CSST Gas Line Can Be Used for New Connections in Older Homes

CSST gas line, which is available on our website, here at Copperfield Chimney Supply, can be used in older homes which have solid steel gas pipes when you need to connect a new gas appliance, fireplace or stove. You just need to find an area of your current gas pipe where you can tee the new line into the system. You should use a solid steel tee with your existing gas pipe, and then connect the flexible gas line to the new connection.

Here are 10 Questions to Ask when You’re Getting Your Chimney Cleaned from HomeSaver.com.

1: What will you do to clean the chimney?

Your chimney professional should be able to give you a step by step description of how he plans to clean your chimney and what he will do to protect your household during the cleaning process.

2: Is there just soot in the chimney or is there creosote, too?

Creosote is a highly flammable substance and its presence in your chimney can ignite causing a chimney fire. The presence of creosote in the chimney may indicate poor burning practices or a burning appliance that is not working well. In either case you should know of its presence, how the chimney professional will remove it, and what can be done to prevent or limit the presence of creosote in the chimney going forward. Soot on the other hand is a safe substance as long as it is removed before its accumulation interferes with draft. It is, in most cases, easily brushed away.

3: Can you inspect/clean other flues in my house besides the fireplace?

Sometimes chimney professionals will give price breaks when more than one chimney or flue will be inspected/cleaned. If you’re having a chimney professional come to clean your fireplace flue, it’s probably a good idea to have him or her take a look at your furnace/water heater flues as well.

4: How long will it take?

Every flue is different, but on average a thorough cleaning should take about 45 minutes to an hour. This time can increase substantially if there is creosote present in your flue, if the flue is damaged in any way, or if there are blockages such as birds’ nests. If your chimney cleaning requires more time it’s good to ask and understand why.

5: Do you inspect the chimney, too?

We recommend you have your flue inspected with each cleaning. A thorough inspection can alert you to possible unsafe conditions in your chimney. But don’t take it for granted that this will be done unless you specify you want it done.

6: How often should I have my chimney cleaned?

Your chimney professional can make a reasonable estimation for time between cleanings based on your individual burning practices.

7: How much do you charge?

Be sure to understand what you are getting for your money, i.e.. inspection and cleaning, or just a cleaning.

8: What certifications do you have?

Someone can be a skilled chimney professional even without certifications, but it may be comforting for you to know if your chimney professional is certified by CSIA (Chimney Safety Institute of America), F.I.R.E.(Fire Investigation Research and Education), NFI (National Fireplace Institute), or a regional organization like the Golden State Chimney Sweeping Guild in California.

9: How long have you been in business?

This is a good way to establish what level of experience your chimney professional has.

10: Will you have to go on the roof?

Some chimney pros clean from the top down, some clean from the bottom up. There is no one preferred method. In either case it’s good to know what their procedure will be, especially if you’re concerned about ladders damaging flower beds or other landscaping.