Tips on log burning fireplaces and open fires accessories

There’s nothing quite like having a log burning fireplace in your home, the sights and smells, and the ambiance it creates is increasingly sought after. There is lots of information around on the designs and requirements of the fire or stove itself, however in order to make the most of your fire, you’re going to need to understand which open fire accessories are ‘must haves’ and which ones are going to make life that much easier! 

Perhaps the most important open fire would be a carbon alarm. This measures levels of carbon monoxide in a room and will warn you if there are dangerous levels. At Camelot Real Fires, we class these (along with fire alarms) as ‘ must haves’ when running a log burning fireplace. Another ‘must have’ is a good log store. Storing outdoor wood to keep it free from moisture will ensure it does not smoke, and storing indoor wood far enough away from the actual fire in a specially reserved area or a rack will minimise the risk of the wood catching fire before you want it to! 

Other open fire accessories that will make life easier are things like gloves, pokers, ash shovels, buckets, and tongs. The pokers and tongs will help you to start the fire and manage it whilst it burns, while the ash shovel and bucket will neatly clean up any ash residue from your log burning fireplace once the fire is out. For more tips on log burning fireplaces and open fires accessories, contact the team at Camelot Real Fires, UK specialists in real open fires. 

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Fireplace design and chimney size

The design and construction of an efficient yet aesthetically pleasing open fire is a science all in itself. Many shops selling stoves and open fires tend to direct their customers towards stoves because of the specialism involved in open fire design. Not least because it is not just the open fire involved, it is the additional elements such as the open fire cover, chimney, canopy, and the general construction of the house in which the open fire is to be installed. 

An open fire chimney needs to have a cross-section of 200 mm diameter minimum but 225 is the recommended minimum (for a relatively small opening). The chimney itself needs to be higher than 5 m and free from blockages, and be in good condition. This will ensure sufficient draw. An open fire cover or canopy is recommended in order to enhance the draw, and reconcile the difference in size between the fire and the flue to ensure the room is free from smoke. The issue with this is that often is the size of the canopy required is much much smaller than a customer initially expects, throwing the visual proportions of the open fire and the chimney out of kilter. 

Experts in open fires and chimneys, Camelot Real Fires decided to address this point by inventing the revolutionary Thermovent fire, which eliminates the link between open fire size and the chimney flue size. This does away with the need for a specifically sized open fire covers, allowing the customer to have whichever canopy looks the most ascetically pleasing. 

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