florida joe
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Just to show you that you are not the only one suffering through winter. Its a unbearable 55 degrees tonight. Only thing I could do was light the fireplace grab a nice glass of port and a good book and ruff it.
Meowzer you are not alone
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shrimpy brains
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Geez, Joe, how can you stand it! Maybe you should move to the south.
55 degrees! lol Our high today was about 15 degrees less than that! (and I live in the south, too)
lovethesea
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ugh!!!
socalnano24
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Yah, its 58 tonight, and my gf is cooking brownies in the kitchen, and I've got a glass of a nice Cab. Life's good 
florida joe
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3193073
LOL....at least you have a fire place...looks really nice and cozy too
hey...where's the rug? LOL
actually I am standing on it as it take the pic. Its not a bear rug but I am bare
http:///forum/post/3193073
LOL....at least you have a fire place...looks really nice and cozy too
hey...where's the rug? LOL
actually I am standing on it as it take the pic. Its not a bear rug but I am bare
meowzer
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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3193108
actually I am standing on it as it take the pic. Its not a bear rug but I am bare
A little too much info JOE
http:///forum/post/3193108
actually I am standing on it as it take the pic. Its not a bear rug but I am bare
florida joe
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3193111
A little too much info JOE
which part, I am standing on it or I am bare
http:///forum/post/3193111
which part, I am standing on it or I am bare
meowzer
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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3193115
which part, I am standing on it or I am bare
the standing on it part
http:///forum/post/3193115
which part, I am standing on it or I am bare
the standing on it part
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jstdv8
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its 10 degrees here in Alaska
my bear rug hangs on the wall so I can't stand on it bare like Joe
my bear rug hangs on the wall so I can't stand on it bare like Joe
jtt
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the mythbusters tested a myth stating that when you light a fire in a fireplace, it actually attracts heat toward the fire and makes the surrounding rooms in the house colder. they had temp gauges all over a house, and then lit a fire in the fireplace, and yeah the fire burned hot but the rest of the house instantly dropped a few degrees.
florida joe
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Originally Posted by JTT
http:///forum/post/3193267
the mythbusters tested a myth stating that when you light a fire in a fireplace, it actually attracts heat toward the fire and makes the surrounding rooms in the house colder. they had temp gauges all over a house, and then lit a fire in the fireplace, and yeah the fire burned hot but the rest of the house instantly dropped a few degrees.
That is why as dumb as I am I still know to stay in the room that has the fire place once I start the fire
http:///forum/post/3193267
the mythbusters tested a myth stating that when you light a fire in a fireplace, it actually attracts heat toward the fire and makes the surrounding rooms in the house colder. they had temp gauges all over a house, and then lit a fire in the fireplace, and yeah the fire burned hot but the rest of the house instantly dropped a few degrees.
That is why as dumb as I am I still know to stay in the room that has the fire place once I start the fire
socalnano24
Active Member
Thats one of those myth buster tests I just don't believe.(sometimes people forget its entertainment and not science!) I've been to a mountain cabin with absolutley no heater except for a wood burning stove with a flu.
My buddy used a bottle of olive oil as a thermometer. When the olive oil is solid its not safe to go to bed yet. So we'd keep the fire lit until the olive oil turned liquid again. It would heat the whole cabin from whatever the freezing temperature of olive oil is back up to around 72.
My buddy used a bottle of olive oil as a thermometer. When the olive oil is solid its not safe to go to bed yet. So we'd keep the fire lit until the olive oil turned liquid again. It would heat the whole cabin from whatever the freezing temperature of olive oil is back up to around 72.
florida joe
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Originally Posted by JTT
http:///forum/post/3193267
the mythbusters tested a myth stating that when you light a fire in a fireplace, it actually attracts heat toward the fire and makes the surrounding rooms in the house colder. they had temp gauges all over a house, and then lit a fire in the fireplace, and yeah the fire burned hot but the rest of the house instantly dropped a few degrees.
Ok so I am bored at this moment and I am giving this scenario some rather uneducated thought. This is what my limited intelligence comes up with. We light the fire place. The air in the room gets heated and rises up the chimney. The air rising is replaced with cooler room air as this process continues we draw air from other rooms in the house. Now assuming our homes are not air tight and we are not pulling a vacuum, we are drawing outside air in. Now we have our fireplaces going because its cold out side this cold air being brought into our homes is most likely cooler then our ambient home temp thus cooling rooms other then the one with the fire place
http:///forum/post/3193267
the mythbusters tested a myth stating that when you light a fire in a fireplace, it actually attracts heat toward the fire and makes the surrounding rooms in the house colder. they had temp gauges all over a house, and then lit a fire in the fireplace, and yeah the fire burned hot but the rest of the house instantly dropped a few degrees.
Ok so I am bored at this moment and I am giving this scenario some rather uneducated thought. This is what my limited intelligence comes up with. We light the fire place. The air in the room gets heated and rises up the chimney. The air rising is replaced with cooler room air as this process continues we draw air from other rooms in the house. Now assuming our homes are not air tight and we are not pulling a vacuum, we are drawing outside air in. Now we have our fireplaces going because its cold out side this cold air being brought into our homes is most likely cooler then our ambient home temp thus cooling rooms other then the one with the fire place
spanko
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To elaborate on this if I may Joe, as we know hot air rises cool air sinks. Since the fireplace is located low in rooms, and it is safe to say some of the heated air does escape back into the room and it rises. Just stand in front of the fireplace and feel the heat radiating out. At some point the heated air volume is getting lower in the room as the cold air is pulled from the floor to facilitate the combustion. This continued air exchange will over time heat the room.
IMO. And we all know how good I am with hot air!
IMO. And we all know how good I am with hot air!
stdreb27
Active Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3193359
That is why as dumb as I am I still know to stay in the room that has the fire place once I start the fire
That is funny.
Originally Posted by SocalNano24
http:///forum/post/3193361
Thats one of those myth buster tests I just don't believe.(sometimes people forget its entertainment and not science!) I've been to a mountain cabin with absolutley no heater except for a wood burning stove with a flu.
My buddy used a bottle of olive oil as a thermometer. When the olive oil is solid its not safe to go to bed yet. So we'd keep the fire lit until the olive oil turned liquid again. It would heat the whole cabin from whatever the freezing temperature of olive oil is back up to around 72.
It all depends on how the fireplace is built. Your average new home fireplace is for purely aesthetic value. They're insulated by the brick or ceramic further up the chimney. Heat gets generated but is sucked out of the house, up the chimney. And it doesn't radiate that much.
Stuff like a wood burning stove isn't insulated, and is designed to radiate heat into the room. Alot of time they'll put ducts to draw the hot air into other areas of the house.
Personally, I think it is a very plausible conclusion. Although I do agree with you, Mythbusters scientific process leave something to desired.
http:///forum/post/3193359
That is why as dumb as I am I still know to stay in the room that has the fire place once I start the fire
That is funny.
Originally Posted by SocalNano24
http:///forum/post/3193361
Thats one of those myth buster tests I just don't believe.(sometimes people forget its entertainment and not science!) I've been to a mountain cabin with absolutley no heater except for a wood burning stove with a flu.
My buddy used a bottle of olive oil as a thermometer. When the olive oil is solid its not safe to go to bed yet. So we'd keep the fire lit until the olive oil turned liquid again. It would heat the whole cabin from whatever the freezing temperature of olive oil is back up to around 72.
It all depends on how the fireplace is built. Your average new home fireplace is for purely aesthetic value. They're insulated by the brick or ceramic further up the chimney. Heat gets generated but is sucked out of the house, up the chimney. And it doesn't radiate that much.
Stuff like a wood burning stove isn't insulated, and is designed to radiate heat into the room. Alot of time they'll put ducts to draw the hot air into other areas of the house.
Personally, I think it is a very plausible conclusion. Although I do agree with you, Mythbusters scientific process leave something to desired.
mie
Active Member
Wood burning stoves and open face fireplaces are two completely different things. Wood stoves radiate the heat, they are closed there for cannot draw in the rooms air up up and away like open face fireplaces do.
I have had both in my homes and now own a pellet stove It blows the hot air.
Kind of like spanko!
Kind of like spanko!
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3193069
Just to show you that you are not the only one suffering through winter. Its a unbearable 55 degrees tonight. Only thing I could do was light the fireplace grab a nice glass of port and a good book and ruff it.
55! I would be sooo happy with 55...at this moment I am looking at the temp..it reads 28, and they are predicting snow.
My job is here, so here in northern Illinios I must stay. You have it made and you just want to make us feel bad. Thats why you posted the picture of your cozy fire to "ruff it"...
I get to get even in the summer...our bugs (mosquitoes ) here up north are normal size...LOL
http:///forum/post/3193069
Just to show you that you are not the only one suffering through winter. Its a unbearable 55 degrees tonight. Only thing I could do was light the fireplace grab a nice glass of port and a good book and ruff it.
My job is here, so here in northern Illinios I must stay. You have it made and you just want to make us feel bad. Thats why you posted the picture of your cozy fire to "ruff it"...
I get to get even in the summer...our bugs (mosquitoes ) here up north are normal size...LOL