The Green Head - Latest Comments About Spitfire Tube Fireplace Heaters

Comment by: Robert Flemming

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:20:46 -0600

What is funny is you can go to any hardware store and make this for $50. Why buy when you can make it cheaper?

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Comment by: Guest warren

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:50:24 -0500

I don\'t get it ...do these folks recommend it or not? \"Yes\" or \"no\" Would you buy it again? \"yes\' or \"no\". Do you know of any similar product...uder a $1000 that you woud recommend?

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Comment by: Guest

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:55:24 -0600

If the blower sits outside the "firebox", does that mean that I would need to alter/cut the outside of my frame? And also if the bottom of my firebox is level with my door's how is the connection made?

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Comment by: Guest

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:31:08 -0600

The tubes are sealed. Clean air enters the blower box and is heated up and blown back out the top. These style units use to be popular in the 70s and worked very well.

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Comment by: Guest

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:55:40 -0600

^^^correct cold air is pulled through the boxfan but what the personabove you is saying is that the fire is built on top of those curvedtubes.The fan sucks in the cool air and blows out heated air throughthe other end of the tube, which curves over the actual fire.Smoke rises up so i can see where it could push smoke into the home.

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Comment by: Marc Morrell

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:22:43 -0600

No... it looks like cool air is let into the tubes from that boxy thing in the front of the fireplace... it heats up in the tubes and forms a natural vacuum, pulling cold air in, heating it and shooting it into the room up above. Ben Franklin would have been ecstatic!

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Comment by: Guest

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:30:51 -0600

Great idea but wouldnt it blow not only heat but smoke into your home aswell?

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