Dsnygirl
06-23-2007, 05:53 PM
Okay, I know this is a crazy question for summertime, but we just moved and it has been really chilly here off & on since. Our house has a gas fireplace insert, the kind without the glass doors that is essentially just 3 logs on a gas burner, set into an existing wood fireplace, pilot light, etc.
We've only run it 3 or 4 times to get the chill out, and we made sure we have CO2 detectors to watch out for carbon monoxide poisoning... but it seems that every time we run it, there is still a strong gas-like smell and I end up with a headache about 30-45 minutes after we turn it on. I know that headaches can be a symptom of CO2 being in the air - but the detectors aren't alarming.
We're going to have someone come out and look @ it, and service it if need be, but I just wanted to ask about other people's experiences w/ this kind of gas insert.
As most of the gas fireplaces I've been around have the glass doors in front, I've never smelled anything - but I'm wondering if we shouldn't be smelling anything, even w/o the doors - seems to me that still could be dangerous, and a sign the fp just isn't working properly.
Does anyone have a fp insert like this, and what's your experience been like? We're renting this house for the year, and we'd hate to find out that there's a problem and that we can't use it!
Thanks! :thanks:
We've only run it 3 or 4 times to get the chill out, and we made sure we have CO2 detectors to watch out for carbon monoxide poisoning... but it seems that every time we run it, there is still a strong gas-like smell and I end up with a headache about 30-45 minutes after we turn it on. I know that headaches can be a symptom of CO2 being in the air - but the detectors aren't alarming.
We're going to have someone come out and look @ it, and service it if need be, but I just wanted to ask about other people's experiences w/ this kind of gas insert.
As most of the gas fireplaces I've been around have the glass doors in front, I've never smelled anything - but I'm wondering if we shouldn't be smelling anything, even w/o the doors - seems to me that still could be dangerous, and a sign the fp just isn't working properly.
Does anyone have a fp insert like this, and what's your experience been like? We're renting this house for the year, and we'd hate to find out that there's a problem and that we can't use it!
Thanks! :thanks: