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| We are just getting ready to build our fireplace, a Rumford. Very excited and am wondering if anyone has built one and if you want to share pictures. Any tips? We are following the plans carefully and are confident we can do this however if you have built one by following the website's plans are there any unforeseeable glitches that we should know about?
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- Posted by seattlepioneer (My Page) on Sat, Mar 22, 08 at 22:54
| Ummm. Building a Rumford fireplace implies that you will be using it for heat and are concerned about the efficiency of the fireplace. Pretty much any fireplace, Rumfords included, are pretty dismal in terms of efficiency compared to a wood stove or modern fireplace insert. A regular fireplace was technology developed in the 12th century. A Rumford fireplace is 18th century technology. That's still technology that's 250 years old. If an attractive flame is what you are looking for, a wood fireplace is great. But as a heating appliances they are pretty pathetic. Furthermore, fireplaces and wood stoves too are intensely labor intensive, fireplaces a lot more so because of their low efficiency. Most people use their fireplaces only bery infrequently. Of course, you may be the exception, and already considered all these issues. Enjoy your fireplace. |
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