Do You Need Sand In A Gas Fireplace
Should my gas fireplace have sand? The silica sand is used to help distribute the gas evenly throughout the burner pan. You will need this if you have a natural gas fireplace. Do not use this if you have a propane gas fireplace, the sand will be too heavy for the propane. Is all sand fireproof? Any type sand will work. There is sand in your gas fireplace because you have a gas log set designed to burn natural gas. Such a set of logs will have a burn pan on the floor of the fireplace that has the gas tube running through it. Sand is placed in the pan to cover the gas tube and disperse the gas to make pleasant flames.
Natural gas vented pan burners use sand to cool the pan as well as diffuse the gas coming out of the burner tube. They also use a thin layer of rock wool on top to give it the glowing ember look. NEVER use aquarium rocks or anything else in your gas fireplace that the manufacturer does not approve of in it's owner manual. Simply so, do I need sand in my gas fireplace? The silica sand is used to help distribute the gas evenly throughout the burner pan. You will need this if you have a natural gas fireplace. Do not use this if you have a propane gas fireplace, the sand will be too heavy for the propane. Secondly, how do you put vermiculite in a gas fireplace?
Gas Log Lava Rock No fireplace would be complete without the rough texture of a coal bed as the wood burns. You can have this look in your gas log fireplace by adding Lava Rocks to the floor of the fireplace. Not just for decoration, lava rocks hold and radiate heat longer and save energy. Without the sand or fine rock, the gas will typically burn right at the steel burner, and failry commonly will burn the steel, enlarging the burner ports and damaging the burner. The sand also usually improves the appearance of the flames quite a bit. This was my understanding as well. 03-30-2009, 10:32 PM #8 blueflame Regular Guest Join Date
Where do you put rocks in a gas fireplace? Many people put a layer of pea gravel or sand on the bottom of the fire pit first (about an inch) as a foundation, and then lay the lava rock on top. Most fire pits need between two and four inches of lava rock. Each fire pit is different, and yours will have instructions about the quantity required. What is the purpose of rocks in a gas fireplace If we are to use a propane gas system for the fireplace, then sand is not recommended. This is because sand is too heavy for the propane gas, thus it's not recommended. However, if we are using a natural gas fireplace then that is when we need the sand for our fireplace.
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Natural gas vented pan burners use sand to cool the pan as well as diffuse the gas coming out of the burner tube. They also use a thin layer of rock wool on top to give it the glowing ember look. NEVER use aquarium rocks or anything else in your gas fireplace that the manufacturer does not approve of in it's owner manual.. Simply so, do I need sand in my gas fireplace? The silica sand is used to help distribute the gas evenly throughout the burner pan. You will need this if you have a natural gas fireplace. Do not use this if you have a propane gas fireplace, the sand will be too heavy for the propane. Secondly, how do you put vermiculite in a gas fireplace?