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Majestic direct vent fireplace BLUE FLAME????

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Chris

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Dec 5, 2003, 8:46:47 AM12/5/03
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I have a brand new home with a direct vent natural gas fireplace.MY
problem is that the flame is BLUE and not realistic looking at ALL.
And the amt of heat being generated seems excessive?
I have seen fireplaces that have almost completely YELLOW flames
which (to me)is far more appealing.. ours looks like a stove flame.
Is there an adjustment or something I can make to fix it up?
Or do I replace the logs or something..
I hope someone can help me!

Chris

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Dec 5, 2003, 9:07:21 AM12/5/03
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I have a brand new home with a Majestic direct vent fireplace.
THe problem is that the flame is all blue (like a stove) and I have
seen gas fireplaces with almost all YELLOW flame which I certainly do
prefer.
Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust this or am I stuck with
it?
It generates a huge amt of heat also even with the fan going it heats
up the room to the point that you turn it off.
I thought it waS a fireplace not a BBQ!
Can anyone help me??

mark Ransley

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Dec 5, 2003, 9:20:57 AM12/5/03
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You need to add air into the mix . Either gas pressure is to high or
there should be a slide vent controling amount of air on unit

ph12

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Dec 5, 2003, 10:47:12 AM12/5/03
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"mark Ransley" <ran...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> You need to add air into the mix . Either gas pressure is to high or
> there should be a slide vent controling amount of air on unit
> Less air surely - think bunsen burner; close the air vent = yellow flame


John McGaw

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Dec 5, 2003, 11:50:07 AM12/5/03
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"Chris" <longh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Have you looked at the operating instructions which the manufacturer
provided? If you don't have the instructions you should contact the home's
builder or the fireplace manufacturer -- any gas appliance is potentially
dangerous and operating one blindly is not a good idea. Is the fireplace
installed properly? i.e. all of the ceramic or mineral or fiber bits
(different manufacturers use different methods to provide more realistic
appearance) in their assigned places?
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John Galbreath

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Dec 5, 2003, 2:02:41 PM12/5/03
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Contact Majestic to see if there are adjustments. Many times, it will get
better after they are burned for about an hour. Here is Majestic's
information:

Vermont Castings, Majestic Products Division
CFM Corporation
410 Admiral Boulevard
Mississauga, ON L5T 2N6
Phone: (905)670-7777
Fax: (905)565-4699
Website: www.majesticproducts.com

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John Galbreath Jr.
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mailto:Jo...@FireLogs.com
Irondale, Alabama
888.321.Logs

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CLSSM00X7

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Dec 5, 2003, 2:35:10 PM12/5/03
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Hi,

Just adjust the air slides closed on the burners

candice till you get the amonut of orange you want.


John Galbreath

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Dec 6, 2003, 9:01:09 AM12/6/03
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I do not suggest altering the burners. To do so can cause sooting and
carbon monoxide.

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http://www.firelogs.com/
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Irondale, Alabama
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CBHvac

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Dec 7, 2003, 6:58:58 PM12/7/03
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"CLSSM00X7" <clss...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Just adjust the air slides closed on the burners
>
> candice till you get the amonut of orange you want.
>
>


Here we go.....someones gonna follow this dangerous advice, and end up with
a dead family member, and I hope they sue the shit out of AOL and Candyass..
AOL? Sure..for allowing this moron to post such advice after they have been
warned about it...


Stefan Ovezea

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Oct 28, 2016, 3:14:05 PM10/28/16
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replying to Chris, Stefan Ovezea wrote:
The blue flame burns at 1960 Celsius yellow 1900 Celsius without fully burning
your gas

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for full context, visit http://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/majestic-direct-vent-fireplace-blue-flame-490959-.htm


Uncle Monster

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Oct 29, 2016, 11:26:14 PM10/29/16
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On Friday, October 28, 2016 at 2:14:05 PM UTC-5, Stefan Ovezea wrote:
> replying to Chris, Stefan Ovezea wrote:
> The blue flame burns at 1960 Celsius yellow 1900 Celsius without fully burning
> your gas
> --
>

Unfortunately 12 years ago, Chris, who was a cross-dresser, got too close to his fireplace and his dress caught fire. A witness who escaped said Chris, in attempt to extinguish the flaming dress, bounced around the house making a "WOO HOO" sound like Daffy Duck and set the whole house afire. Lost in the house fire were Chris, his 37 cats and 234 gerbils. It was a real tragedy. (^_^;)

[8~{} Uncle Sad Monster

Benjamin Karazi

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Jun 24, 2019, 8:14:06 AM6/24/19
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replying to Chris, Benjamin Karazi wrote:
Hello,
You have the best kind of fire anyone could have; a flame saturated with
oxygen and no killer monoxide in any form. Your system must have a valve or a
hole inline the when gas is running, it causes a vacuum condition and sucks
the air (oxygen) in and mixes it with the gas. If you wish to have a yellow,
orange, red, or combination of colors, should close that valve. If you are
not familiar with the physic subject or are not technical, may add copper,
stainless steel, on the flame to cover the fire from proper breathing and
place some safe fireproof stones or rocks on top of the metal/s. Also, purr
some Glowing Embers, Lava Rock Pellet, and Vermiculite.
A tip to saving money on gas and have more heat in your fireplace: place a
carbon monoxide detector in front of your fireplace (on position) and slowly
start closing the exhaust damper (not all the way). The point that the
detector goes off, slowly start reopening the damper and keep resting the
detector to the point that the damper is as close as possible without
releasing carbon monoxide into your leaving area (detector does not go off).
Note that with the blue flame, you can close the damper all the way, where it
is like you are using your stove!

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Benjamin Karazi

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Jun 24, 2019, 8:14:07 AM6/24/19
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replying to Chris, Benjamin Karazi wrote:
Hello,
You have the best kind of fire anyone could have; a flame saturated with
oxygen and no killer monoxide in any form. Your system must have a valve or a
hole inline the when gas is running, it causes a vacuum condition and sucks
the air (oxygen) in and mixes it with the gas. If you wish to have a yellow,
orange, red, or combination of colors, should close that valve. If you are
not familiar with the physic subject or are not technical, may add copper,
stainless steel, on the flame to cover the flame from proper breathing and
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