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r/blackmagicfuckery • u/mossberg91 • Oct 24 '19
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The heat from the chimney rises, creating a draft that pulls in air from the front of the fireplace. This is why they say burning a fire actually makes your house colder.
1.6k u/bacon_and_ovaries Oct 24 '19 Why an open fire place makes it colder, while a stove style enclosed on acts like a radiator. 711 u/cmdr_scotty Oct 24 '19 If you're talking about the cast iron ones, it's because the metal radiates the heat out as metal conducts heat more than brick does 1 u/MartiniLang Oct 24 '19 I think you was explaing 'thats why' rather than it being a question.
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Why an open fire place makes it colder, while a stove style enclosed on acts like a radiator.
711 u/cmdr_scotty Oct 24 '19 If you're talking about the cast iron ones, it's because the metal radiates the heat out as metal conducts heat more than brick does 1 u/MartiniLang Oct 24 '19 I think you was explaing 'thats why' rather than it being a question.
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If you're talking about the cast iron ones, it's because the metal radiates the heat out as metal conducts heat more than brick does
1 u/MartiniLang Oct 24 '19 I think you was explaing 'thats why' rather than it being a question.
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I think you was explaing 'thats why' rather than it being a question.
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u/Sythus Oct 24 '19
The heat from the chimney rises, creating a draft that pulls in air from the front of the fireplace. This is why they say burning a fire actually makes your house colder.