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if gas , the soot indicates incorrect burn ratio --not enough air
if other it is still not enough air or incomplete burn or problem exhaust system that is preventing the burnt product to quickly get awau
Logs are likely not placed properly on the burner. Option two is if they are a vented gas log soot is normal, but only on vented sets. Unvented Logs will be soot free. Soot is a sure sign of Carbon Monoxide. Install a detector if you do not have one.
Is a Vented or Vent-free gas fireplace? I really suspect it's Vent-free (ventless) as a vented unit, unless the direct vent is clogged exhaust everything, including 85% of the heat out side.
Here are the things that will cause a Vent-free Gas Fireplace to soot.
Not having the fireplace cleaned and serviced, at least annually by a qualified technician.
Misplaced logs that impinge the main burner flames.
Running a ceiling fan at the wrong speed and in the wrong direction while fireplace is burning.
Burning scented candles while burning the fireplace.
Low Gas Pressure to the burner.
Here are the solutions to the above listed causes:
Have the fireplace cleaned and serviced.
Check your Owners Manual concerning the proper placement of each log,
Run the ceiling fan Counter Clockwise and at the slowest speed. The fan on the side of the switch should be in the UP position for Winter and Down for Summer.
Scented candles soot any way. Add the warm moist heat of the Gas Fireplace and they'll soot 50 times worse. The scent is not natural, it has an alcohol base like after shave & cologne. Stop burning scented candles. It has been proven that they greatly contribute to indoor air pollution.
Low gas pressure causes incomplete combustion, which causes the burner to soot. Have it checked by your propane provider.
Based on my 15 years in the hearth and home business and having sold and installed hundreds of these appliances, I am will to bet, it's a cleaning and servicing issue or misplaced logs.
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If someone in the house is a smoker, that's the problem. Also, burning scented candles will also add to the problem.
If you have Ceramic Fiber Logs (Light weight like styrofoam) that also could be the culprit. Make sure all the logs are in the proper position, as shown in your Owners Manual. The primary flames from the burner should not be touching the logs.
I'm not sure what you mean by "using them all the time". So, I must point out that Vent-free Gas Logs are not intended as a primary heat source, except in an emergency, like a power outage. Also, I would recommend not operating the small electric heaters while burning the gas logs.
If your fireplace is a masonry fireplace and you have a damper in it. Try cracking the damper 1/4" to allow for a little escape of the fumes. That should help solve your problem.
And finally, there are no maintenance free products. The Gas Log Burner and Logs are no exception and should be serviced and cleaned a minimum of once a year. Twice if you have pets, smoke or not married to Martha Stewart. They use interior air for combustion, so anything floating in household air goes into them.
The first cleaning is in the Fall, before firing it up for the heating season and again about January 15th.
Hi,
Take the pilot and burnner assembly all apart and blow it out with compressed air then reassemble and make sure that the air shutter is totally open. The soot is cause by a bad air/fuel misture that is too rich and cause carbon to form from incomplete combustion. If the burner continues to make soot then reduce the gas pressure to the gas log at the pressure regulator.
Ventless Gas logs, Vanguard, VS30PR. Propane gas
Pilot light stays lit various times, sometimes for several days then other times for a few minutes. Lights best when temp outside is below freezing. Pilot flame appears to receive too much air. How do you adjust the pilot flame? Is this done using two screws marked A & E? Do you have suggestions?
Thanks,
Ed
kINDLY HELP WITH a description of this odor. If it is setting off your smoke alarm the flame or combustion is not complete or thorough.Are these new loggs or previously used without problem?Is the flue open on the chimney? The venting is apparently very poor if at all and the house is fulling with fumes. Turn the gas off, Open up the house to clear the air and check the flue, making sure it is open. Be safe.Ned
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