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02-04-2008, 05:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Layton
Posts: 1,048
M.O.C. #666
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elec fireplace query
Does the heating element in the electric fireplace ever glow red? Ours doesn't but it does put out heat.
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02-04-2008, 05:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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I have not noticed ours glowing red. Just feel the heat coming out.
Cheers,
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02-04-2008, 07:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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What John says -
We actually left ours on because of that. DW thought she shut it off but she only shut of the light. Put it in storage and plugged in and noticed a week later when I went in to get some stuff how warm it was for being 12 degrees outside ![Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif) . (Glad we weren't buying the electricity).
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02-04-2008, 07:33 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Palmer
Posts: 1,526
M.O.C. #7893
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Nope, haven't seen ours turn red either. Just puts out heat. Which is nice since I sit in the recliner closest to the fireplace. Aaahhhhh!
Tammy
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02-04-2008, 07:34 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Layton
Posts: 1,048
M.O.C. #666
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Thanks, I was wondering if ours was defective. It does get plenty warm as I recall.
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02-04-2008, 07:56 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Valley Center
Posts: 157
M.O.C. #7840
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No, I don't think I have ever seen ours glow either, but there is plenty of range of heat with the dial. Also, ours will not heat without the flames on. We found this out when our son was with us for couple of days. We wanted heat but he didn't want the lights flickering. That must be a new safety feature.
Sharon
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02-04-2008, 12:03 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: merced
Posts: 983
M.O.C. #6171
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Our's is the same as Sharon's, You can have flames with out heat but no heat without flames. As for the heating element never notice it glowing, suspect if it did I would be worried that the fan was operating properly.
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02-04-2008, 01:46 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Auburn
Posts: 121
M.O.C. #7533
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Our fireplace gives out heat but it you don't seem to feel it more than about 4 feet away from it. I hear the fan blowing but is there away to get the heat to extend further into the Monty. I don't think we could keep our Monty warm with just the fireplace. What it does do, is keep the thermostat warm, since it is above the fireplace and to the side in the 3400 and that keeps the furnace from coming on as often.
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02-04-2008, 01:56 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: merced
Posts: 983
M.O.C. #6171
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No the fire place won't keep your Monty warm on a real cold night, but it will take the chill off on those cool evening, on real cold night we fire up the ceranic cube heater.
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02-05-2008, 03:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Orangevale
Posts: 2,341
M.O.C. #49
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Our electric fireplace in the "Hannah Montana" will give us flames, heat or both. We absolutely love it so much that we bought a nice looking electric fireplace with an oak surround mantel for our bedroom. It costs 7 cents/hour to run with the heater and keeps the chill off the room. Gives the room a nice ambiance when running the flames and heater.
![Smile](images/smilies/smile.gif)
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02-05-2008, 04:45 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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No red heating element. We are surprised and pleased with the warmth it supplies. When the temperatures have dropped to near or below freezing, the fire place has been adequate to knock the chill off the room. With the fireplace and the furnace, we have been as warm as we wish.
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02-06-2008, 01:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Layton
Posts: 1,048
M.O.C. #666
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D&M,
Ours will heat or heat/flame as yours does. I think I like that feature as I have ran it without flames when we were sleeping.
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02-23-2008, 04:33 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Powell
Posts: 250
M.O.C. #7880
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Sitting in front of the fireplace, now that's camping Monty style.
We have had folks stop by to watch the Ohio State Football games and with the fireplace going it makes for a great Saturday.
Love that camping in the fall, even if we do have to settle for it being weekends only. Jon
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02-24-2008, 02:39 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Madison
Posts: 131
M.O.C. #7240
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We enjoy our fireplace as well. The strength of the fan is not good for us. We don't feel any forced air feeling from the fan. Is that everyone's experience or do we have a defective fan?
I can hear the fan working but get little forced air out.
LCarter
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02-24-2008, 04:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 860
M.O.C. #8154
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This is our 1st weekend, we are using the fireplace to take the chill off. To balance the heat output, I reversed the direction of the ceiling fan and have it running on low. We do this on out stick house all the time as it has high ceilings. Reversing the fan disperses the heat off the ceiling and moves it down around the perimeter of the room with out the cool fan effect. Just remember to reverse the fan direction come summer. (Directional switch is on the metal body of the fan by the light and fan cords.
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02-24-2008, 04:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by lcarter
The strength of the fan is not good for us. We don't feel any forced air feeling from the fan. Is that everyone's experience or do we have a defective fan?
I can hear the fan working but get little forced air out.
LCarter
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We've had similar experiences - not great air movers. I thought it was just the nature of these, but I have tried other brands and there is a significant difference.
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02-24-2008, 05:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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lcarter,
Our electric heater does a good job of keeping our unit warm. Of course we don't camp in the snow and or really cold weather. Probably our coldest camping was a year or so ago in Quartzsite.
On our unit you can feel the fan pushing the air out of the heater. It's not a "hurricane" but it is noticeable.
HamRad
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02-24-2008, 09:47 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Madison
Posts: 131
M.O.C. #7240
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Thanks! We have used the ceiling fan as mentioned and it works for distribution. Over time our fire place will heat up the living area but only supplementary in nature. We use the ceramic heater for heat if it gets really chilly.
LCarter
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02-24-2008, 01:40 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Bonita Springs
Posts: 1,943
M.O.C. #6977
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it helps a lot if you drop the grill in front of the heater , that way there is no restriction on the fan and you get 100% of the heat ours will heat it total but not at 32 deg outside , but it helps to get a head start on the elect heat as you know its going down so start it earler john good luck
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