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- Jan 12, 2010
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my house was built new in 2006, which would of been when the fire place was installed. its a heat n glo, im going to give the company a call monday and see what they recommend.Well yes and maybe no.
If this fireplace is designed like, say a oil fired forced air furnace the fan is required to run after the warmup period has been reached. If the fan doesn't kick on the flame will be tripped off.
But if the fan system is designed to be turned on & off as the homeowner see's fit the valve most likely can be lit and run manually without any problems. If the fan is needed to operate he will need a small Genny or a battery backup to run the fan. If the fan is required to run I would NOT run the fireplace without it.
The house you save, may be your own.
I wonder how old it is to still have a standing pilot ?
It really sounds like someone has bypassed a switch or sensor to me. It would be interesting to take the cover off and run a meter through the wiring.