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    Sep 1, 2008, 10:46 AM
    Upper Floor Hi-rise Appt Nat.Gas heater = too polluting <> Alternative ?
    We find black soot in wash room, kitchen & other areas after 6 months, from our livingroom gas fire place.
    It is the only source of heat in the apartment, except in the bedrooms are floor board electrical heaters .

    The open-air balcony has the exit hub for the livingroom fire place, and the soot around that hub is even worse.

    o.k. - The fire place has never been serviced since we moved in in 2003. Did I answer my own question? Can cleaning the fireplace make such a difference?

    I was contemplating fuel cell residential heater, but I guess they are too expensive to get.

    - Can electric fireplace be used for heating alternative?

    Thanks for your co-operation.
    Sincerely, Chris
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    Sep 1, 2008, 10:51 AM
    Did I answer my own question ??

    Probably. A proper running gas appliance should not soot up unless there is a problem with combustion air getting to the burner.

    Can electric fireplace be used for heating alternative ??

    Yes then it would be non vented and you would save more $$$ by not having a hole in the wall for a flue pipe sucking the heated air or combustion byproducts outside. Go electric in your situation.
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