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Q. We love to use our brick fireplace in the living room, but it makes the rest of the house cold. Our heating bills already are too high. What simple things can I do to make the fireplace more ...

Dear Jim We love to use our fireplace, but the room often gets smoky and the furnace seems to run nonstop. What can we do to make the fireplace heat better without smoke, yet still watch the dancing ...

DEAR JIM: I know most fireplaces waste energy, but we love to sit in front of a raging fire. Are there any simple, low-cost things we can do to make it produce heat and to reduce the smoky smell in ...

If you have a fireplace, you know that a fireplace grate isn’t an option, it is crucial to the performance and care of your fireplace. Because of this, you want to purchase the best fireplace grate ...

Which fireplace grates are best? If you have a fireplace, you know a fireplace grate isn’t an option; it is crucial to the performance and care of your fireplace. Because of this, you purchase the ...

Dear Jim: I have a standard furnace in my house, but I would like to add a wood-burning fireplace for more heat and the ambience. My existing masonry fireplace seems to chill the house. What should I ...

Dear Jim: With natural gas prices so high, I want to install an efficient woodburning fireplace to help heat my home. I have an open masonry one, but it does not heat well. What kind of fireplace ...