Can you use gel fuel in a regular fireplace?
1. It can be more dangerous to use gel fuel than a regular fireplace. Gel fuel is generally safe to burn both indoors and outside. There are a few essential tips that you’ll need to remember to ensure that you can use your new fireplace safely.
Can you use Sterno in a gel fireplace?
Isopropyl alcohol burns a bright orange robust flame. Methyl alcohol also creates carbon monoxide, and is not safe to burn in large quantities. We do not recommend using Sterno in any Real Flame products.
What can I use instead of Sterno?
EcoHeat warmers
EcoHeat warmers, manufactured by the US-based Heat Factory, is the perfect solution to the problems posed by catering sterno. This heating system can keep food warm during parties and events, without the need for open flames or the toxic fumes that are part and parcel of catering sterno units.
What is methanol gel?
Product description. Methanol gel chafing fuel cans create a high and consistent heat output. Burns up to two hours and produce a maximum temperature of 175 degrees Fahrenheit. They are ideal for full-size chafing dishes and great for use with hot boxes.
How long does gel fuel last?
Real Flame® is the leading brand of the gel fuel market. Lasting up to three hours, each can creates bright orange flames that crackle just like a real fire. Best of all, Real Flame Gel Fuel is an environmentally preferable, clean-burning gel that doesn’t leave any messy soot, smoke or ash behind.
Does a gel fireplace give off heat?
Heat Output A single can of gel fuel typically provides about 3,000 Btus (British thermal units) of heat. While gel fuel fireplaces create less heat than wood or gas, very little of the heat is lost because there is no chimney—and no draft pulling warm air from the room and out through the chimney.
Are alcohol gel fireplaces safe?
Yes, ethanol biofuel fireplaces are safe to burn indoors. Reading through the scientific jargon, ethanol fireplaces do in fact produce C02 but this is a byproduct of ANY real fire. Fire needs oxygen to burn, and this is just the same with an ethanol fueled fire.
How do you fuel a gel fireplace?
To burn gel fuel, you remove the paper label from the outside of the can, pry open the lid (similar to a paint can), and set the can in an appropriate place inside the fireplace. Then, you simply light the gel with a match or a lighter. Most fireplaces can accommodate up to three cans that can burn at the same time.
Is gel fuel safe to breathe?
As long as you buy the type of gel fuel meant to be used indoors, inside of a gel-burning fireplace, it is safe. Gel fuel is an alcohol-based fuel rated 90 percent effective and it burns clean without fumes or smoke.
Can I make my own Sterno?
Sterno typically comes in small shallow cans, like those used for tuna fish and cat food. You can mix your own Sterno fuel using paraffin wax or gelled denatured ethanol, and you can create your own Sterno containers as well.
What is ethanol gel fuel?
Uses: Bio ethanol gel is used as a fuel for gel fires and gel camping stoves. It can also be used as a BBQ fire lighting gel and is popular as a restaurant chafing fuel for warming food during service.
What is fire gel fuel?
A gel fire is much like an ethanol fireplace – it’s a ventless/flueless fireplace that creates no soot or ashes. The gel is purchased in tin cans which is used as a container for the fuel inside a fireplace. When lighting the fireplace, the label and lid is removed, and the gel fuel is lighted.
What is fuel for a fireplace?
The fuel used in our fireplaces and burners is ethanol . Ethanol is one of the cleanest burning liquid fuels. Ethanol is an alcohol so the liquid itself smells like alcohol but its flame is odorless.
What is fireplace gel?
A gel fireplace is an efficient way to heat your home, as well as add an attractive decorative item to the room. This type of fireplace uses alcohol gel fuel, which is a very clean burning, instead of wood. There are many reasons why someone would choose a gel fireplace over a more traditional wood fireplace…