TVs above a fireplace?
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Posted by TP on August 24, 2005, 2:11 am
Please log in for more thread options I always see pictures of homes with plasma or LCD TVs above a fireplace. Even some mounted on the brick with no mantel. The TV would certainly be in direct line of the heat. This can’t be a good thing for the TV. Is there some type of heat diffuser that needs to be put in place before mounting the TV? Thanks TP | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by yustr on August 24, 2005, 12:18 am
Please log in for more thread options On a properly designed, installed and maintained fireplace it shouldn't be a problem to mount a TV above it. The heat from the fire is routed up the chemney which is well separated and insulated from the wall. Do a little experiment. Light a nice fire in your fireplace. Then feel the wall where you'd put the TV. If it's more than a few degrees warmer than the walls a little ways removed, you have problems that should be investigated by a professional. I think you'll find it the same temp. Go for it. -- yustr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yustr's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=37 View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=57530 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Punch on August 24, 2005, 2:38 pm
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that doesn't make any sense, if all the heat is going out the chimney, then how does one heat a house using a fireplace? | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by yustr on August 24, 2005, 11:57 pm
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You're correct, most of the heat goes up the chimney. Fire places don't actually heat the house - they cool it!!! They may heat the immediate area by radiant heating but they pull cool air from the rest of the house and send it up the chimney. They have some conduction - touch the brick around the fire place. But, they have little convection unless you add a heat exchanger and fan. That's why old houses (1800's say) had so many fireplaces. That was the only way to make the entire house warm. -- yustr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yustr's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=37 View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=57530 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by easyray29 on August 28, 2005, 3:21 pm
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Most Lcd's that you'd put over a fireplace will have a built in fan. The heat was the first thing that I thought of when I thought to get one. But if yours was built right the walls should never get hot. When you go to get one ask a saleman about it. I'm sure if you get the right person you'll get all the info you need. -- easyray29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ easyray29's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=73 View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=57530 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| TVs above a fireplace? | August 24, 2005, 2:11 am |
> On a properly designed, installed and maintained fireplace it shouldn't
> be a problem to mount a TV above it. The heat from the fire is routed
> up the chemney which is well separated and insulated from the wall.
>
> Do a little experiment. Light a nice fire in your fireplace. Then feel
> the wall where you'd put the TV. If it's more than a few degrees warmer
> than the walls a little ways removed, you have problems that should be
> investigated by a professional.
>
> I think you'll find it the same temp. Go for it.