Water-jacketed fireplace

[lat]

If you have an open fireplace, it doesn't matter if you burn pellets or wood.

Victor, feel free to read the OP's first post before you get a bit cheeky.

If you have a fireplace that you plan to demolish, in order to build a new one, you can easily plan for an insert, right?

 

[Jonatan79]

Victor, please read the TS's first post before you get a bit cocky.

If you have a stove that you plan to tear down to build a new one, you can easily plan for an insert, right?

That's exactly what the TS said he doesn't plan to do!

 

[Klaugust]

It can't be done without an insert.

If you want that "fireplace" feeling, for example, Brunner has very open inserts that are water-jacketed:
http://www.brunner-sverige.se/products/products.aspx?group=51

 

[Viktor.J]

Victor, please read the original post before getting a bit cheeky.

If you have a stove that you plan to demolish in order to build a new one, you can easily plan for an insert, right?

Ts writes that they want to demolish an open fireplace to better fit the house's era. I don't think it's about having built an open fireplace in 2010 in a turn-of-the-century house directly. Rather, it's the other way around, there is an old original open fire, but over the years it has been modified. Now they want to redo it to match the era.

Further, TS writes that they want a cozy fire that is water-jacketed but not an insert.

Please describe how you solve the equation and your recommendations.

 

[Avemo]

It is, of course, possible to heat water in a jacket for a fireplace. However, it is good to have the right expectations about the result. Most of the heat generated in a fireplace goes directly out through the chimney, without benefiting the house. Of the heat that ends up in the room, most of it comes through direct radiant heat. A smaller portion heats up the fireplace’s masonry walls and is slowly released into the room even after the fire is out. With a water jacket, just as much heat will still escape through the chimney. And just as much heat will radiate into the room. It is the small portion of heat that, in a typical fireplace, is stored in the brick that can be absorbed by a water jacket and transported throughout the house. If one is satisfied with such a result, then there are no further problems. Presumably, it is an uncommon solution because most people do not find the gain worth the money to achieve it.