I live in a condo and can't have open flame.ie charcoal, propaneetc. Is this a unit I can use?
640658
doubtful. Time to get on the condo board or get out. You can't legislate responsible behavior.
640659
I would not recommend it. The unit can be VERY smoky when starting it up. It is definitely an open flame. Once the wood has caught fire it behaves like a high intensity gas burner, and is much hotter than charcoal. It's fast and excellent at what it does, but does not do low, slow heat.
934184
Make sure you bought the one for ng and not propane. I sure wouldn't burn it if your alarm keeps sounding.
292146
Hi Joe--Naw, it doesn't appear that you can. It is possible to light the burners with a match if the electronic igniters were to fail, but the range must still be receiving power. When I trip the circuit breaker at the fuse box and try to light the burners by hand, I can't. There must be some kind of annoying "safety" feature that shuts off the gas to the burners if the unit loses electrical power--Chris
1075882
Not that I know of. Make sure you are not connecting to natural gas. The flame should be small.
2277681
Either way charcoal can and will emit carbon monoxide which can kill if released indoors. Not sure of the amount of briquettes needed to create a lethal doseage indoors, but I would say even 1 is too many in terms of being safe. Check the details of your apartment lease and local fire codes. In CA, most city and/or county fire codes are limited only to preventing open flames from being located on wooden balconies, whereas mine (and the majority in the area) is not wooden and the lease of the apartment community itself restricts only "open" flames. As this seems to be a fairly contained smoker unit which appears not to run off of flames as much as it does smoke from the lightly smoldering briquettes, should not fall under the restrictions. Either way, not for indoors, even in the unit does not emit any smoke, you'll have to remove the top sometime, and then all that contained smoke and carbon monoxide will fill up your apartment. If it is "legal" to use it inside (which seems assinine in itself, as there is a LOT more combustable objects/structures indoors than there are usually out on balconies.... even if wooden), then maybe place it inside a large, non-combustable, air tight metal duct which ends up outside on the balcony, but begins just barely inside the walls of the apartment connecting via a balcony window/door so you have created a crude chimney of sorts. That is just legally speaking however, in theory that would be fine, whereas in practice I would still be concerned of carbon affecting the indoor air quality if there were a leak in the duct. In terms of practice and not legality, find a safe location for it outdoors.
454423
No, but you should always have a smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide detector. For your safety in anything that has propane appliances.
1841519
I don't think any open flame device would be safe on a balcony. I would be concerned about sparks. The fire pit does have a screen cover but sparks could still escape.
892018
Yes just don't turn your propane grill on. I use it in my pellet smoker so I don't create heat. Your propane box will just hold the smoke in.
1704474
Yes, the unit is designed to be used with or without heat. You can just use the flame effect. Carlos
1959497
I haven't used it on an open fire. I used it over a turkey fryer burner. I'm sure you probably could.
2050053
Im not for sure if you can. I dont know what type of chemicals, if any, are released into the air. Its not very clean burning. The fuel cube leaves black residue on the bottom of my cup. The fuel cube does and can blow out very easily. I think you could use it in a ventilated area indoors. It burns very hot but is easily controlled. You could probably use it in a tarp tent, if you had a good base that was fire proof.
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I would think there are two issues here. First is how the line coming from the propane tank is hooked up to the back of the fireplace. And second is whether or not there's a minimum PSI that's needed for the fireplace and the regulator to work. If there's a minimum PSI needed then you may have to have a tank it's large enough to maintain that PSI. So that may dictate how large of a tank you need and whether or not you can just simply use a barbecue tank. My fireplace is hooked up to the same line that feeds my gas stove in the kitchen.
2266454
It couldLike any heater or open flame you need space in front of the unit and perhaps a fireplace screen in front of it. Would not use it around children. Again it's a open heater / flame and all cautions must be used.
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Hi. I would not advise this as a solution. Try an outdoor heater like this: http://www.patioshoppers.com/products/Black_Steel_Wall_Mounted_Infrared_Patio_Heater-2760-0.html?utm_source=froogle&utm;_medium=feed&utm;_campaign=froogle&gclid;=COiUtoWin7sCFbA7MgodswkA7wOr if there's enough room for it, you could get a propane heater: http://www.meijer.com/s/fire-sense-mocha-commercial-patio-heater/_/R-196664?CAWELAID=1018803253&cagpspn;=pla&cmpid;=Google-G_US_Meijer_eCom_PLA_Outdoor_Living_Patio&g;clid=CNnN8aGin7sCFclaMgodMk8AGQ&kpid;=275028Or you could get an outdoor fire ring, but this particular unit isn't going to be enough for a New York winter patio warmer. It's really meant for ambiance. Hope this helps. Hi. I would not advise this as a solution. Try an outdoor heater like this: http://www.patioshoppers.com/products/Black_Steel_Wall_Mounted_Infrared_Patio_Heater-2760-0.html?utm_source=froogle&utm;_medium=feed&utm;_campaign=froogle&gclid;=COiUtoWin7sCFbA7MgodswkA7wOr if there's enough room for it, you could get a propane heater: http://www.meijer.com/s/fire-sense-mocha-commercial-patio-heater/_/R-196664?CAWELAID=1018803253&cagpspn;=pla&cmpid;=Google-G_US_Meijer_eCom_PLA_Outdoor_Living_Patio&g;clid=CNnN8aGin7sCFclaMgodMk8AGQ&kpid;=275028Or you... » Read More Hi. I would not advise this as a solution. Try an outdoor heater like this: http://www.patioshoppers.com/products/Black_Steel_Wall_Mounted_Infrared_Patio_Heater-2760-0.html?utm_source=froogle&utm;_medium=feed&utm;_campaign=froogle&gclid;=COiUtoWin7sCFbA7MgodswkA7wOr if there's enough room for it, you could get a propane heater: http://www.meijer.com/s/fire-sense-mocha-commercial-patio-heater/_/R-196664?CAWELAID=1018803253&cagpspn;=pla&cmpid;=Google-G_US_Meijer_eCom_PLA_Outdoor_Living_Patio&g;clid=CNnN8aGin7sCFclaMgodMk8AGQ&kpid;=275028Or you could get an outdoor fire ring, but this particular unit isn't going to be enough for a New York winter patio warmer. It's really meant for ambiance. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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It would work okay I guess. Make sure you have plenty of ventilation. Burning propane releases toxic gases.
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I don't know why not. It functions like any gas stove. To meet fire codes in most places, the propane tank would need to be outside with a line coming through the wall
227981
You would need to contact the manufacturer, however if you have a clearance of 10 feet there should be no issue. The heater is around 7 feet tall, is the clearance 10 feet or 3 feet? There is no open flame, but a heck of a lot of heat coming off it.