How do you put out a fire in a fireplace?

Question

Have a new fireplace. Need to leave the house

Answer 1

Turn off the gas! Fire's out.

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That's the problem with natual wood fireplaces. It's not easy to just leave them be. Even when they're dying out I've seen wood pop and shoot an ember out into the room.

I thought about a fire extinguisher, like one with a halogenated agent. But then I thought, that's proably not such a good idea because it could blow soot and hot embers everywhere.

I would think that water in a spray bottle could be used to slow things a bit, but as one other answer pointed out, you'd have to be careful not to "crack" the firebricks.

I suppose it's best to not light one unless you know someone will be around to tend to it. Growing up, we had a large family, so it was always very easy to get someone to keep an eye on it.

Good question though, made me think...

Answer 2

The idiot who said "use water" has never had a fireplace. NEVER use water; if any water hits the firebrick the sudden change in temperature could crack it.

You have a new fireplace so you have not learned yet. If you know you are leaving the house within a couple of hours, stop adding wood to the fire. If enough of the wood has burned many times you can poke it around enough to sort of kill it, but that's no guarantee. Usually when you move the pieces around the fire starts up again. So the best thing to do is just stop adding wood well in advance. Burning wood does not have an on/off switch.

Answer 3

wellll while it is not always advisable to leave a HUGE roaring fire it is possible to leave a small fire that is going out...I have never lived in a house w/o a fireplace and I have never NOT gone out because of a fire in the fireplace...that is what doors are for or the screen...good grief are you planning on staying awake every night waiting for the fire to die out completely...sorta takes the romance out of the picture does it not?

Answer 4

do not leave a fire unattended. that is one of the reasons that they are a pain in the a**, also the soot all over. unless you have an airtight lid you let it burn out. it is difficult to consider hosing down the livingroom fireplace. sorry but you must wait for it to go out to be safe.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

My dad and mom had the habit of no longer putting timber on the fire as their bedtime approached. they might "financial organization" the fire at bedtime, which consisted of scooping ashes interior the hearth over the timber/coals. this might damper the fire/flames, then that they had placed their fire exhibit screen in front of the hearth; maximum cutting-element fireplaces have a geared up in cord mesh exhibit screen and glass doors, so use those to maintain all contents of the hearth interior the hearth - protecting your place secure. you are going to be able to desire to maintain the damper open. pass to mattress and relax exact. in case you haven't any longer have been given a hearth exhibit screen, you surely might desire to get one - quickly. those are often a seasonal merchandise in case you purchase a loose-status one, or you may desire to purchase one which attaches to the hearth and set up it your self or pass to a hearth keep and characteristic them set up one for you.

Answer 7

you use the poker to spread out the coals. they wil go out pretty quickly, but that's assuming most of the wood has already been burnt. if you have a roaring, blazing fire, you can't really put it out. next time build fires when you are spending the evening at home.

Answer 8

I let my die out naturally...never close the damper till next morning tho...the house will stink and its not safe to do so anyway.

Answer 9

Use water.

Answer 10

SALT