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Blomus Chimo Fireplace
$1,000.00
Released October, 2006
The Pros:Smokeless - no chimney required. Easily add a fireplace to a room without construction.
The Cons:No ventilation of gases - perhaps dangerous. Not as hot as a real fireplace. Expensive.
This is a truly ingenious design. This is perfect if you've always wanted a fireplace, but can't stand the idea (or cost) of all the work associated with getting one - breaking down walls, building a chimney, etc.
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The Chimo fireplace hangs on the wall and is flueless - meaning it doesn't need a chimney! They use clean-burning ethanol fuel which means there's no smoke, therefore no chimney required.
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Smokeless - no chimney required
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Easily add a fireplace to a room without construction
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No ventilation of gases - perhaps dangerous
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Not as hot as a real fireplace
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ssanders:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace I live in a condo and am looking to purchase the Chimo fireplace to hang in a den on drywall and there has been some concern expressed by the strata council. The manual mentions that the unit has to be hung on a "non-flammable" wall. Doesn't drywall qualify as "non-flammable?" Has anyone run into these problems? Surely, this model was created for condos.
Dec 7, 08
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eisnerhome:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace Does anyone know if there are alternatives out there? I found a German company called Radius which has very cool ethanol hanging fireplaces, but the two "authorized dealers" I contacted in NYC did not know why they were on the Radius website, so I was back to square one.
Mar 12, 08
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Ais:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace Because of ethanol's ease of production and its low toxicity, it finds widespread use as a solvent for substances intended for human contact or consumption, including scents, flavorings, colorings, and medicines. In chemistry it is both an essential solvent and a fundamental feedstock for the synthesis of other products. Because it burns cleanly, ethanol has a long history as a fuel
Nov 17, 07
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vonbieberstein01:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace first of all it takes 25,000 BTUs to heat 500 sq feet not 15,000. Second, i don't know if i trust this smokeless fireplace to be safe. you need a flue for the poisonous gases that accumulate, not the smoke. i think that your CO levels might jump a little with this in your home. oh and by the way, for all you people that think that i am stupid or crazy out there, i am a heating and air conditioning tech.
Jul 15, 07
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mdg20816:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace To compare with a traditional fireplace I converted 1400 Watts to approx 5,000 BTU per hour. The average 500 sq foot room would require 15,000 BTU per hour to properly heat. The average Gas Insert fireplace puts out between 20,000 and 40,000 BTUs per hour.
So this fireplace can at best provide some additional heat in a room but it is not a replacement for a traditional fireplace. More like a stand alone heater.
Still it looks darn cool, but be prepared to buy lots of bottles of Ethanol for the manufacturer!
Mar 19, 07
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Erik:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace If your numbers are correct (33 oz of ethanol burning over a period of 4 hrs), some simple calculations would yield a heat output of
1400 Watts. This is equivalent to 23 incandescent bulbs running at 60 Watts. I used a value of 26.8 MJ/kg for the
energy density of ethanol. Conclusion: more than a decorative piece. It produces about the same amount of heat as an
electric fireplace.
Mar 19, 07
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mdg20816:
#blomus_chimo_fireplace What about its heating characteristics? It uses a 33 Oz bottle (approx $8) of Ethanol for approx 4 hours of fire. Can this generate enough heat to actually perform the "heating" function of a fireplace, or is this more of a decorative item?
Mar 19, 07
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