{"id":890,"date":"2021-12-23T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pittsburghgasgrill.com\/?p=890"},"modified":"2021-12-17T23:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T23:51:28","slug":"natural-gas-logs-are-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/natural-gas-logs-are-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural gas logs are safer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Natural gas logs are a <strong>much safer<\/strong> heating and aesthetic alternative to a firewood fire, especially if you have pets, kids, or limited space. Tree logs can produce flying sparks, especially if they haven&#8217;t been dried thoroughly. The popping noise of burning tree logs due to the boiling of water trapped within the firewood logs. One of the reason why home owner&#8217;s insurance premiums tend to be higher for houses with a firewood fireplace or wood stove is that the risk of fire and damage is significantly higher due to this unpredictable risk from flying sparks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The buildup of creosote within a chimney flue from incomplete can be a significant fire hazard. Chimney fires can be deadly, spread rapidly, and hard to control. The fire that begins within the firewood logs can ignite the creosote lining the chimney flue&#8217;s walls, sending flames shooting out above the roof of the house. Regular firewood burning requires regular chimney cleaning, which is frequently a messy ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, natural gas logs produce a tame but realistic flame that neither lines the chimney flue with creosote nor fills the air with potentially harmful wood smoke. There are no flying sparks or built-up creosote risks associated with gas logs in your fireplace.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural gas logs are a much safer heating and aesthetic alternative to a firewood fire, especially if you have pets, kids, or limited space. Tree logs can produce flying sparks, especially if they haven&#8217;t been dried thoroughly. The popping noise of burning tree logs due to the boiling of water trapped within the firewood logs. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":891,"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions\/891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aelign.com\/archive\/pgghco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}