Is it okay to burn wood in a fireplace that has a gas line/pipe exposed?

Sure, no problem-just don't build a blast oven blaze on top of it! It should have a control valve well outside of the fireplace's firebox, so even if you could generate temperatures that'd melt steel pipe, the worst you could do would be to burn off whatever gas is in the pipe. And then, it would be inside the fireplace, and valved down or off, so sorry everybody, but NO EXPLOSION!

But you won't get nearly the heat required to melt steel pipe in your fireplace. So valve it off, or cap it off tightly and don't worry. It takes a spark, not heat, to make natural gas 'explode'-or burn.

you need to turn the gas off at the meter, and remove all the pipes from the fireplace to the connexion to the main line. The heat fron the fire will heat the pipe, and besides the heat maybe eploding the gas line, that same heat may couse to capped end of the pipe to leak, and the leak will catch fire and explode. Be careful. The other thing is, if the gas log was the original 'fireplace', the fireplace may not be made of real refractory (fireplace) brick. in a fireplace, to burn wood, both the fireplace and chimney have to be fire brick (refractory) and special mortor needs to be used. If you are unsure, don't do it, or get a contractor.

No. A gas fireplace is designed for the smaller flames and lesser smoke that comes from natural gas. If you burn wood in it, you will fill your house up with smoke, and the higher heat from the real logs could damage the gas elements.

if the pipe has been placed there to aid in starting a wood fire, then yes it is safe to burn wood. if however the pipe was intended to supply a heating device like a gas fired space heater or gas log then i don't think so. if still in doubt one should consult an hvac licensed installer.

I would think the gas line would explode from the heat of a wood fire. Check with the gas company before trying this.

Don't burn wood in a gas fire place. The chimneys are usually different and will not stand the heat wood puts out. Call a fire place store and have them inspect it. Don't use it till then you could burn your house down.

I would say yes, you can. But maybe you can shut the gas off at the log lighter valve(the thing you need a key for) or maybe there is a ball-valve you can shut down. If the handle is inline, then it is on.

I would say no if the fireplace is an insert( a self contained unit). If it is a masonry built fp you are ok.

No gas fire places are not designed for wood burning.

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