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These refractory panels can easily crack and are expensive to replace.
Cracks in the panels can also cause a potentially dangerous situation
since they have lost their insulating ability and may transfer heat to
combustible materials.
Most of the fireplace manufacturers recommend replacing a panel if you
can fit the edge of a nickel inside the crack.
The main cause
for cracks developing is having too big or too hot of a fire.
We highly
recommend that you should limit the size of your fires to either ONE
prefabricated log (i.e. Duraflame or Pine Mountain), or just 2 to 3
small pieces of wood at a time.
Having
large fires will guarantee that you will prematurely crack the fragile
panels.
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