This is an important post for all of you with gas log fireplaces or stoves. A friend of mine rushes home after a panic call from his wife. It is June 85 degrees and suddenly their gas log fire place comes on !!!. No it WAS NOT some type of home owner timer screw up. The next door neighbor opened his garage door and the remote control set off the remote control on the fireplace !!! This is a COMMON place problem. If you have a remote control gas fireplace garage door openers or even cell phones can activate the fire place.
Now what makes this really scary is that these folks were a week away from going on vacation. So if this had happened a week later the fire place would have gone on. A couple of things could have happened, none of them good. Heat would have built up and possibly caused a fire./ Or A/C comes on and fries the unit as it tries to cool the home. And so on.
So if you have a great gas log fireplace after the season turn the gas off or even better disable the remote. If you are listing a home that is vacant and has one of these things make sure it is secure and off.
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Charlie Ragonesi All Mountain Realty Big Canoe and Mountain Blog
On line at www.allmountainrealty.com Call at 706 579 1098
Charles, hadn't heard of this happening. We use gas logs, and leave the pilot light on all the time. Sometimes it goes out automatically and we have to relight to start it up in the winter. Good precaution.
wowee...thanks! Never thought of this but it makes sense.
Never thought of that. I've heard about remote garage door being an issue with radio signals and airplanes. This with the fireplace is rather scarry