Build Your Own Gel Fuel Fireplace

If you don t have a fire bowl or a fireplace at home just make one.

Build your own gel fuel fireplace.

Your diy gel fire is easily positioned in the. 3 ounces of plain melted soy wax. Free shipping on prime eligible orders. Can i use bio fuel bought elsewhere.

Three empty soup cans. Simply strip off the label from the can open the top and ignite the gel fuel with a long nose ligher. Ventless gel fireplaces use gel fuel to create a ventless fireplace. Each gel fireplace is a portable fireplace and some are wall mounted gel fireplaces.

When using up to the maximum of 3 gel canisters simultaneously this provides a good amount of warmth and light to the room while not being too hot. Yes but you must make sure it is the right one with ethanol content not greater than 96 6 and designed specially for fireplaces. You can also add scent to your fireplace gel by adding a few drops of essential oil found at your local candle supply or craft store. Containers for the burning fuel.

As with many other gel fireplaces this fireplace uses the real flame gel fuel which produces a large flame and emits up to 9 000 btus per hour with a burning time of up to 3 hours. You will want. Each can will burn for about 3 hours. Our gel fuel will start slowly and will build up to a ful flame in about 2 minutes.

Our realflame gel fuel is sold in cases of 12 or 24 canisters. We ve already told you of fire pits and bowls and today we ll discuss green variants like a bio ethanol fireplace that you can make yourself at home. All you need is an ethanol burner and some non flammable material. It looks very modern and you don t need any wood to warm up the space just some gel or other fuel you prefer.

Also be very weary of buying your fuel in 5l containers as although it is cheaper the weight of it makes it hard to fill up precisely and you are much more likely to spill. These will depend on the fuel and the type of fire your are trying to create. With modern bio ethanol burners you can build your own eco friendly ventless fireplace. Most people enjoy sitting by a fireplace.

Or a place for the fire if you have an existing fireplace. The idea is simple. Build a box or a platform out of non flammable material cut a slot that fits the ethanol burner that you chose and insert the burner.