Smeg Fires

No1newts

No1newts

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I have a smeg fire mounted on the wall in my house.

Had it and been running it for around six month now and starting to notice a slight stain appearing on the wall above it where the air vents out. Looks a sooty blackish colour and was wondering if anyone else owns a fire and has had this issue or just generally knows of this issue coming about?

We are just going to re-paint the wall so its no real issue but would like to know if its defective or something :p
 
I doubt it's soot, just charring the paint / paper / whatever from the heat.

Can you not put a mantelpiece over it? I think that's generally why people have them. Failing that some sort of heat proof paper / paint?
 
Telescopi said:
I doubt it's soot, just charring the paint / paper / whatever from the heat.

Can you not put a mantelpiece over it? I think that's generally why people have them. Failing that some sort of heat proof paper / paint?
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Will have to look into heat proof paint.

We dont want to put a mantlepiece over it, we got a smeg fire for it to be non-conventional and for it to be mounted halfway up a wall.

PhillyDee said:
Pic?

Could be discolouring due to the heat. Use crap paint?
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Will drop a pic on in the morning in natural light. Its nothing drastic, just on the 3 main vents theres a few cm high discolouration its on a green wall and its only noticeeable if you are really close to it and know what you are looking for. Tried wiping it off with a cloth but that didnt work.

Was good dulux paint, no cheap stuff.

I would guess it was just discolouration from the heat,seems most likely, main aim of the thread was to find out if anyone else had the same issue.
 
No1newts said:
We are just going to re-paint the wall so its no real issue but would like to know if its defective or something :p
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If it is soot or charing, it might be an idea to paint over with stain-stopper (or equivalent) first as those kinds of marks can soak through paint.
 
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Ergates said:
If it is soot or charing, it might be an idea to paint over with stain-stopper (or equivalent) first as those kinds of marks can soak through paint.
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I'm assuming I can pick something like that up at B+Q? Oh the wonders never cease, soot stopping paint!! (Idiot me for not really thinking of this in the first palce :p)
 
No1newts said:
I'm assuming I can pick something like that up at B+Q? Oh the wonders never cease, soot stopping paint!! (Idiot me for not really thinking of this in the first palce :p)
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Yup. It won't stop soot/marks redepositing on the surface again - it blocks the colour coming through again from underneath.
 
IIRC this happens when the heat from the fire causes the air coming into contact with it to rise and collide with the wall above it. Minute particles of dust and grot carried by the air then stick to the wall, causing a mark after a couple of years. Its perfectly normal and often occurs above radiators or heaters mounted on a wall rather than under a window.
 
It amazes me how ignorant companies are about other languages, surely when your trying to create a reputable business name you actually check what that word means in other countries you are selling to? How embarrassing it must be own a "Smeg" fire lol.
 
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