Comments on: Is Duraflame a Green Product?

By: garrett birkel

garrett birkel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:21:31 +0000

I agree about the longevity of the Duraflames – they will last just about three hours. The heat they give off is less than half that of a similarly-sized firewood fire, but adequate for sitting near. It will not heat the whole house but it will warm a good-sized room.

A small tree split in half and fell across my driveway this summer, so I chopped it with an axe (excellent exercise) and stacked it on the side of the house. I burned through it in a couple of months, but realized as I did so that the Duraflames I usually use are easier to set up and easier to maintain once burning. As a city-dweller, I recommend them.

By: WannabeKiwi

WannabeKiwi — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:20:19 +0000

I just finished a very nice 3-hour burn with a Duraflame log (it kept its flame pretty well until the end, and then was resurrected by my prodding). Granted it’s not as satisfying as a roaring, normal fire, but for an evening sitting in front of the fire with a good book it does very nicely. It doesn’t provide the warmth that a conventional fire does, but I don’t think it’s marketed for that. If you need fire to heat your house, Duraflame would not be a good choice. But for an easy fire that lasts decently long for us city slickers, it does just fine.

By: City mouse

City mouse — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:17:54 +0000

The Duraflame logs burn very clean, but you only get a decent fire for about 20 minutes. Then, it burns for about two hours with a little bitty flame and no heat. Don’t believe the “Up to three hours” advertising. These are more for aesthetic purposes. Maybe could get more heat with multiple logs but packaging says to only burn one at a time.

By: SB

SB — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:37:45 +0000

do these people know how to spell or speak the english language………good god……

By: RD

RD — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:57:55 +0000

Slanted tom are cutting your fire wood by hand with an ax????? Because if your not than it is being cut by a 2 stroke chain saw and that isn’t at all GREEN!!!! And you say your house is drafty then your probebly using at least 25% more wood than is needed. All so are cutting up Green living trees and letting them sit for 2 years??? No don’t get me wrong I grew up in an area were wood as the only heat source we had so I understand the need and desire for a wood fire. But I also know the proper way to select fire wood for cutting. And when it is done properly welps the forest by removing dead trees that attract bugs and are a fire hazard. Now if you live in an urban area and go to a lot to buy firewood those trees usualy have be removed from some constuction site. Which is the dumbest thing happening around the country. Why would you remove an establised tree just to go back and plant new little trees must be constantly watered and don’t alway make it past a couple of years. So I do belive that the dura flame logs are much more green for the urban enviorment. They are made from waste and put to a good use. They also produce less emissions than regular wood.

By: bill

bill — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:25:21 +0000

Has anyone out there a commercial use for the byproduct of biodiesel, namely, glycerine.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:54:41 +0000

hi-can someone tell me approximately how long these duraflame logs will burn for? can i use them for an hour or two,and relight another time? thanx,steve

By: Manonfyr

Manonfyr — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:04:57 +0000

Slanted Tom Tighten up your drafty house man if your heating a drafty house that is not Eco.

By: Manonfyr

Manonfyr — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:04:45 +0000

Slanted Tom Tighten up your drafty house man if your heating a drafty house that is not Eco.

By: barb dwyer

barb dwyer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:01:01 +0000

Duraflame logz keep u very hot when they burn!!!! I luv dem as much as pie, LOL!!!

By: Mr Q

Mr Q — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:20:43 +0000

On this season i always buy this duraflame logs the only thing im worry about is the emissions when is burned i dont know but it just smells pretty different when u burn normal wood.

By: Thegunt

Thegunt — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:16:17 +0000

Slanted Tom – what are you talking about mountain man?
see this link
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/release.cgi?sfArticleId=7908
New studies from Omni Environmental Laboratories of Beaverton, OR also show that the Duraflame’s firelogs emit 70 percent less CO2 than burning an equivalent wood fire, and over 80 percent fewer green house gas emissions than use of a natural gas log set in a fireplace. “When we embarked upon this initiative, we didn’t anticipate that burning Duraflame firelogs would be a significant way for people to reduce their carbon footprint,” he adds.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:31:17 +0000

I was told you could make fire logs out of glycerine, is that true? If so I am making bio-fuel, the bi-product is glycerine. When I distill the methanol the glycerine is safe and pure vegetable oil glycerine.
If anyone knows this and knows how to do it, please respond to my email address directly,
blazeschi-ext4@yahoo.com

By: Blaze Pardi

Blaze Pardi — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:30:25 +0000