Hey, did you know COFFEE & FIREPLACES are usually served hot?

18 February 2010

An Oakland judge has granted 2 California homeowners to represent over 500,000 consumers in a class action suit against fireplace manufacturer Lennox International Inc.

The couple alleges that "Lennox should have warned homeowners about the dangers of its products" because the glass window on the fireplace can reach a temperature exceeding 475 degrees "a temperature that can cause third degree burns to the skin. "

"It's in the range of twice as hot as an iron on its hottest setting" said Jerome Tapley, lawyer for the couple.

Here at Victorian Fireplace Shop, the coffee is usually lukewarm though if you're here early enough then you might sneak up on a hot cup. But if there's a fireplace operating in the store, the glass IS hot enough to burn your skin. DON'T TOUCH THE GLASS.

We dare say that any gas fireplace with a glass window will be hot enough to burn you during or immediately after the fire burning so in the interest of public service, we strongly discourage you from touching the glass window on a gas, wood, coal or pellet burning hearth appliance.