The Flame Of Your Dreams: Maximizing Flame Height Through Proper Installation William Shakespeare once said Fire that’s closest kept burns most of all. HPC Fire Inspired values and listens to the desires of our customers. In turn, responds by creating designs that achieve diverse aesthetics and functions while bringing dreams to reality. HPC Fire Inspired Research and Design Team are dedicated to ensuring each piece of your fire feature is tooled properly. From the orifices to the ports, each part is inspected and tested before it reaches the hands of our customers. Thus ensuring our burners will light every time. In this Tech Talk, HPC Fire Inspired will highlight how critical proper installation is to the functioning of [...]

Old World Cooking With Modern Convenience HPC Forno de Pizza “The most beautiful things in life are not physical things. They’re people, places, memories, and pictures. They’re feelings and moments, and smiles and laughter (Joanie SLM).” HPC Forno de Pizza creates opportunities for families and friends to come together to celebrate traditions through cooking with fire. HPC Fire has provided Forno de Pizza with flame sensing technology and technological support since 2009. In 2020, HPC officially acquired Forno de Pizza to take the company to new heights and to offer customers outdoor dining products. Hugo Laranja’s true passion for the engineering design and mission for the oven to be safe, aesthetically pleasing, and simplistic to use made for a perfect union with [...]

It’s All About Stainless Steel Benefits Of HPC’s Stainless Steel Torpedo Burner John A. Shedd once said, “A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” HPC’s Research and Design Team Lead by our top-notch Engineers breathes life to this quote with each design they create. Partick Schatz, an HPC engineer speaks to the extensive research that goes into each piece. He states, “Our product designs are carefully curated, with safety at the forefront while HPC’s testing team proves out functionality and performance before each design is approved.” This Tech Talk is dedicated to the brilliant design of HPC’s Stainless Steel Torpedo Burner and will also provide a comparison to a Jetted Brass Burner. HPC’s [...]

Fire At Your Fingertips: Bluetooth Syncing HPC Fire Inspired values our customers and wants to ensure that they receive the upmost care. Our National Fireplace Institute Certified Tech Team strives to keep our patrons informed. Chuck Parsons shared the importance of the HPC Tech line and how it allows HPC providers to remain in touch with consumer needs. In response to recent inquiries regarding our Remote Electronic Ignition Control technology (EI Series), HPC is dedicating this Tech Talk to provide education around Bluetooth syncing. This Tech Talk will explain the benefits of our Bluetooth features as well as walk you through the steps to sync your remote and HPC Fire App with your desired fire design. Benefits of Remote Electronic Ignition Control [...]

Gas Line Sizing Ensuring Safety and Performance HPC Fire Inspired is here to service you and meet all your fire design needs. Our National Fireplace Institute certified Tech Team, led by Chuck Parsons, will help troubleshoot any installation issue bringing your dreams to reality. In response to our consumer questions, the HPC Tech Team wants to address the importance of gas line sizing when choosing your fire feature. Our team believes in educating our consumers empowering them to become informed buyers so they may light up their lives with HPC fire designs. This Tech Talk will leave you feeling informed and confident around gas line sizing enabling you to enjoy your fire feature to the fullest. Gas Pressure Basics: Investing in [...]

Not All Hot Surface Igniters are The Same In this HPC Fire Inspired Tech Talk, we will discuss the igniter replacement unit for the electronic ignition ON/OFF and HI/LO units.  HPC Fire Inspired changed the igniter style and material in 2019 and that has caused some confusion for the dealers and their customers. Today we clear this confusion up. Let's start with the older “blade” type igniter. When HPC Fire Inspired first released the new EI system late in 2016, it began life with the blade-style silicon carbide igniter. Many may know it because of the perforated barrel that was installed to protect the delicate nature of the igniter. This worked very well for pilot ignition, but there were many problems [...]

Outdoor Hybrid Ovens This week HPC Fire Inspired would like to introduce our new outdoor Hybrid Oven. What better way to create memorable moments in your backyard with the ones you love than with the chance to share a meal with them outdoors? Our oven is perfect for homemade pizza, smoking, or with the right accessory even grilling all in one dual-fuel outdoor oven. Each oven is handcrafted out of formed refractory, polished stainless steel hearth and artisan mosaic glass tile which is available in 6 colors. Simple and easy to use electronic ignition, 120v with battery backup, or simple battery powered. All models are available in natural gas and propane. No stack design makes for a compact design and retains more heat [...]

Why ON/OFF units may be more convenient on a commercial application than a HI/LO In this HPC Fire Inspired™ Teck Talk, we will focus on the proper equipment selection for your client and their property. Many Commercial applications (Hotels, Multi-Family, restaurants, and Bars) may require multiple people or even patrons to operate the fire pit or running the burners at odd hours. So, let’s take a look at some of the HI/LO Features that may be an inconvenience for a commercial property. Must Use the Bluetooth remote of the smartphone APP for operation. The remote can get lost by employees and the app will limit the people who have the ability to operate the unit. You can’t use a timer on a HI/LO [...]

Electronic Ignition Sequence of Operation for ON/OFF and HI/LO Inserts Here at HPC Fire Inspired™, we get many calls regarding the sequence of operations in the installation and fire-up process of the Electronic Hot Surface Ignition, so today we will go over how the “EI” appliances operate. Below is the sequence at which all “EI” units ON/OFF or HI/LO will go through before the burner ignition. Call for power, via remote, wall switch or timer, etc. The module is powered and the it will check for continuity through the thermocouple The igniter will begin to glow (30-second cycle) The pilot valve opens, shortly after the igniter is powered Igniter lights pilot gas The pilot flame warms the thermocouple and sends a millivolt reading [...]

Gas Pressure Basics Gas Pressure is very critical to the installation and operation of HPC Fire Inspired fire features. If the pressure being supplied to our appliances is not correct the units will not operate correctly. If the pressure in the gas line is too high, it can cause damage to the unit, and if the pressure is too low it can cause small flames and nuisance drops outs. Today we will talk about gas pressure basics. The pressure of a gas is the force that the gas exerts on the walls of its container, such as a gas line. We measure the gas line pressure with a monometer, which will read pressure as inches of water column (inch WC) or can be [...]