by Eron Armour | Jan 18, 2017 | Chimney Fire, Safety, Wood Burning Stove
This is a sad, tragic story and unfortunately all too common. Never use an accelerant in your wood burning heater. This is an excerpt from a Blaze King woodstove manual: Never use gasoline, gasoline type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar...
by Eron Armour | Jan 4, 2017 | Chimney, Chimney Fire, Chimney Sweep
Establish a routine for your fuel, wood burning appliance and burning technique. Check daily for creosote build-up until experience shows how often you need to sweep the appliance and chimney to be safe. Be aware that in a very general way, the hotter the fire is the...
by Eron Armour | Nov 1, 2016 | Chimney, Chimney Problems, Wood Burning Stove
Most folks think a chimney simply exhausts smoke from your wood stove to the outside. However it not only removes the smoke, it’s responsible for supplying the combustion air which starts and sustains your fire. The old adage “nature abhors a vacuum”...
by Eron Armour | Oct 27, 2016 | How to, Wood Burning Stove
Wood burning heaters aka “wood stoves” come in two main configurations; standard non-catalytic wood stoves and catalytic wood stoves. Modern wood stoves are typically combination appliances that deliver heat via both radiation and convection: Radiant Heat – Think of...
by Eron Armour | Oct 26, 2016 | Chimney, Chimney Sweep, How to, Wood Burning Stove
Fire starting is a crucial wood burning skill. There are two main goals during fire starting; not only starting the fire, but starting the chimney as well. Starting the chimney is a process of preheating the flue to induce draft which is the true engine that drives...
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