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...
by Eron Armour | Mar 26, 2016 | Chimney, Chimney Inspection, Chimney Problems
Newer wood-burning fireplaces are generally factory built “zero-clearance” units. These are metal boxes lined with refractory panels. The fireplace is vented by an insulated metal chimney assembled in sections. Things we look for in these installations...
by Eron Armour | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Fire officials believe the fire started in a make-shift woodstove” http://m.kxly.com/news/early-morning-fire-badly-damages-post-falls-mobile-home/38122600 Please don’t take chances with your life. Have your wood burning equipment properly installed...
by Eron Armour | Feb 20, 2015 | Chimney Fire, Chimney Inspection
“Chimney fires are the second leading cause of house fires and the third leading cause of house fire deaths.” The worst thing is chimney fires are preventable! Have your chimney swept annually to prevent problems. EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) – Chimney...
by Eron Armour | Feb 19, 2015 | Chimney Fire, Chimney Problems
This type of chimney fire is 100% preventable with proper chimney cleaning. Routine and proper chimney sweeping may included rotary sweeping, rotary de-glazing or treatment with a creosote modifier and re-sweeping. Luckily for the residents there was only smoke...
by Eron Armour | Feb 18, 2015 | Chimney Fire, Chimney Inspection
These people got lucky. In this case the stove connector or flue was probably improperly installed, possibly an unlisted chimney flue pipe, connector or pass through or one of these parts not meeting the necessary clearance to the combustible wall. Nine times out of...
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