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when having a wood burning stove insert. do you still need to have your chimmney cleaned?

justin s asked:


I never had to deal with wood stoves before so i am completly in the dark. trying to figure out what to do so i dont burn my house down thanks for the help

Rheem Gas Furnace
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Do pellets for pellet stoves have a wood scent?

Craig W asked:


Walking outside this evening the air is filled with the wonderful, at least to me, smell of wood burning fireplaces. I have a small fireplace that cannot burn logs so we are forced to use Duraflame logs… Are the pellets for pellet stoves have any kind of wood scent or do they just give off heat?

Breckwell Pellet Stoves
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What is the best solution to remove heavy rust from wood stoves?

dianaji asked:


it has been left outside so it’s very heavy rust.
i do not have a sandblaster. is there some kind of solution to use?

How To Build A Fireplace
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Ariel Vanderhorst asked:


Would you think I was lying me if I said “One?”

It may seem hard to believe, but it’s actually possible to completely heat an average-sized home using wood stoves. In a best-case scenario, it is even possible to heat your residence with just one wood burning stove. However, this can only happen if several important conditions are satisfied.

What are those conditions? Before we get into that, you first need to understand that wood burning stoves are classified as space heaters. As opposed to the average central heating system, which uses a series of pipes and ducts, modern stoves generate radiant heat that warms a home directly.

This is excellent news for modern home owners, because newer houses are designed to be energy efficient. They require less heating to maintain comfortable air temperatures, which makes it realistic to heat a moderately-sized modern home with a single wood burning stove. Here’s how this would happen.

Condition One: The stove needs to be installed in the home’s main living area. Ideally, this will be in an open, communal area, where family members spend a lot of time. This is frequently on the floor shared by the kitchen, living and dining rooms-the places where people eat, read, watch TV and hang out. If it isn’t possible to do this, you may have to use more than one stove to heat your house.

Condition Two: Heat flow needs to be possible. The one-stove approach works especially well in open-plan houses. If your residence has large rooms with few divisions, keeping everyone warm with just one large stove is really feasible. But if your house is broken up into multiple niches and smaller rooms, more than one wood burning stove will probably be necessary.

Condition Three: You need to choose from advanced wood stoves that are certified by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is really no more than a small caveat, since all wood stoves designed after the ’90s are EPA-certified, which means they are fuel efficient and have minimal environmental impact. However, if you’re not aware of this fact, you could inadvertently sacrifice the carefully engineered benefits of modern wood stoves by buying older, used models. Now you know–so check off that concern.

So, back to our opening question. How many stoves will it take to heat your home? As we’ve seen, the answer is conditional. But with a little advance planning, heating your residence with just one efficient, powerful wood stove can be a reality.



Candy Vending Machines
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Why does a campfire smell different from a wood stove?

J a x i e asked:


With winter here I can’t help but notice the distinct difference of the two smells between a wood stove or a campfire.

Why is there such a difference?

Bamboo Has Many Uses

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How do I clean a bird that has been trapped inside my wood stove so that it will survive?

Sunshine asked:


I had a bird fall down my wood stove pipe and I rescued it but I’m unsure if the bird will make it….the bird was responsive and could see it would follow every move i made…is a young bird, and very scared….does anyone know what else I could have done or could do..?

Eagle Claw Fishing Rods
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How much should it cost to install a new wood stove?

Kit asked:


We don’t currently have a wood stove so we would need to buy the stove and vent pipe and pay a contractor to install. Most website don’t actually tell you how much the stoves cost. Lowes lists prices but when I went to the store they said they didn’t do installs and didn’t provide contractor information. Trying to decide if this is worth pursuing

Ventless Gas Fireplaces
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Can you heat downstairs by turning your ac unit to fan and using wood stove?

HoMi asked:


I have a wood burning stove for heat. My upstairs, where the heater is located, is always too hot while the downstairs is freezing. Recently I was told that if I turn my central AC unit to fan then turn it on that it will heat my downstairs area. I was just wondering if this was true.

Mitchell Fishing Rods
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creative slogans for fireplace store? we sell all types of fireplaces, stoves, wood and gas appliances as well

sandra asked:


as accessories. we have a full educated staff to do installs, sales, and service. looking for something different and clever.

Bamboo Steamers
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Are very old wood burning stoves made in Taiwan worth much?

SDV asked:


Condition is fair, with normal use. No cracks.

Designer Scented Candles
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