testtest

Winter is almost here

Will be putting winter fertilizer down in yard this week. Still beautiful weather and if we are lucky to get snow here this year it usually comes in the first 2 weeks of December. It doesn't stay long but sure does look nice for a short time. Spring returns in mid February here and so does the heat. I always look forward to winter, it must be the New Englander in me.
 
For those of you who burn wood (stove or fireplace). Here’s a trick that’ll save you $ and keep your place safe. We wall know that creosote will build up in chimneys, but do you know that if, when you have a nice hot fire going, you’ll toss an empty aluminum can into the fire it will burn up. The aluminum oxide will dry out the creosote and actually clean your flue😊. Make a regular habit of it and your flue will be nice and creosote free. You can buy a powder at fireplace/stove shops that’ll do it, but it’s just powdered aluminum so you get the same effect just with a can👍. My favorite uncle moving into a house when he retired. They’d never had a fireplace and the one in the house was dirty-to the point the damper was almost inoperable. I told him “ toss an aluminum can in occasionally when you’ve got a nice fire going”. Uncle called me a few days later. Him and my aunt had a nice fire the evening before and he’d tossed in a can. Later the fire was dying down and they went on to bed. He said they’d just fallen asleep when a loud CLUNK woke them up. The previously stuck damper had dropped! He wound up having to tighten it because it was now so loose.
Also, if ya don’t have one drop a few bucks and buy a “chemex” fire extinguisher stick. Looks like an old fashioned railroad flare, In the event you ever have a chimney fire, you strike it (like a flare) toss it in the stove or fireplace and close the doors. It’ll smother the chimney fire quickly and with basically NO mess. Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and the Arabs turned off the oil lots of folks started heating with wood. On the FD we went out on a LOT of chimney fires. Nasty things to deal with and always very messy. Salesman came by the station selling the Chemex ext. chief was old school and not too keen on trying new stuff. Guy said “how about I just leave you a few. Try it and if you like them, then just buy them from me.” We threw ‘em on the pump and kinda forgot about it. Few weeks later we get a call-chimney fire. It’s roaring like a jet. One of the crew was getting gear off the truck, grabbed one of the sticks and said “how bout we try it”. Long story short, we lit one, chucked it in the stove and slammed the door. In just a minute the fire was OUT. Took time for the red hot pipe to cool down but fire was out with zero damage to the house from water or extinguisher residue. We carried a case of them on each pumper from that week on and they always worked.
 
Shibadog said:
For those of you who burn wood (stove or fireplace). Here’s a trick that’ll save you $ and keep your place safe. We wall know that creosote will build up in chimneys, but do you know that if, when you have a nice hot fire going, you’ll toss an empty aluminum can into the fire it will burn up. The aluminum oxide will dry out the creosote and actually clean your flue😊. Make a regular habit of it and your flue will be nice and creosote free. You can buy a powder at fireplace/stove shops that’ll do it, but it’s just powdered aluminum so you get the same effect just with a can👍. My favorite uncle moving into a house when he retired. They’d never had a fireplace and the one in the house was dirty-to the point the damper was almost inoperable. I told him “ toss an aluminum can in occasionally when you’ve got a nice fire going”. Uncle called me a few days later. Him and my aunt had a nice fire the evening before and he’d tossed in a can. Later the fire was dying down and they went on to bed. He said they’d just fallen asleep when a loud CLUNK woke them up. The previously stuck damper had dropped! He wound up having to tighten it because it was now so loose.
Also, if ya don’t have one drop a few bucks and buy a “chemex” fire extinguisher stick. Looks like an old fashioned railroad flare, In the event you ever have a chimney fire, you strike it (like a flare) toss it in the stove or fireplace and close the doors. It’ll smother the chimney fire quickly and with basically NO mess. Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and the Arabs turned off the oil lots of folks started heating with wood. On the FD we went out on a LOT of chimney fires. Nasty things to deal with and always very messy. Salesman came by the station selling the Chemex ext. chief was old school and not too keen on trying new stuff. Guy said “how about I just leave you a few. Try it and if you like them, then just buy them from me.” We threw ‘em on the pump and kinda forgot about it. Few weeks later we get a call-chimney fire. It’s roaring like a jet. One of the crew was getting gear off the truck, grabbed one of the sticks and said “how bout we try it”. Long story short, we lit one, chucked it in the stove and slammed the door. In just a minute the fire was OUT. Took time for the red hot pipe to cool down but fire was out with zero damage to the house from water or extinguisher residue. We carried a case of them on each pumper from that week on and they always worked.
Click to expand...
We can't do that as my wife is on oxygen and the paint on the can combined with the oxide is a toxic combination for her.
 
For those of you who think I was kidding it's time for me to post this photo again.
Screenshot_20251007_130930_Samsung Internet.jpg

June 2020⁸
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top