| This is what should be done to safely use a | | | | will fit all around the door in the groove. |
| wood heating system. Before you ever start a | | | | Scrape out any of the old chord still inside |
| fire in your wood heater check the stove pipe | | | | the heater door groove and when clean wipe it |
| and chimney. Look to see they are properly | | | | with a rag. Apply the liquid adhesive a few |
| connected and that they have no holes | | | | drops at a time to the inside of the groove. |
| showing. Fumes like carbon monoxide, as well | | | | The warmth of the door will cause it to |
| as smoke, could escape into your house | | | | become sticky in a few minutes. When the |
| through a hole in the stove pipe, as could | | | | adhesive becomes gel-like, press the chord |
| flames f you ever have a small chimney fire. | | | | into the groove with a screwdriver. Hold the |
| That could start a house fire.Open a window | | | | chord in place for a few moments while it |
| some to allow oxygen from outside to enter | | | | sets, attaching a few inches of the chord to |
| the room where your heater is burning. The | | | | the groove at a time. When it is all in |
| fire burns up the oxygen present in the room | | | | place, close the heater door. Tighten the |
| when the heater is operating.It is a good | | | | door latch as much as possible and let it set |
| idea to have your heater sitting on a sheet | | | | for about fifteen minutes.The chimney must be |
| metal base, that stretches out in front of | | | | checked for an excess of soot deposited on |
| the heater's door. This metal sheet spreads | | | | its inside. It is a good idea to open the |
| out any excessive heat on the floor and | | | | hole for the soot to fall down the chimney |
| should the fire spit out burning embers when | | | | and stove pipe into the heaters burning |
| the door is opened for putting wood in, the | | | | chamber. This is done by turning two fire |
| floor will be protected from burns. This can | | | | bricks on their side at the top of the |
| often happen if the wood being burnt is not | | | | heaters burning chamber.Wear old clothes. |
| completely dry. Some types of wood like | | | | Take hand wiping rag, chimney cleaning brush, |
| spruce will tend to pop and spit embers | | | | and the tools needed to remove the stove pipe |
| frequently while burning.Check the fire proof | | | | cap at the top of your chimney. Carefully |
| chord seal around the door of the heater, | | | | climb onto the roof. Take off the chimney |
| making sure that there are no holes or gaps | | | | cap and brush the soot off the inside of the |
| present. You want the fire box of your | | | | cap. Look inside the chimney. You will |
| heater air tight when you close the draft | | | | likely see a layer of black soot covering the |
| lever shutting off the air flow. The draft | | | | top of the chimney. Blow it away. Take the |
| lever allows you to control how hot the fire | | | | chimney brush and carefully push it down and |
| burns. Closing the draft lever slows down | | | | pull it up the chimney. Do this repeatedly |
| the fire by stopping its oxygen supply.You | | | | until you see no more black near the top of |
| should keep a door seal repair kit on hand. | | | | the chimney. When it's clean reattach the |
| It contains a tube of liquid adhesive and a | | | | cap onto the chimney, clean your hands and |
| length of fire proof rope-like chord. If you | | | | tools with the rag and be careful climbing |
| can see the light of the fire through the | | | | down off the roof. Take your time. It is |
| edge of the door where the door seal is | | | | not worth getting hurt by falling.Wood heat |
| located, repair is needed.It is best to do | | | | is a comfortable way of heating your home but |
| the repair when the door of the heater is | | | | it does take some safety knowledge and |
| still quite warm. Measure and cut the | | | | precautions to do so safely. |
| correct length of door sealing chord that | | | | |