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Safety in Using a Wood Heater

This is what should be done to safely use awill fit all around the door in the groove.
wood heating system. Before you ever start aScrape out any of the old chord still inside
fire in your wood heater check the stove pipethe heater door groove and when clean wipe it
and chimney. Look to see they are properlywith a rag. Apply the liquid adhesive a few
connected and that they have no holesdrops at a time to the inside of the groove.
showing. Fumes like carbon monoxide, as wellThe warmth of the door will cause it to
as smoke, could escape into your housebecome sticky in a few minutes. When the
through a hole in the stove pipe, as couldadhesive 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 windowchord in place for a few moments while it
some to allow oxygen from outside to entersets, attaching a few inches of the chord to
the room where your heater is burning. Thethe groove at a time. When it is all in
fire burns up the oxygen present in the roomplace, close the heater door. Tighten the
when the heater is operating.It is a gooddoor latch as much as possible and let it set
idea to have your heater sitting on a sheetfor about fifteen minutes.The chimney must be
metal base, that stretches out in front ofchecked for an excess of soot deposited on
the heater's door. This metal sheet spreadsits inside. It is a good idea to open the
out any excessive heat on the floor andhole for the soot to fall down the chimney
should the fire spit out burning embers whenand stove pipe into the heaters burning
the door is opened for putting wood in, thechamber. This is done by turning two fire
floor will be protected from burns. This canbricks on their side at the top of the
often happen if the wood being burnt is notheaters burning chamber.Wear old clothes.
completely dry. Some types of wood likeTake hand wiping rag, chimney cleaning brush,
spruce will tend to pop and spit embersand the tools needed to remove the stove pipe
frequently while burning.Check the fire proofcap 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 gapscap and brush the soot off the inside of the
present. You want the fire box of yourcap. Look inside the chimney. You will
heater air tight when you close the draftlikely see a layer of black soot covering the
lever shutting off the air flow. The drafttop of the chimney. Blow it away. Take the
lever allows you to control how hot the firechimney brush and carefully push it down and
burns. Closing the draft lever slows downpull it up the chimney. Do this repeatedly
the fire by stopping its oxygen supply.Youuntil 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 acap onto the chimney, clean your hands and
length of fire proof rope-like chord. If youtools with the rag and be careful climbing
can see the light of the fire through thedown off the roof. Take your time. It is
edge of the door where the door seal isnot worth getting hurt by falling.Wood heat
located, repair is needed.It is best to dois a comfortable way of heating your home but
the repair when the door of the heater isit does take some safety knowledge and
still quite warm. Measure and cut theprecautions to do so safely.
correct length of door sealing chord that



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