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Wood or Coal Burning Stoves
- Check your stove pipes and chimney regularly for
creosote build-up. Shiny creosote deposits look
like black paint, and are an indication that your
wood stove is not working properly.
- Burn seasoned wood to minimize cresote build-up.
Wood stored in the spring will be seasoned and ready
to burn in the fall, although a longer storage time
is preferable.
- Don't overload the stove with wood. This can cause
the wood to smolder, and produces excessive
creosote build-up.
- Keep combustibles away from the stove.
- Keep a dry chemical fire extinguisher on hand
in the event of a chimney fire. Close the
damper and air inlet immediately, then call the
fire department
- Don't connect a wood stove to a fireplace chimney
unless the chimney has been properly sealed
around the stovepipe. Don't connect more than
one stove to a chimney.
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