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 Sunday, February 12, 2012
Tip of the Day Categories » Fireplaces

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Tip of the Day Articles: Fireplaces
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Burn Your Fireplace/Woodstove Cleanly and Efficiently
Where there's smoke, there's a bad fire.
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Chestnuts Roasting
Have your chimney checked every year to make sure it's properly venting hot, toxic gases and carbon monoxide to the outdoors.
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Chimney Fires
How and why chimney fires start... and all about the Chimney Sweep's "art"!
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Chimney Flue Cleaning
How to safety-check your flue... what to look for, and what to do!
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Chimney pillow
Adding a "chimney pillow" helps you stay warm when winter winds blow.
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Chimney Safety
How to avoid a military-quality smokescreen of your very own -- with explosive action and real live firemen.
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Chimney Seep
Don't you mean "sweep?" Nope, it's "seep" that causes chimney paint to peel.
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Cleaning fireplace ashes
Here's some ‘Less Mess’ information for easy fireplace cleanup.
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Cleaning your Fireplace and Flue
Cleaning a flue is a messy job, and if you’re not careful, black soot will get on everything.
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Electronic Fireplaces
Now you can make any room look like lifestyles of the "you-know-who"...
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Exhausto: Suck It Up
Got smoky back-draft? A chimney fan can help clear the air!
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Fee Fie Faux Fireplaces
A new breed of electric fireplaces is here.
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Fee Fie Faux Fireplaces
A new breed of electric fireplaces is here.
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Fireplace Brick and Stone Cleaner
How to remove baked-on soot, dirt and grease from brick and stone fireplaces.
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Fireplace Brick and Stone Cleaner
How to remove baked-on soot, dirt and grease from brick and stone fireplaces.
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Fireplace Do's and Don'ts
Burning wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, Styrofoam or any kind of trash in a fireplace is dangerous.
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Fireplace Maintenance
If you burn wood frequently, you should have a professional inspect the fireplace and chimney at least once annually.
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Fireplace Remedies
Clear up minor fireplace problems... so smoke won't ruin your Christmas Eve.
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Fireplace Safety
Time for "snap, crackle and pop?" How to fire-up your fireplace safety...
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Fireplace Smoke Signals
How to avoid a military-quality smokescreen of your very own -- with explosive action and real live firemen.
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Fireplace That Smokes?
Smokey room... (cough)? Adding some (special) bricks... just might do the trick!
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Firewood = Sunlight & Water
Today we answer a lot of burning questions? about firewood!
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Firewood Tips
Use "seasoned" wood that's been dried at least six months and has a 20-percent to 25-percent moisture content.
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Firewood-Burning Questions
Firewood contains water? Heat from the sun? Surprising facts on fireplace glow.
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Firewood/Seasoned vs. Wet
How to be sure the wood you use isn't messing up chimneys and flues.
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Firing Up a Fireplace
A chimney sweep will make sure everything is free, clear and shipshape before you fire up your fireplace.
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Foil Ashes - Give Yourself a Break
For a warmer and brighter fire, line the bottom of the fireplace with aluminum foil -- shiny-side-up.
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Fresh Air Fireplace
Expensive heated room air going up the chimney? Now you can breathe easy!
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Get the Most Heat Out of Your Fireplace
Closing your damper down allows smoke to exhaust while more heat is retained in the fire box.
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Home is where the Hearth is
Nothing warms a room, and the heart like a crackling fire, flickering over a hearth. Today you’ll learn how a zero clearance unit is all it takes to do it.
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Shopping for Firewood?
Not all firewood is created alike.
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Testing your Fireplace for Hazards
Danger lurks in the hearths and flues of all burning devices.
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Vent-free Gas Appliances
A vent-free gas appliance could be the thing for you.
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Zero Clearance Fireplace Units
Pre-fab fire. Good looks, great savings.
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