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erate your fire so that it part. But there are chim- its fullest use. Strangely, we are not
lasts through the night neys that don’t like that You can have them born with immediate
and burns strong enough either, and just want dry check over your wood knowledge of all these
to move the carbon out wood altogether. supply and run the unit stubborn and strange
of the chimney in the Is your chimney set together to see how it systems, which vary from
smoke. If it is too slow a up properly? If you have draws and burns through house to house and even
fire, the smoke lingers in sections of pipe, mis- a stoke of wood. You can change with different
the flue and the carbon takes can be part of the learn when to damper loads of wood. Give your-
settles on your chimney. problem. You can check down, and how far to go. self a chance to learn
It may not look it, but the fire codes, books, Also, you can pick up on more about the particu-
that stuff is very com- and even the fire depart- how long to run those lar and peculiar burning
bustible. It is more like ment will inspect if you hotter initial fires, and system that you have,
charcoal than just dirt, ask. even how to get them go- and you will have less
by Dr. Debi warner
so beware of it collecting
Contributing Writer
How do you handle the ing strong. You will learn fuss, more warmth, and
in your chimney, which overload of soot build the signs of a struggling a safer home for your
is in the midst of your up? Carefully. fire and when to give it a Happy Home Team!
Dear Dr. Debi, house. Given that whole busi- boost. Dr. Debi
Everyone is telling me to On the other hand, if ness of chimney fire risk,
go clean my chimney dur- you run a fire too hot it is dangerous to sud-
ing the mid-winter thaw. and send the rage of denly change your pat-
Dr. Debi Warner is the Founder of Renovation Psychology
®
and
There’s a lot of black soot flames up where that tern of burning. You will author of Putting the Home Team to Work, available now online.
in the bottom, does that soot has collected, it want to proceed with
Dr. Debi provides advice for greater domestic harmony to folks who
mean anything? can ignite and become caution.
are renovating their home – for True Home Improvement.
Signed, a chimney fire or puff You need to examine
This column is offered for enjoyment and enhancement and is
not intended to replace your personal medical care.
Burning Lotsa Wood back. Those events are the reasons why your
Photo by Bob Jenks, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Dr. Debi has a con-
scary and dangerous. soot is happening. Ask sultation practice, visiting home sites all over New England from
Dear Smokey, Many times a chimney for advice. Should you go
her studio in Littleton, NH at the Tannery Marketplace. © 2009
Burning wood is a fire can burn a house up on your roof to clean
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great way to save money down. Awful, it just roars it mid-winter? Well, peo-
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resource. It also em- coming. There are some accustomed to the slope
ploys local folks instead flare-type remedies you of the roof and dealing
of those far across the can keep on hand; and with the icy spots. They
world. It also warms you you may do well to have also know what to check
twice – once when you some, but study up on for and what looks like
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