Re: Gas again


"Barbara Carlson" <bbcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Frankly I don't think it was as messy as wood. We never did manage to
> take ashes out without a mess.
>
> A word for safety--if you have not burned wood in your fireplace for a
> while--have the chimney checked, and be sure the stovepipes for your
> wood stoves are properly installed. I learned the hard way with a
> chimney fire that destroyed our business!
>
A chimney sweep can usually do a good job of inspecting it, but if you
can't find one, your fire department will also be glad to check it out.
One of the things we emphasized when I was a firefighter was that it's a
lot easier for us to spend ten minutes preventing a fire than two hours
extinguishing one. Much safer, too... :-)

Eliyahu


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