All posts tagged "fireplace"
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Tending To Your Fireplace
There’s nothing better than snuggling up to a crackling fire in one’s fireplace on a chilly day or a cold winter’s night. A fire excites several senses – the warmth of the flame; the rhythm created by...
- Posted June 8, 2015
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Vent-free Fireplaces
Do you have a room in which an energy- and cost efficient fireplace would be a nice addition? We’ve told you before about electric fireplaces. They add warmth and elegance to any room without need for a...
- Posted December 28, 2014
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Show Notes: Are You Ready for Christmas?
The final countdown has begun… 5 days until Christmas, will you be ready? James and Morris are working feverishly to finish all the items on their “To-Do” list. We called in our experts to give us a...
- Posted December 20, 2014
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Maintain Your Fireplace
With Santa soon to make his way down chimneys all across America it’s a great time to maintain your fireplace and chimney to make sure that they are clean and safe. Creosote, a highly flammable residue, which...
- Posted December 20, 2014
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Firewood Tips
Here’s a few firewood tips you should know before burning wood. Freshly cut wood contains about 50-percent moisture. It will bubble and hiss and form steam that forces messy resins out the ends. But it won’t burn....
- Posted December 17, 2014
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Zero-Clearance Fireplaces
You say you don’t have a fireplace, and can’t afford to build one. Well cheer up, cause adding a factory built pre-fab fireplace just may be the answer. They’re called zero-clearance units. Because they’re heavily insulated and...
- Posted November 28, 2014
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Fresh Air Fireplace
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt began his famous “fireside chats” in 1933. The message warmed our hearts and America breathed a sigh of relief. Today, the new fresh air fireplace by Heatilator does much the same! First and...
- Posted November 20, 2014
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Fireplace Remedies
Christmas Eve is a special time for family and friends to gather in the glow of a crackling fire. But things don’t always go as planned and fireplaces don’t always work properly. If yours is smoking and...
- Posted November 3, 2014
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Fireplace Do’s and Don’ts
The fireplace isn’t an incinerator. Burning wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, Styrofoam or any kind of trash in a fireplace is dangerous. They give off toxic fumes and deadly carbon monoxide that often doesn’t make it up the...
- Posted October 30, 2014
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Fireplace Hazards
It’s the time of year when a fireplace or woodstove take on a special kind of importance. Hazards lurk in the hearths and flues of all burning devices — and special care should be taken before attempting...
- Posted October 28, 2014