| This is what should be done to safely use a wood | | | | around the door in the groove. Scrape out any of |
| heating system. Before you ever start a fire in | | | | the old chord still inside the heater door groove |
| your wood heater check the stove pipe and | | | | and when clean wipe it with a rag. Apply the liquid |
| chimney. Look to see they are properly | | | | adhesive a few drops at a time to the inside of |
| connected and that they have no holes showing. | | | | the groove. The warmth of the door will cause it |
| Fumes like carbon monoxide, as well as smoke, | | | | to become sticky in a few minutes. When the |
| could escape into your house through a hole in the | | | | adhesive becomes gel-like, press the chord into |
| stove pipe, as could flames f you ever have a | | | | the groove with a screwdriver. Hold the chord in |
| small chimney fire. That could start a house fire. | | | | place for a few moments while it sets, attaching |
| Open a window some to allow oxygen from | | | | a few inches of the chord to the groove at a |
| outside to enter the room where your heater is | | | | time. When it is all in place, close the heater door. |
| burning. The fire burns up the oxygen present in | | | | Tighten the door latch as much as possible and let |
| the room when the heater is operating. | | | | it set for about fifteen minutes. |
| It is a good idea to have your heater sitting on a | | | | The chimney must be checked for an excess of |
| sheet metal base, that stretches out in front of | | | | soot deposited on its inside. It is a good idea to |
| the heater's door. This metal sheet spreads out | | | | open the hole for the soot to fall down the |
| any excessive heat on the floor and should the | | | | chimney and stove pipe into the heaters burning |
| fire spit out burning embers when the door is | | | | chamber. This is done by turning two fire bricks |
| opened for putting wood in, the floor will be | | | | on their side at the top of the heaters burning |
| protected from burns. This can often happen if | | | | chamber. |
| the wood being burnt is not completely dry. Some | | | | Wear old clothes. Take hand wiping rag, chimney |
| types of wood like spruce will tend to pop and | | | | cleaning brush, and the tools needed to remove |
| spit embers frequently while burning. | | | | the stove pipe cap at the top of your chimney. |
| Check the fire proof chord seal around the door | | | | Carefully climb onto the roof. Take off the |
| of the heater, making sure that there are no | | | | chimney cap and brush the soot off the inside of |
| holes or gaps present. You want the fire box of | | | | the cap. Look inside the chimney. You will likely |
| your heater air tight when you close the draft | | | | see a layer of black soot covering the top of the |
| lever shutting off the air flow. The draft lever | | | | chimney. Blow it away. Take the chimney brush |
| allows you to control how hot the fire burns. | | | | and carefully push it down and pull it up the |
| Closing the draft lever slows down the fire by | | | | chimney. Do this repeatedly until you see no more |
| stopping its oxygen supply. | | | | black near the top of the chimney. When it's clean |
| You should keep a door seal repair kit on hand. It | | | | reattach the cap onto the chimney, clean your |
| contains a tube of liquid adhesive and a length of | | | | hands and tools with the rag and be careful |
| fire proof rope-like chord. If you can see the light | | | | climbing down off the roof. Take your time. It is |
| of the fire through the edge of the door where | | | | not worth getting hurt by falling. |
| the door seal is located, repair is needed. | | | | Wood heat is a comfortable way of heating your |
| It is best to do the repair when the door of the | | | | home but it does take some safety knowledge |
| heater is still quite warm. Measure and cut the | | | | and precautions to do so safely. |
| correct length of door sealing chord that will fit all | | | | |