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Easy Tips for Starting Your Fire
Open
the damper
This is forgotten more often than most people care to admit.
Ingredients
You will need three things to start a fire:
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Tinder - a few sheets of crumpled newspaper make the best tinder.
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Kindling - Large twigs, small branches and small splits of wood anywhere from ¼" to 1" in thickness will do. This is the most important ingredient for building a good fire and usually the most overlooked.
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Fuel - Use only well-seasoned hardwood. If you have to burn softwoods, be certain they are well-seasoned. Look for split, dry wood that has been stacked for several months. Loose bark and cracks in the ends are signs of seasoned wood.
Starting
the Fire
Arrange two small to medium sized pieces of firewood on the grate, and
place some crumpled newspaper for tinder between the logs.
Now cover the tinder with several pieces of kindling. Be generous with the kindling - it's the most important element in starting your fire.
Now, place two or more pieces of firewood on top of the kindling and two more at right angles to these two. Leave some space between the logs for air circulation.
Warm
up the flue
For fireplaces, warm up the flue by holding a piece of burning rolled-up
newspaper in the (opened) damper region for 10-15 seconds. This helps
the flue establish a good draft. Then light the tinder. Within a few
minutes, you should have a nice, hot roaring fire.
Gas Logs
Vented and Unvented
The Chimney Doctor supplies you with the most realistic-looking gas
logs available, providing the comfort and beauty of a fire with maximum
ease, efficiency and economy.
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Fireplace Screens
For Masonry and Prefab fireplaces
Nothing says "home" like a warm inviting fireplace. We can
supply you with fireplace screens available in innovative designs with
features that will accent your fireplace perfectly.
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In addition to these products, we offer a full line of fireplace furnishings
that will add safety, convenience and beauty to your hearth, making
it an integral part of your home.
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