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1. Advantages of burning wood or coal on Grate vs. No Grate or Sand November 03, 2008 If you burn coal on sand or just ashes from a previous fire, it would be nearly impossible to burn. Coal requires air under the fire or it will not ignite. Wood will burn without a grate but very imperfectly. There is a small amount of oxygen (air) in wood. Just enough to make a smoldering fire to create a great deal of creosote and smoke in your heating appliance, smoke pipe and chimney. To burn wood or coal on sand or just plain steel is similar to burning garbage in a barrel. If you ever try it you will have a very smokey fire because there will be a lack of oxygen (air). Unless you cut so... (read more) Author: David Tjosvold

2. How to Build a One-Match Fireplace Fire January 30, 2007 It does not require the skill of an Eagle Scout to make a good fire in your fireplace. You just have to use a tried and trusted fire-starting method. Before you even start to build your fireplace fire, there are four things you’ll want to do. First, since the last thing you want is a chimney fire, be sure you have had your chimney inspected and cleaned within the past year. A good cleaning removes the build-up of flammable creosote. Second, remove all but about an inch of ashes from the floor of your fireplace. A handy way to remove these ashes is with a Cricket Ash Vac, a v... (read more) Author: Susan Penney

3. Wood Stove Basics July 22, 2006 With the rising cost of fuel, we are searching for a less expensive way to heat our homes. Using wood for fuel could be your best answer. It is relatively inexpensive, can replace a major portion of your heating bill and is a renewable resource. We purchased a house in the spring of 2005 that had a wood burning stove. I was not sure what brand it was, but with a little research in the internet, I discovered it was an ‘Earth Stove’. The only other wood burning stove we had owned was called a Ben Franklin stove. It was not very efficient allowing most of the heat to go up the chimney p... (read more) Author: Johnny Shaw

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