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    Chimney Fires and suppression....

    I had posted this in another thread, and as we are into the heating season I felt it might do someone some good to copy paste it here.

    For those that have chimneys I will let you in on a little secret for extinguishing a chimney fire.

    They use to make these nifty sticks that were much like a flare, strike the end cap, throw it in the fireplace or stove and out goes the fire.
    However, the EPA, in all it's wisdom, decided these devises emitted too many toxins. Like a house burning down wouldn't emit more?

    So here is a nifty trick.
    Initiate your fire safety/evacuation plan.
    Using an extinguisher suppress the fire in the fireplace or stove.

    Always have a ladder for quick roof access.
    Of course you should have plenty of extinguishers on hand. You do don't you?

    Next get some plastic sandwich baggies and store them next to the extinguisher you would use if you had a chimney fire (closest to the door).

    Now if you have a chimney fire you would access the roof. Spray the retardant from the extinguisher into the plastic sandwich bag and drop it down the roaring chimney.

    As the bag drops the plastic is melted away and the retardant is dispersed. Just keep dropping in the bags until you have extinguished the fire to the base of the chimney.

    If you are a brave soul let the fire rage for a few minutes. Nothing, not even a chimney sweep, can clean a chimney of creosote like a chimney fire.

    However you should probably go with the chimney sweep option.



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    Sounds like a good idea. But I don't want to have to test it.
    I sweep my chimney every year. I have multiple wood stoves on the chimney. I have yet to have any problem. The house was built in 1921 around wood heat.
    Keep your chimney clean.
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    QFT:

    Quote Originally Posted by pcosmar View Post
    Keep your chimney clean.
    An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

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    My friend just mentioned that her Grandpa would set his chimney on fire purposefully and then drop a steel medicine ball down the chute to put it out after it was all taken care of.

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    No matter how free the wood is, don't burn pine!

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    Just wondering...

    Where does one go to refill old extinguishers?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ethek View Post
    My friend just mentioned that her Grandpa would set his chimney on fire purposefully and then drop a steel medicine ball down the chute to put it out after it was all taken care of.
    Many old-timers up in Virginia told me of similar methods. All revolving around the creating of the chimney fire to clean it.
    Having had a chimney fire I can attest to the fact that it absolutely cleans it of creosote.
    I don't think I would try it.
    I choose the traditional method of wire bristles every year. However, the year that I had the chimney fire was a fairly warm year so I didn't build the fire as hot as I usually do. I think that contributed to it.

    I was just checking around and found the stick I was referring to earlier.

    It is called a Chimfex.

    http://www.northlineexpress.com/item...FYJx5Qod3mgToA

    Maybe, they changed the ingredients to make it EPA compliant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IPSecure View Post
    Just wondering...

    Where does one go to refill old extinguishers?
    What Kind? What type?
    Some can be refilled easily, but most small extinguishers are disposable. It would be more cost effective to buy a new one than refill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pcosmar View Post
    What Kind? What type?
    Some can be refilled easily, but most small extinguishers are disposable. It would be more cost effective to buy a new one than refill.
    Kidde. Have several old ones that lost pressure, never used...

    I'll replace, thanks!
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