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Posted by Goedjn on October 30, 2006, 10:56 am
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:40:17 -0500, "Don Phillipson"
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>> I did nearly 30 years ago. The little box stove was very hot. Then
>> I started hearing the airflow. It got loud and I cut the air intake
>> totally although I wasn't totally sure that I was having a chimney fire.
>> After a few minutes it stopped. I didn't call the Fire Dept but
>> probably should have. [Neighbors told me flames were shooting up 30
>> feet and airplanes were avoiding the area. :-)]
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>Modern building codes for woodstove steel chimneys
>require that they withstand temperatures of 2000 Fahr.
>Normal burning is in the range 200-500 and creosote
>fires in chimneys commonly exceed 1000 Fahr. If you
>are sure your chimney is OK, some firemen recommend
>a chimney fire as the fastest way to clean it. The sound
>is terrifying but seldom lasts more than 10 minutes. The
>main danger is more probably sparks on the roof than
>overheating interior structures -- but only if you are sure
>your chimney is in good condition, double-walled, etc.
>
>We had two such fires in 12 years and this is what
>the firemen told us. They did not mind being called out
>although both times they arrived long after the chimney
>fire had exhausted itself.
If you *DO* have a chimney fire, you shouldn't
burn in that stove/fireplace again until
someone inspects the chimney.
And no, you shouldn't ever start a chimney
fire on purpose.
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