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Jack Pixley Chimney - In The News
Keep the Fire in Your Stove!
Selection:
Your wood heater should be listed for safety by UL, ULC, ICBO, SBCCI and BOCA. In mobile homes look for HUD and ANSI specifications. Avoid use of non-listed wood heaters.
Installation:
Contact your building official, fire marshal, or homeowner's insurance agent for specific requirements.
Follow manufacturer's instructions exactly as written.
- Following manufacturer's instructions exactly as written.
- General requirements:
- Wood stove should be at least 36" from combustibles.
- Stove connector pipe should be at least 18" from combustible walls and ceilings
- Vent through an approved Class A masonry or factory built chimney.
- Only one stove per flue is safe
- Use three sheet metal screws at each joint connection in the metal chimney.
Operation:
To start a fire, use only paper, kindling, and two or three split logs.
Creosote build-up is a major cause/fuel of chimney fires.
You may reduce creosote by:
- Burning wood dried at least one year after splitting and stacking
- Avoid smoldering fires. Maintain a hot fire. When chimney temperature is below 250° F, creosote forms quickly.
- Give your stove oxygen by opening window.
If a combustible material near your wood burner or connector pipe is too hot to hold your hand to, a serious and potentially dangerous condition exists.
Maintenance
- Inspect chimney at least twice a month during heating season.
- Clean chimney when creosote is 1/4 - 1/8" thick.
- Look for defects: mortar missing, crack in flue.
- Check smoke chamber of fireplace or stovepipe for creosote.
Remember: Creosote is very combustible. It occurs in all wood burning units, especially airtight stoves. Use of certain woods or chemical cleaners do not prevent creosote build up.
Safety Equipment and Procedures
- A fire extinguisher UL Classification 2A:10B:C.
- A smoke detector on each level of the home.
- Test your smoke detector weekly.
- Keep extra batteries available.
If you have a chimney fire:
- Call the fire department immediately.
- Close off air supply to the stove.
- Extinguish fire in the stove with fire extinguisher.
- Evacuate people from the building.
Plan your home evacuation routes:
- Designate two ways out of each room.
- Designate a meeting place outside the home and gather there for a head-count if you have a fire.
- Keep everyone outside until it's safe to return.
Remember - crawl low in smoke
