Hearthlist Digest #568 - Monday, February 19, 2001 Security/Simpson by "Grant Darrow" <[email protected]>
(back) Subject: Security/Simpson From: "Grant Darrow" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:01:34 -0500 --=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D_-1229578000=3D=3D_ma=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"us-ascii" ; format=3D"flowed" Just got my copy of the letter from Don Townsend on this years "Pre-HPA show' brawl. Does any one have a list of manufacturers that 'utilized sealants during the course of testing,' their DV stoves? The condensation I have witnessed inside some brands of DV stoves during yearly maintenance has always concerned me. Now I'm wondering if I should be pulling apart some of this venting during yearly service calls to inspect it since there is no other way to inspect the inner liner. Also on the same note, I have had a large number of customers from three different competitors come into my shop asking me if there is any way to restrict the hot side of their DV's to gain more heat in the house!!! One gentleman informed me that during an energy audit of his house the inspector estimated that 80% of the appliances heat was going out the DV pipe, how he estimated this I don't now, but this guy was burning 5 gallons of propane a day! Anyone else running into this dangerous request. Willieweep alias Grant Darrow Chimney Sweep <http://www.northcountrystoves.com>www.northcountrystoves.com --=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D_-1229578000=3D=3D_ma=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Content-Type: text/html; charset=3D"us-ascii" <!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type=3D"text/css"><!-- blockquote, dl, ul, ol, li { margin-top: 0 ; margin-bottom: 0 } --></style><title>Security/Simpson</title></head><body> <div><font size=3D"-1">Just got my copy of the letter from Don Townsend on this years "Pre-HPA show' brawl.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=3D"-1">Does any one have a list of manufacturers that 'utilized sealants during the course of testing,' their DV stoves?</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=3D"-1">The condensation I have witnessed inside some brands of DV stoves during yearly maintenance has always concerned me. Now I'm wondering if I should be pulling apart some of this venting during yearly service calls to inspect it since there is no other way to inspect the inner liner.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=3D"-1">Also on the same note, I have had a large number of customers from three different competitors come into my shop asking me if there is any way to restrict the hot side of their DV's to gain more heat in the house!!! One gentleman informed me that during an energy audit of his house the inspector estimated that 80% of the appliances heat was going out the DV pipe, how he estimated this I don't now, but this guy was burning 5 gallons of propane a day!</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=3D"-1">Anyone else running into this dangerous request.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=3D"-1">Willieweep<br> alias Grant Darrow Chimney Sweep<br> </font><a href=3D"http://www.northcountrystoves.com"><font size=3D"-1">www.northcountrystoves.com</font></a></div> </body> </html> --=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D_-1229578000=3D=3D_ma=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D--