RORY12553 said:I get a clicking sound every once in a while
pen said:Often times people will report hearing the flue roar, like a train. You may also hear creosote "raining" down the pipe as it breaks free from the walls of the chimney. Sparks / excessive smoke from the chimney or a glowing cap can also indicate a chimney fire.
Here is a link that you may be interested in.
http://www.csia.org/HomeownerResources/ChimneySafetyInfo/ChimneyFireFacts/tabid/126/Default.aspx
pen
Fake Christmas or real ones ?argus66 said:i kno a lot of people burn the stops of x-mass trees maybe they mean that.
eclecticcottage said:I just read through that link and noticed this, which I am confused by "Never burn cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, trash or Christmas trees; these can spark a chimney fire ."
Christmas trees? Are they actually refering to stuffing an entire tree in a fireplace?! Or the branches? I can see if you have creosote buildup, how that could, since those burn HOT.
I have to say the idea of a slow burning chimney fire is kinda scary, since you probably woouldn't even know it was occuring....I didn't know that was possible, I figured once creosote got going it wouldn't be "slow burning".
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pen said:eclecticcottage said:I just read through that link and noticed this, which I am confused by "Never burn cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, trash or Christmas trees; these can spark a chimney fire ."
Christmas trees? Are they actually refering to stuffing an entire tree in a fireplace?! Or the branches? I can see if you have creosote buildup, how that could, since those burn HOT.
I have to say the idea of a slow burning chimney fire is kinda scary, since you probably woouldn't even know it was occuring....I didn't know that was possible, I figured once creosote got going it wouldn't be "slow burning".
In many places folks don't have a way to dispose of a tree. To many, having a tree they can't get rid of and a fire (and probably a few drinks mixed in) ends up with a bad idea put into action.
pen
RORY12553 said:How do you know when you have a chimney fire? New to all this and want to know some signs.
albertj03 said:I think they just mean that you shouldn't cut up your Christmas tree and use it as firewood. The reason this is not recommended is that by the time people take down the tree it's usually dry as a bone and they burn extremely hot and fast which coould easily set off a chimney fire if there is any creosote build up in the pipe or chimney. I've burned plenty of Christmas trees in my annual spring clean up brush fires and I'm always amazed at how fast they burn. I've seen them give off some really crazy greenish flames too.
RORY12553 said:How do you know when you have a chimney fire? New to all this and want to know some signs.
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