Hi Jim
On (23 Oct 97) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Alec Cameron...
 > The chimney sweep told our daughter, don't use the damper run it 
 > wide open otherwise your chimney will burn.
 JD> I have found a few things to be true about heating with wood.
I will print your story and give it to daughter. We don't burn wood in our
house.
 JD> It's best to fire the stove with small amounts of wood and let it run
 JD> nearly wide open. A sure way to a creosoted chimney is to load up the 
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 JD> stove and choke it down for a long, slow burn. You'll probably have to 
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 JD> that at night in your house, but don't do it during the day.
Here, creosote is a paint used as a wood preservative. Is that what you mean?
The wood fuel that is used, comes from the forest. No creosote.
Cheers.........ALEC
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