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Article by: Helena Hill The outside , Safes Keep Things Safe temperatures have dropped. It's time to check your fireplace. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas is just around the corner. Have you checked your fireplace? Homeowners are starting to order cords of wood, , How Home Security Monitoring Works and getting their fireplaces ready for a fire. , Home Security - Protect Your Home with Dummy Security Cameras Some owners are even checking chimneys , Safes Keep Things Safe for bird , Is CCTV Video Equipment useful? nests. A beautifully lit fire , Home Security Patio Sliding Glass Doors in the fireplace can add so much to your living area. But in order to have a safe fire, , Get Your Suspect With Body Worn Cameras chimney , Home Security Tips To Help Prevent Crime maintenance is important. At least once a year, you should have your chimney , Do You Know Where to Call for Disaster Recovery Help? checked and cleaned if necessary, by a chimney , Organizing an Arson Watch Program professional. If you heat , Types Of Home Security with wood, , Home Security Devices - How To Choose A Company To Buy From or if special circumstances of your chimney , Where Does Safety & Security Begin? Security Expert Explains system warrant it, it may be wise to have the chimney , Get Your Suspect With Body Worn Cameras checked more frequently. "The best time to have your chimney , Hurricane Preparedness checked is every year before the burning season, , Auto Theft - What You Can Do To Protect Your Vehicle " says Chris Sparks, sales manager of The Mad Hatter, a chimney , Do You Know Where to Call for Disaster Recovery Help? cleaning company. Although we are well into the burning season, , Someone Spying? if you haven't maintained your chimney, , Ordinary Objects? Or Listening Devices? it's a good idea not to wait. A chimney , Tropical Hurricane Storm Depression Florence fire can easily destroy a house. , Safes Keep Things Safe Chimney fires , Three Easy Steps to Help Protect Your Home are serious. A hot, , Home Security Alarm Monitoring Services - Do You Need One? destructive chimney , Someone Spying? fire sounds like a freight train running through the house, , Water Safety: Swimming Pool Hazards and Children and it's not uncommon to see 30-foot flames shooting from the chimney , Best Ways to Entertain Yourself During a Hurricane top. If there is a chimney , Community Emergency Preparedness fire, get everyone out of the house , The Advantages Of Digital Video Surveillance and call , Types Of Home Security the fire , The Advantages Of Digital Video Surveillance department. You can avoid a chimney , Outdoor Security System Design fire by learning to operate your fireplace correctly, and routinely cleaning your chimney. , Personal Safety Gifts for the Holidays Many times what causes the fire , Someone Spying? is creosote. Creosote deposits are created from unburned, flammable tar vapors from wood , What's Best Pepper Sprays Or Stun Guns smoke. They are often sticky or hard, and difficult to remove from chimneys. , What Everyone Should Know About Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft Long, slow burns, or the use of green , Home Security Devices - How To Choose A Company To Buy From or wet wood , Tropical Depression and Tropical Storm Joyce can create these dangerous creosote deposits. Fire building , Where Does Safety & Security Begin? Security Expert Explains seems simple, but it's not like lighting a campfire or firing up the barbecue. Even the most skilled pyrotechnic wizard runs the risk of a major flop by trying to light , Hurricane Shutters a fire , Three Easy Steps to Help Protect Your Home in a fireplace without knowing about the appliances and the correct way to use them. A good fire , Safes Keep Things Safe requires not only a functional appliance, but also a good fuel. For the best results, use seasoned firewood - wood , Home Security Systems that has been stored covered for the better part of a year. Season , The Advantages Of Digital Video Surveillance your wood , Is CCTV Video Equipment useful? under cover, but with good airflow. Unseasoned or green , What Everyone Should Know About Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft wood has too high a moisture , Best Ways to Entertain Yourself During a Hurricane content, and doesn't burn well. Hardwoods, like oak, tend to be better than softwoods, like pine, since hardwoods have a BTU content, and will give a longer burn time and better performance. (A BTU is a "British Thermal Unit," the amount of heat , Tropical Hurricane Storm Depression Florence required to raise the temperature , Tips for Buying a Home Security Camera of one pound of water , Terrorist Terrorism and Terrorized one degree Fahrenheit). Believe it or not, super-dry wood , So You Got The Pepper Spray-Now What? - like that pile that's been out in the shed , Hurricane Shutters for decades - isn't good firewood. This type of wood , Home Security Alarm Monitoring Services - Do You Need One? will burn fast and furious, and it might throw a lot of sparks. Do not burn anything other than seasoned firewood. Burning treated lumber, painted wood, , Auto Theft - What You Can Do To Protect Your Vehicle trash, and such, releases toxic chemicals into the atmosphere (including your home). So recycle your pizza boxes and plastic , CCTV Surveillance Systems wrap, and do yourself , Home Security Systems and our environment , CCTV Surveillance Systems a favor. Newspaper is great for starting a fire, , What Everyone Should Know About Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft but it's not a replacement for firewood. Use just enough to start the fire, , Home Security Devices - How To Choose A Company To Buy From and recycle the rest. Don't use sections with color , The Advantages Of Digital Video Surveillance print, as it contains chemicals that are unsafe to burn. Use the plain, black-and-white parts. Now put down a layer of crumpled newspapers, snug, but not crammed tightly together. You want space for air , Home Security: How to Make Your Home Burglar-Resistant to get in, or you'll have a smoldering pile of papers. Put the papers under the grate. Next, put down a couple of handfuls of small, dry kindling: twigs and small branches are fine, or small splits of wood. , What is Your Security Awareness IQ? Crisscross them in a few layers, to allow air , How To Successfully Use Home Security Cameras circulation. Don't be stingy with the kindling. It's the key to a one-start fire. , Home Security - Defend Your Home and Possessions Against Intruders! Then add a few larger splits, and top it off with a couple of small logs. That's it. Your fire , What Everyone Should Know About Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft is ready. Before striking the match make sure your damper is open. You may also need to preheat the flue. The purpose of a fireplace is to provide warmth, comfort and atmosphere. Knowing how to , Home Security Patio Sliding Glass Doors take care of your fireplace can bring you these desired effects, instead of those undesirables, such smoke, foul odors and house fires. , How Home Security Monitoring Works It's all part of taking care of your home. , Get Your Suspect With Body Worn Cameras Helena Hill is a Dallas real estate broker and a contributor to the Flower , How To Successfully Use Home Security Cameras Mound Homes , Security - Protect Your Home with Dummy Security Cameras Weblog. |
  
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