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[coolidge]

Seems like there are one or two house fires everyday, most are burnt so bad they won't be able to find a cause, the last couple have been wood stove related.


Here's one,      http://www.wgme.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/auburn-home-heavily-damaged-late-night-fire-30695.shtml#.Voh2n908KK0

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills/2015/12/31/police-pull-bridgton-man-burning-structure/1845455

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/0001/11/30/buckfield-man-loses-4-peacocks-early-morning-fire/1845544

[Sloppy_Snood]

Don't leave us hanging Coolidge,,, post a link to the news article or other source where you're reading about those fires.  Thank you my friend! 

[coolidge]

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills/0001/11/30/otisfield-structure-fire/1840472

[Smokeless]

I have been in the fire service for 25 years I have been called out to to many structure fires. The majority of them (in the winter ) is wood stoves. Bad installs, operator error, neglected maintinenc , sh1t  happens.  Coolidge is right on.  Most of us on this forum are lucky. We have made a commitment mentally and financially to keep our families safer by keeping the fire outside. This is one of the reasons I became a OWB dealer. Best regards.

[mlappin]

I have been in the fire service for 25 years I have been called out to to many structure fires. The majority of them (in the winter ) is wood stoves. Bad installs, operator error, neglected maintinenc , sh1t  happens.  Coolidge is right on.  Most of us on this forum are lucky. We have made a commitment mentally and financially to keep our families safer by keeping the fire outside. This is one of the reasons I became a OWB dealer. Best regards.

And of course the many other advantages, the ability to heat multiple buildings, ash, bugs and dirt stays outside, and the humidity in the house stays up much better.

[Sloppy_Snood]

... and the humidity in the house stays up much better.

That is HUGE in my opinion Marty.  Good post. 

[mlappin]

... and the humidity in the house stays up much better.

That is HUGE in my opinion Marty.  Good post. 

Wife can’t stand dry air, has COPD and too dry also gives her nose bleeds.

[hoardac]

Yes bugs and ashes outside. I have breathing problems and could never have a wood stove inside but these beasts make wood heat possible.

[fireboss]

house fires only happen on the coldest nights and the hotest days! lastnight we had a big house fire it was 4 out with a wind chill of - 12 i think!

[coolidge]

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills/2016/01/06/structure-fires-keep-western-maine-firefighters-busy-overnight/1848314

[Roger2561]

The deciding factor for me to buy an OWB was I had a chimney fire just as I arrived home from work.  If it been earlier in the day (I live used to live alone) I shutter to think what might have happened to the house.  Thank God my dad taught all of kids what to do in case of a chimney fire.  By the time FD arrived, I had already cleared the wood stove and shut her down tight.  All they needed to do was extinguish the stuff that was hot as they were sweeping the chimney.  Roger   

[slimjim]

You know what burns my butt, it took me 2 years to get my solid fuels license here in Maine, I was forced to hire a local guy who held a Masters License that was grandfathered to him, he knew almost nothing about outdoor wood boilers but he had the papers, The solid fuels license is required by our socialist state for any system tying in to a central heating system, it is mandatory that we MUST make all upgrades to the entire system in order to bring the entire system up to code or our license is in jeopardy as well as a liability suit could be levied against us for all costs of the upgrades.
 On the other hand, a wood burning stove or pellet stove can be installed by a contractor who has no license, experience or knowledge of the products or venting, I would bet that my written test on solid fuels was at least 80% on venting and mostly do do with pellets! I have never installed a pellet or wood stove but I have certainly seen some hacked stove installs by so called unlicensed professionals.
 I'm not a create new laws type of guy but I think if a hack puts in a stove and it burns the home down or does bodily injury to somebody then the contractor should be held responsible.

[Smokeless]

Hey slim you are 100% on the Woodstove installs. After 25 years in the fire dept. I have seen some bad stuff. Like the clay tile used for the thimble out the wall sitting on the 2x6 nailed in between the studs.
Another one the wood siding started on fire because it was touching the the clay tile. Cracked clay tiles. Logs rolling out of the fire place. Ashes blowing back into living space. Chimneys plugged up ,causing smoke condition in house.
 More n more n more. I'm done.
Best regards.
Good post slimjim. 👍👍👍