Best way to restart your fires separate your embers from the ashes. Use a Lxmons Scoop (Amazon Price $12.99) I have both the Koal Keeper Shovel and the Lxmons Scoop.Don't waste your money on the Koal Keeper.The Lxmons scoop works like a dream.
No bachelor here--married 50 yrs this July.I guess if you are a confirmed Bachelor the 5 gallon bucket sitting by the hearth full of fire starters may work.
There are 2 problems with that scenario it is a fire hazard. If you open the stove's door and just one spark pops out and lands in the bucket then your house may go up in flames. The second problem is that most wifes that are tidy housekeepers are not going to allow a bucket full of yard debris including sticks,leaves,wood chips,pine needles and cones to clutter up the hearth. When that first spider comes crawling out of that bucket either you or the bucket are going out the back door. I have been married to the same woman for 54 years and I have been killing spiders for her for 54 years. I am an expert in this field hands down.
I guess if you are a confirmed Bachelor the 5 gallon bucket sitting by the hearth full of fire starters may work.
There are 2 problems with that scenario it is a fire hazard. If you open the stove's door and just one spark pops out and lands in the bucket then your house may go up in flames. The second problem is that most wifes that are tidy housekeepers are not going to allow a bucket full of yard debris including sticks,leaves,wood chips,pine needles and cones to clutter up the hearth. When that first spider comes crawling out of that bucket either you or the bucket are going out the back door. I have been married to the same woman for 54 years and I have been killing spiders for her for 54 years. I am an expert in this field hands down.
Went through that with my insurance company when we moved in 10 odd years ago. Updated the policy with the new triple walled chimney, which also dropped my premium about $50.00 a year, This past summer. They sent their ding dong out, and he looked over everything and approved. (Even though he has no credentials to determine if it was installed correctly or not, has no state inspector license and doesn't know crap about a solid fuel furnace.) They are all about keeping your money and trying to deny coverage. Why I get the chimney and furnace inspected every other year. Not blaming that if something stupid happens.One more bit of info I received a letter from State Farm Insurance the first week of January 2023 stating a photographer wold be out in a week and would take new photos. He showed up mid January and mainly took photos of the roof and my flue pipe. They took photos in 1985 when the house was brand new now they show up 37 years later. I told him the stack was installed to State Farm Specs. and I remembered back in 85 State Farm was actually more concerned with the hearth specs. I've got a feeling they may be starting to red line and tighten up on their customers.
One more bit of info I received a letter from State Farm Insurance the first week of January 2023 stating a photographer wold be out in a week and would take new photos. He showed up mid January and mainly took photos of the roof and my flue pipe. They took photos in 1985 when the house was brand new now they show up 37 years later. I told him the stack was installed to State Farm Specs. and I remembered back in 85 State Farm was actually more concerned with the hearth specs. I've got a feeling they may be starting to red line and tighten up on their customers.
Mad Professor are you running any Oregon Speedcut Narrow Kerf Bars and Chains?
Sounds like something the insurance company would pull. Total bs. Not driving a vehicle is different then wanting coverage dropped. Years ago state farm offered a winter plan for putting a vehicle in storage. My wife regularly did this with her focus, as she didn't drive it over winter. Come to find out, we were paying for nothing when it was in storage. Just a big old scam. Dropped state farm pretty quickly after we found that out.Hey Sean, I have a neighbor that bought a $100,000 3/4 Ton 4 wheel drive GMC Sierra. He recently had a back operation so he told his insurance company that he was not driving the truck so they thought he meant to cancel the policy. They did not inform him that they had actually canceled the policy. A few months ago a defective battery shorted out about 10:00 p.m. at night
and the truck burnt to the ground. He got $2500 for scrap. Guess who was out $97,500
Thought about it but didn't know if the oil holes would match up. I haven't bought a 261 yet I'm still running 5105SC,7900, 2253 and 2260 for my firewood.Just grind the slot out....
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