Pellet Stove Maintenance and Operation

The Benefits of a Pellet Stove Pellet stoves are usually small, and the bags of pellets are about the size of a bag of mulch, making them easy to store. They’re also easy to operate and run and only require loading pellets then igniting the flame. Depending on what size hopper your stove has, it may only…

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Chimney Business Marketing ROI Software

Many chimney professionals have used different relational data base software programs over the years to manage their businesses. Chimney Business Marketing ROI Software was simply non-existent. Surprisingly, there seems to be little or nothing on the market for just chimney sweeps still today. Many sweeps began in the 1980’s using FILEMAKER on MacPlus. Some have used gigantic excel spreadsheets Since that time there have been dozens of advanced software programs that make running a service business productive. Many sweeps have tried using ServiceCEO, Smart Service, Service Max and more.

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Why do clothes dryers catch on fire?

An estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire departments each year and have caused about 5 deaths, 100 injuries, and $35 million in property loss. Cleaning the lint trap will help in this but nothing is more critical than having a professional come to your home and clean your dryer vent pipe to assure the safety of your home and family with this appliance.

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What kind of wood stove can I install in Colorado?

You probably landed here because you wanted to know the EPA regulations for Wood Heaters, and more specifically the List of all the approved wood stoves and fireplaces that are permitted to be sold and installed in Colorado. Basically, What kind of wood stove can I install in Colorado? What days can I use a fireplace in Denver? Is it a No Burn Day today? You will find all of that on this blog post about Colorado air quality and approved fireplaces for Colorado.

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How Does Wood Burn in my Fireplace?

People may never ask it but we all wonder. That is why we stare into campfires. We even fall into a trance-like state gazing at the dancing flames. How does wood burn in my fireplace? Will that edge of the log burn before that twig on the side? What is the meaning of life anyways? Chemists can describe the precise chemical equation of how carbon-based wood oxidizes into water and minerals while releasing light and heat… but there is still a magical effect that will never pass away. We will never grow tired of looking into the fire. The romance of the fireplace will endure forever. It is often around the family fireplace that we have the most significant conversations in the human experience. The young man asks the father of the bride for her hand in marriage. Fathers read stories to their children. Lovers stay up late at night talking and throwing sticks on the fire. At Midtown Chimney Sweeps we get that. We want you to enjoy the fire. So with that, lets us lay the foundation in the next two paragraphs for understanding the three stages of combustion to get a handle on this intriguing and dramatic oxidation process.

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