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OK. Either I missed part of the discussion, or you all just went somewhere I 
can't follow. What is a chimfex stick and what does it do, exactly?


Dr. Raymond Zentz
 
It is better to die a free man, than to live, a slave.



-----Original Message-----
From: sjc <indexer AT fairpoint.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, Feb 3, 2010 8:11 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Chimfex sticks


On 2/3/2010 9:28 PM, EarthNSky wrote:
 Do those things go bad?
an't say.  We had one by each of the stoves in VA, had them for some 
ears.  Never had to use one at home but did grab one and take to 
eighbor's house one night and it did the trick in no time, well before 
he fire trucks got there.  At that time, that one would have been about 
/7 years old.
Unfortunately the fire had already gotten out (very bad deal, loose 
ricks and no liner) in the attic but a couple of fire extinguishers 
ook care of that (also before the trucks got there).  We bought one to 
eplace that one, I brought both to Maine with me and both died in the 
ouse fire here.  That's when I discovered there were no more...  I was 
lad to see today that they are back on the market, even though I keep 
y chimney in good shape, and just Saturday I took all the stovepipe off 
nd cleaned it out; I do that about the middle of every heating season.  
n fact, that's when I got serious about hunting the part I needed.
I'd think if kept dry and not crushed they should be OK for the 
uration, but that's been not tested.
SJ
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