I finished installing the chimney for our brand new wood stove this afternoon. We were all so excited. We planned an evening of popcorn, Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and doing the typical night before Thanksgiving preps, all while enjoying a nice hot fire in the brand new wood stove. Currently, I am wearing ear plugs preparing the brine for the turkey. My wife and child and dog decided they had to leave for the sake of their sanity. But the Turkey must brine overnight, so am here sticking it out.
You see, I have been researching codes and methods for installing wood stoves for months. We looked long and hard to find the very best wood stove to suit our needs. During all this research, I never came across the many many web articles about how the first burn would set the paint and also set off the smoke alarms. Apparently, it is a very common thing. So, here I am in a nice warm house, prepping Thanksgiving dinner in ear plugs by myself. I suppose I could cut the air intake and extinguish the fire so the alarms would stop, or I can just keep it hot and put my ear muffs over my ear plugs and deal with it. I suppose I need to get it over with.
You see, I have been researching codes and methods for installing wood stoves for months. We looked long and hard to find the very best wood stove to suit our needs. During all this research, I never came across the many many web articles about how the first burn would set the paint and also set off the smoke alarms. Apparently, it is a very common thing. So, here I am in a nice warm house, prepping Thanksgiving dinner in ear plugs by myself. I suppose I could cut the air intake and extinguish the fire so the alarms would stop, or I can just keep it hot and put my ear muffs over my ear plugs and deal with it. I suppose I need to get it over with.
