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From: hankb@teklds.UUCP (Hank Buurman)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Help with poorly drawing chimney
Message-ID: <1352@teklds.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 20:40:55 EST
Article-I.D.: teklds.1352
Posted: Thu Dec  5 20:40:55 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 05:15:08 EST
References: <301@ihu1n.UUCP> <2921@pesnta.UUCP>
Reply-To: hankb@teklds.UUCP (Hank Buurman)
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In article <2921@pesnta.UUCP> earlw@pesnta.UUCP (Earl Wallace) writes:
>The fireplace in the house I was in last week would fill the room
>with smoke when we first started the fire.  It was a great way to
>get a headace.  The cure seemed to be leaving a door cracked open
>to  the  outside until the fire got hot enough.  Maybe you have a
>similar problem.  It is possible the house is too air-tight?
>
>-earlw

The problem is the temperature of the flue. When you start your fire,
burn a couple of sheets of newspaper on top of your wood. The sudden
heat up the flue will get it to start drawing.
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	Hank Buurman  Tektronix Inc.  ihnp4!tektronix!dadlac!hankb
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	     "Firey, the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled 'round 
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