Who has the fire in?

[Rackmastr]

Man oh man....my next house is going to have a good fireplace or a wood burning stove....without question!!

Makes me jealous thinking about it, and I used to love having a nice fire at my folks place. Nothing better for heat in the winter!

[Fisherpeak]

Originally Posted by Dacotensis

It seems like reasonable advise, except for the part of whipping the door open.
Anyone knows that by opening a stove door open fast, draws the smoke outside the stove and into your house.
Is there something in diverting the stream of smoke and fire into your house that is advantagous in puting out a chimney fire?
I've never had a fire in my chimney and never want to have to put this theory to the test.

I`ll type slow so you can read this.
When you have a runaway chimney fire there is no smoke.Suction stops anything from coming back at you.

Everything is blasting up your chimney and on fire.
When you crack the door open it`s like a blast furnace-Staight up the pipe.
Whip the door open and IMMEDIATLY chuck the whole pot of water in, SLAM the door shut.You will hear a big WHOOF as it flashes into steam and roars up the chimney.
The steam SHOULD and most times does blow out the fire in the pipe.
Repeat if you have to.

Or you can wring your hands and call 911 and try to save as much as you can before the whole house goes up.
Been there,done that,just a helpfull hint from a guy who has been around woodstoves for 50 years.

And by the way Dacotensis,it ain`t a theory.It`s a FACT.