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February 17, 2010

Protect your hands with Fireplace Gloves

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For safety and comfort, it’s important to protect your hands with fireplace gloves. Keep the heat away from your palms and fingers with a quality pair made of thick cowhide leather.

With a good pair of fireplace gloves you can place logs with precision, clean out ash easily and generally handle your fire responsibly. Look for a pair with reinforced finger tips to prevent wear in sensitive spots. An inner insulation will provide optimum protection and the glove should always extend past your wrist and down your forearm. As a wood stove or fireplace owner, you need to protect your hands with quality fireplace gloves. Fireplace Village carries fireplace and wood stove gloves in all of our New Hampshire locations or buy fireplace gloves online.

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February 9, 2010

All About Fireplace and Wood Stove Safety Products

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When dealing with the danger of flames in your fireplace or wood stove, you need to have quality safety products nearby. Be sure that you are equipped to handle the fire with these items.

Hearth Rugs
Generally inexpensive, these rugs sit in front of your fireplace and wood stove to protect the flooring from sparks and ash. They are often made of synthetic fibers and need to pass rigid flammability tests. Alternatively you can install tiles of non-flammable materials around the fireplace or wood stove – such as stone or ceramic.

Hearth Gloves
Fully insulated for protection, these gloves, sometimes referred to as fireplace gloves, are a must when handling wood and tools for use in the flames. Often the exterior is leather, while the inner glove can be felt or something equally comfortable. The fingers should be reinforced for strength.

Hearth Gates and Fireplace Screens
Fireplace screens are decorative, but they do protect the flooring and surrounding area. For more extensive and stable protection, install hearth gates. These act like a solid fence, are often higher than a screen with a gate for entrance, generally child proof. Made of steel or iron with interlocking sections, hearth gates can be purchased and designed to fit almost any size of fireplace. Perfect when infants and toddlers are around, hearth safety gates give homeowners security while still allowing access.

Thermometers
Useful for maintaining good working order in your fireplace or wood stove, thermometers are also a safety feature. They warn you when the flames have become too hot or too cold, as both situations are unsafe for your home.

Log Racks
A rack specified for log storage can help to contain any tumbling logs. Keeping your fuel stacked tightly and out of the way also deters climbing on and playing in the wood.

Ash Buckets and Tools
These are not only handy but help encourage you to keep the hearth empty of dangerous ash buildup. With a flat shovel and a brush, homeowners can quickly and easily clear ash from the fireplace and into the bucket for disposal.

Glass Cleaners
Specially formulated for the particle buildup from fires, these cleaners will keep the glass door or windows clear. This will allow you to properly see the shape and size of the fire inside. It will also help you to enjoy view of the fire better.

Fireplace and Wood Stove Safety
It is imperative that you have these safety features close at hand when dealing with fire. They will limit dangers and potential damage as well as allow you to enjoy the warmth and beauty of a well built fire with less worry.

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February 4, 2010

Wood Stove and Fireplace Safety Guidelines and Products

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It’s important to follow a few simple safety tips when building home fires. These guidelines and products will help keep you, your family and your property safe.

Keep the stove or fireplace clean. A clogged chimney or a fireplace that is coated in residue will result in a smoky and possibly dangerous fire. Make sure to have your unit professionally cleaned at least once a year by a certified chimney sweep.

Keep the fire under control. Building a fire that is too large for your fireplace or wood stove is not only wasteful; it’s also dangerous. Large fires can get out of control quickly and can also cause cracks in your chimney. Start with small logs and add to your fire gradually.

Shield your fire. Grates and screens placed across the front of the fire will prevent errant sparks from igniting your furniture or causing burns. Glass screens are most effective, although wire mesh screens will also work.

Monitor your fire. Don’t ever leave a fire burning without someone in attendance. When you go to bed or leave the house, ensure that the fire is completely extinguished and adjust the air intake vents on the unit to prevent oxygen from reaching the fire.

Know what to expect. Fire logs and hard and soft woods are all safe to burn in your wood fireplace or stove, but make sure you know what you’re burning so that you know how it will react. Hard woods burn long and hot, while soft woods tend to flash up quickly and create a lot of sparks.

Burn only approved materials. Did you know that putting your Christmas tree in the fireplace can cause a fast and very dangerous flash fire?

Creosote Destroying Firelogs. These firelogs will destroy built up creosote and help prevent further creosote build up. Burn your fire as usual; each “split wood” piece will produce 8,000 BTU’s when burned. Easy sweep Creosote Destroying Firelog’s contain no wax, are safe to burn in woodstoves, fireplaces and  fireplace inserts, and they will not void the warranty of your appliance. Buy firelogs online for $19.99. Four treatments per package.

Chimfex Fire Suppressant. This fire suppressant is indispensable as the first line of defense for controlling fires that occur from creosote build-up in chimneys. A homeowner or professional fire fighter can use Chimfex as a safe, fast and easy to use tool to combat a chimney fire with no water damage. Use in wood stoves, fireplaces or fireplace inserts. Chimfex is Made in Rutland, Vermont. Buy Chimfex Fire Suppressant online for $38.99.

Fatwood Firestarter. Natural wood firestarter products. 100% naturally heavy resined pine, non toxic, non chemically formulated and do not need to be kept out of reach of children. Light with a match and doesn’t require the use of paper or other kindling. Ideal for use with catalytic combustors. Burn time 8-15 minutes of stick and are recommended for use in wood/coal stoves, pellet stoves, fireplaces, campfires and barbeques.Buy Fatwood firestarters online in 8lb. and 10lb. bags.

Fireplace Gloves. Fireplace gloves are a safety necessity when it comes to fireplace and wood stove accessories. Pick up logs that roll out of the fireplace, stock your woodstove, and remove ashes safely and easily with a set of  leather fireplace gloves. Long fireplace gloves offer maximum protection. Buy fireplace gloves online.

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December 9, 2009

Fireplace and Wood Stove Gloves

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Any home with a fireplace or woodstove should have fireplace gloves! Fireplace gloves are a necessity when it comes to fireplace and wood stove accessories. Pick up logs that roll out of the fireplace, stock your woodstove, and remove ashes safely and easily with a set of quality leather fireplace gloves. Our long fireplace gloves offer maximum protection for the serious wood burner.

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Our Woodburners Gloves and Fireplace Gloves are designed for maximum protection from high temperatures of wood stoves, fireplaces and fireplace inserts. These gloves effectively shields hands even in direct contact with flame or burning logs.

Fireplace Village carries a wide selection of fireplace gloves that are a must when operating wood stoves, fireplaces and fireplace inserts. Our gloves are made of fire resistant genuine cowhide leather and come in regular length and long length (20″) for serious burn protection. We also carry Kinco Cold Weather Work Gloves. These are perfect for cold weather work like cutting down trees, splitting firewood and stacking firewood. Kinco Cold Weather Work Gloves are made of genuine pigskin leather, which is tougher than cowhide, and and fully lined to keep your hands comfortably warm.

Stop by one of our NH fireplace and stove shops for fireplace gloves and cold weather work gloves.

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