Ask the Remodeler's Mark Philben offers tips for heating your home safely via your fireplace and chimney when the winter ...

Water: For mixing with the clay and sand. Firebricks: For lining the inside of the stove to enhance heat retention and durability. Metal Grate: To hold the wood inside the stove. Metal Chimney ...

Designed to use biomass that might otherwise be wasted, such as wood ... into the chimney section to heat the water as it passes through, and then an enclosure is made for the stove to provide ...

Wood-burning stoves are made from steel, cast iron, or soapstone and consist of a firebox with a chimney. They can produce ..

[Michel] has a wood stove in his basement for extra heat in the winter. While this is a nice secondary heat source, he has creosote buildup in the chimney to worry about. [Michel] knows that by ...