Wednesday, October 01, 2003
GRAND FIREPLACE
Introducing GRAND FIREPLACE: Manufacturers of Reproduction Heirloom Fireplace Products
Richmond, Virginia - Targeting the needs of American homeowners who are restoring and remodeling historic homes, GRAND FIREPLACE LLC introduces its line of reproduction heirloom fireplace products. The company offers an extensive line of Victorian, Art Nouveau and Edwardian style mantels, fireplace surrounds and coal effect gas fires for small fireplaces.
The company’s management team, Michael and Karen Duke, has extensive experience in retail fireplace sales and in-depth field experience in historic restoration of fireplaces and chimneys through their retail outlet, Victorian Fireplace Shop (http://www.gascoals.com). Noting a shortage in the US market in this niche of smaller fireplace product needs, Grand Fireplace was developed as a specialty product line to suit the technical needs of small fireplaces in older homes, plus providing fireplace products with smaller dimensions for home remodeling and new construction. Primary focus is on a fireplace opening of just 16” to 18” wide; gas and electric fireplace products to fit these openings are offered as well as mantels and surrounds that work together in a vast variety of combinations. Mantels are available in a diverse range of materials including cast iron, hand carved marble and hand carved wood.
In another departure from standard fireplace manufacturers, Grand Fireplace LLC actively promotes and supports internet marketing and sales. The full product line is available through a growing network of dealers who are listed at the company’s website, [url=http://www.GrandFireplace.com]http://www.GrandFireplace.com,[/url] and through their portal site of fireplace restoration specialists at [url=http://www.FireplaceRenovators.com]http://www.FireplaceRenovators.com[/url]
Grand Fireplace LLC
[url=http://www.grandfireplace.com]http://www.grandfireplace.com[/url]
Phone 804-358-5333
Fax 804-358-3728
3121 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230
Contact Karen Duke
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Friday, September 26, 2003
Prevention is Key to Safer Home Heating
PLAINFIELD, IN � September 8, 2003 If you can�t see it, smell it or taste it, how do you know if carbon monoxide is trapped in your home? Carbon monoxide is the result of incomplete combustion of liquid, gaseous or solid fuel. Before you light the first fire of the heating season, the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) recommends you take the following safety measures to keep your home free of carbon monoxide.
Take a moment to look around your home for the following warning signs that may point to potential problems with carbon monoxide levels:
� Moisture on inside of windows
� High humidity smell within the home
� Black streaks on walls and around registers and baseboard radiators
The CSIA also advises you to have your heating system serviced annually and be certain that the technician inspect furnaces for missing furnace panels and ductwork, or open cold air returns. If these situations exist in your home, they should be repaired.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that all chimneys be inspected on an annual basis by a qualified professional to prevent chimney fires and carbon monoxide hazards. The CSIA adds that the best choice for is a professional certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America.
According to a report published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, carbon monoxide poisoning deaths associated with heating systems jumped almost 60% from 1999 to 2000.
Carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms frequently mimic common wintertime illnesses as influenza, headaches and seasonal affective disorder. Due to the regularity of the symptoms, carbon monoxide poisoning can easily be misdiagnosed.
�Chimneys, including flue pipes for freestanding stoves, transport hot toxic gases and carbon monoxide from the heating system to the outdoors,� noted Ashley Eldridge, CSIA Director of Education. �It�s vital that they operate properly to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide coming back into the home. A professional can diagnose and solve many problems.�
The increase in carbon monoxide poisonings may be directly linked to the fact that today�s houses are more air tight due to energy conserving measures. Consequently there is less fresh air coming into a home and not as many pathways for stale or polluted air to leave it. When furnaces and boilers are starved of the oxygen needed to burn fuels completely, carbon monoxide is produced. Many newer houses are so airtight that powered exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathroom can overcome the draft in the furnace chimney and literally pull the toxic gases into the living space.
The new high-efficiency gas and oil furnaces, when hooked up to existing flues, often do not perform at an optimum level. The differences in performance create conditions that allow combustion byproducts to more easily enter home living spaces.
Tight construction and performance conditions join a number of older, on-going problems including damaged or deteriorating flue liners, soot build-up, debris clogging the passageway, and animal or bird nests obstructing chimney flues that may lead to carbon monoxide becoming trapped in a home.
The CSIA, established in 1983, is a non-profit, educational institution, dedicated to educating the public about the prevention of chimney and venting safety hazards. CSIA devotes its resources to educating the public, chimney service professionals, other fire prevention specialists and the insurance industry about the prevention and correction of chimney venting system problems. CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps have earned the chimney and venting industry�s most respected credential by passing an intensive examination based on fire codes, clearances and standards for the construction and maintenance of chimney and venting systems. They are also well versed in the characteristics of fuels available for home heating such as wood, gas and oil. This knowledge allows them to expertly diagnose and solve chimney and venting problems.
Each fall, CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps work together to raise awareness of chimney safety during National Chimney Safety Week. The awareness week begins this year on September 28 and runs through October 4.
For more information about preventing chimney hazards or for a free copy of the brochure �Avoiding Carbon Monoxide Hazards� call (800) 536-0118 or visit the CSIA web site at [url=http://www.csia.org]http://www.csia.org[/url] The CSIA also provides a list of CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps online and by mail.
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Non-Fire Carbon Monoxide Deaths Associated with the Use of Consumer Products, 1999 and 2000 Annual Estimates, USCPSC, July 31, 2003.
Saturday, August 30, 2003
Super Cedars come out on Top in Fire Starter Comparsison
Super Cedar (http://www.supercedar.com) recently used the services of an unbiased 3rd party laboratory in the evaluation of our product and two popular competing fire starters. The results show clearly that Super Cedar is a superior fire starter, lighting easily, flaming for as long as 50+ minutes and putting off less visible smoke (pollution) than other tested brands. The study, along with pictures of the tests, can be found on the page : http://www.supercedar.com/test.html
Friday, May 02, 2003
Jotul North America Announces The Introduction Of The J�tul GF 400 DV Sebago
Portland, ME � J�tul North America is proud to announce the latest addition to its line of freestanding gas stoves - the J�tul GF 400 DV Sebago direct vent gas heater.
Based on the highly successful J�tul F 400 Castine wood stove, the new J�tul GF 400 DV Sebago is the ideal medium size heater for any home. Designed around J�tul�s new cast iron and stainless steel burner � the J�tul Burner� - the Sebago features a 50% heat turndown option, providing a wide range of heating capacity. Manufactured using the highest furniture-quality cast iron, and featuring J�tul�s patented double door design for open door fire viewing the J�tul GF 400 DV Sebago is the perfect focal point for any living space. The Sebago has a variety of available options including: an Antique Brick Panel Kit, a variable speed blower, a short leg kit, a screen for open door fire-viewing, a choice of enamel colors and J�tul Iron� or Matte Black Paint.
�We are extremely excited about introducing the new J�tul GF 400 DV Sebago. Our dealers have been asking for this product for two years because it fills out our freestanding gas product line and also showcases our new state-of-the-art burner technology� said J�tul North America President Bret Watson.
J�tul has been designing and manufacturing quality cast iron wood and gas stoves, fireplaces and inserts since 1853. Known for fine craftsmanship and outstanding performance, J�tul offers a full line of cast iron hearth products in a variety of styles, sizes, and colors. To learn more, visit J�tul�s website http://www.jotulflame.com
Jøtul Celebrates 150 Years of Cast Iron Design and Innovation
Portland, ME – Jøtul, a leading manufacturer of cast iron stoves, inserts, and fireplaces, celebrates its 150-year anniversary.
Since 1853, Jøtul ASA. of Norway has operated the oldest and largest cast iron foundry in the world for hearth products. Jøtul produces approximately 100,000 stoves, inserts, and fireplaces each year to an established international market of over 30 countries.
Jøtul’s cast iron foundry is located in Fredrikstad, Norway and is equipped with the most up-to-date casting and molding machinery available. The entire plant is operated by hydroelectric power and is designed to be extremely environmentally-friendly. Jøtul’s commitment to the environment is further enhanced by the use of recyclable materials in the production of its stoves, fireplaces and inserts. Jøtul does not use pig-iron (iron supplied in ingot form mined from the earth); instead only recycled cast iron is used.
Jøtul North America Inc. was established in 1980 with the acquisition of Kristia and Associates, the United States importer of Jøtul stoves since 1973. During the 80’s, Jøtul continued as a pioneer in the hearth products industry, introducing the first freestanding gas stove in North America. Today Jøtul North America designs and manufactures a full line of cast iron gas stoves, fireplaces, and gas and wood inserts at it’s Portland, ME facility. Jøtul North America continues to import all their cast iron from Norway’s clean hydroelectric powered foundry.
David Peck/Jøtul North America
Tel: (207) 797-5912 ext: 124 Fax: (207) 878-5481
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Thursday, April 17, 2003
EXHAUSTO Chimney Fans — The Guaranteed Solution to Smoking Fireplaces
EXHAUSTO, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia, is offering a line of chimney-top mounted fans that are designed to assure a proper draft and to correct existing draft problems in almost any chimney.
The fans may be used for wood and gas burning fireplaces, stoves, ovens, and BBQ’s.
The EXHAUSTO Chimney Fans are mounted on top of the chimney and are in a pleasingly neutral design. They are installed with a motor speed control, so that you can adjust the speed of the fan from the room where you have the fireplace. It also duplicates as a ventilator: Turn it on when you need to refresh the air in the room, and the fan will pull out cigarette-smoke and other odors.
“Indoor Air Quality concerns and the building of energy-wise – and airtight – houses are causing a dramatic increase in problems with natural draft. Situations that are really hard to deal with, such as back-drafting fireplaces, spillage from furnaces and water-heaters, odors from the chimney, etc. are typical applications. Our fans are the only solution that is guaranteed to work”, states Gitte Hagensen, vice president of residential sales, EXHAUSTO, Inc.
The EXHAUSTO Chimney Fans are ETL-listed, powerful, efficient, and very quiet. Made in cast aluminum and stainless steel, they are extremely durable.
With the industry’s best warranty the chimney fan is protected for two years against mechanical failures, 10 years against corrosion perforation, and the fans carry a 6-Month Unconditional Money-Back Guarantee.
A Dealer Package with Dealer Application Manual, brochure, and dealer price list is available free of charge to the trade by calling 1-800-255-2923 or via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
EXHAUSTO is the world’s largest manufacturer of chimney-top mounted fans. They have a 40+ year proven track record for high quality products all over Europe and more than a decade in the United States. In 1994, EXHAUSTO earned its ISO 9001 certification.
EXHAUSTO Introduces GSV Grease Fans for BBQ’s, Wood Fired Pizza Ovens and more!
EXHAUSTO Inc. is introducing a grease fan to be used with wood and gas-fired BBQ’s, Pizza Ovens, Fireplaces, and more.
The GSV fan is mounted on top of the chimney/duct and is ruggedly built of cast aluminum and equipped with a completely enclosed (no maintenance), variable speed, and direct drive motor. It is designed to withstand the dirty and hot environment and is of a very pleasing design.
The fan is available in 4 sizes, ranging from 350 up to 1,800 CFM.
For more information on this product, please contact EXHAUSTO Inc. at (800) 255-2923 – ext. 2502 or 2506.
Monday, April 14, 2003
Morsø‘s 4600 Stainless Stove Wins the 2003 Vesta Award in Nashville
Morsø is proud to announce that their 4600 Stainless Steel model won the prestigious Hearth & Home Magazine’s 2003 Vesta Award at the Hearth Patio and Barbecue Association Expo in Nashville, TN. The award was for innovation and technology in the Woodburning Stoves and Inserts category.
The Morsø 4600 Stainless Steel model has beautifully brushed stainless steel sides which is an increasingly popular style these days. The 4600 is offered in a vertical style, an alternative to shorter, wider wood burning stoves on legs. The 4600’s smaller “footprint” and close clearances are also helpful in areas where usable space is a primary consideration. Like other Morsø models, the 4600 has a 6” reversible flue collar to vent straight back or up. At 25,000 Btu’s, the 4600 Series heats up to 800 sq. ft.
The 4600 model (also available in painted steel sides) has a large “stay-clean” glass design, convenient controls, high-efficiency stainless steel secondary combustion system, and ash pan. Offered with a ten-year limited warranty, the 4600 Series has a cast iron firebox lined with firebrick for durability. Recommended retail price range is $1700 - $1999.
Morsø is pleased to have won this award in their 150th year of being in the cast iron business. Morsø wishes to thank Hearth & Home, Morsø‘s North American importer Hearthlink International, and their national network of specialty retailers.
For more information, please visit the North American Morsø website: [url=http://www.morsousa.com]http://www.morsousa.com[/url]
Morsø Introduces New Products For 2003
Morsø, a leading European stove manufacturer, is proud to announce the Morsø 4600 Series wood burning stoves and the DV250 gas insert for the North American market. The Morsø 4600 is EPA non-catalytic approved, while the DV250 gas insert offers consumers a distinctive choice in gas insert design both inside and outside the stove.
“We have developed these products to fit specific needs within our product portfolio and broaden the Morsø offering for our North American customers, one of our fastest growing customer bases,” said Peter Jessen Hansen, Managing Director of Morsø.
The 4600 Wood Burning Stove Series:
The Morsø 4600 Series models are available with either decorative painted steel or brushed stainless steel sides. This Morsø product is a vertical style offering, an alternative to shorter, wider wood burning stoves on legs. The 4600 Series smaller “footprint” and close clearances are also helpful in areas where usable space is a primary consideration. Like other Morsø models, the 4600 Series has a 6” reversible flue collar to vent straight back or up. At 25,000 Btu’s, the 4600 Series heats up to 800 sq. ft.
The 4600 models have a large “stay-clean” glass design, high-efficiency secondary combustion system, and ash pan. Offered with a ten-year limited warranty, the 4600 Series has a cast iron firebox lined with firebrick for durability. Recommended retail price range is $1700 - $1999.
The DV250 Gas Insert:
The new gas product for 2003, DV250’s exterior classic design has simple clean lines to blend well with both traditional and contemporary fireplaces. The large uncluttered “Cleanview” glass shows off the flame. The beautifully-shaped extruded-aluminum surround is sized at 40”W x 31”H to cover most fireplace openings and the DV250’s Btu input of 33,000 will help heat a house of almost any size.
Deep within, the firebox is filled with flame, front to back. The heavy-duty cast iron burner provides flame in over seven different areas around the firebox. On top of the burner are vacuum-formed ceramic logs in a “depleted log” design to complete a very realistic wood-like flame. A quiet 110-cfm blower helps move the heat from the Insert to the room. The blower is controlled by a variable speed control and thermostat, so that operation can be completely automatic if required. An optional remote control is also available for convenience.
Morsø Glass Hearth Pads:
Morsø Glass Hearth Pads are the most unique hearth pads available today and can be used for wood, gas, and coal burning stoves. All Morsø Glass Hearth Pads are heavy duty, resistant to heat and shock, and weigh under 70 lbs. All four pads have sculptured/beveled edges and are available in different shapes and sizes such as square, rectangle, half-moon, and teardrop / corner. Retail price range is $175 - $325.
Mr. Hansen concluded with “We strongly believe that our 2003 Product Line shows our commitment to the North America market. We will continue to strengthen the line with quality and market-driven products and programs to help our Morsø Dealers sell-through. And, we will continue to give consumers a wide choice to fit their aesthetic and heating needs.”
About Morsø:
Morsø Jernstoberi A/S was founded in 1853 by N.A. Christensen, and is committed to producing the highest quality cast iron heating products in the world. Morsø is the leading hearth products manufacturer in Denmark and exports throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, North America and South Africa. Morsø products are imported by Hearthlink International of Randolph Vermont for North America. For more information, see our North American website at [url=http://www.morsousa.com]http://www.morsousa.com[/url]
MORSØ Celebrates 150 Years of Cast Iron Excellence
A man once said that the further you can look back, the further you can look forward, and Morsø has had a 150 year head start in designing the wood stoves of the future!
For most Danes, a wood-burning stove is synonymous with Morsø. Our cast iron stoves have been part of everyday life in Denmark for six generations, and although much has changed since 1853, the sight of living flames in the cast iron wood stove makes it the natural place for families to gather around on a cold winter evening.
With 150 years of experience in making cast iron wood stoves, Morsø is at the forefront of stove development. You can always find a Morsø stove that fulfills your needs, whether you are considering design, size or efficiency.
Peter Jessen Hansen, Managing Director of Morso proudly offers; “A lot has changed since the first stove left our foundry in Nykøbing Mors 150 years ago, but the most important tools are still the same—assembly is still by hand. Real people, not machines, assemble the stoves on assembly lines because this is the only way the best quality can be assured. Morsø‘s employees take pride in their workmanship, just like the first foundrymen and blacksmiths did back in 1853.”
Mr. Hansen adds “We are proud of our history, because it is reflected in our everyday work—and it gives our stoves a quality and durability not available elsewhere. When you choose a Morsø stove, you are not simply getting a beautiful cast iron stove, along with it you also take home a piece of Denmark’s history.”
Morsø‘s official celebration begin in Nykøbing the weekend of April 26th with the members of Hearthlink International, North American Importers, in attendance.
Saturday, April 12, 2003
HearthNet offers new Press Release Section
This new area, open to the public and the trade, will allow for instant communcation from leading Hearth Industry companies.
HearthNet is pleased to announce the opening of a new Press Release section. The section is located at http://www.hearth.com/content/pressreleases.php
The public is invited to view these Press Releases and stay informed of our industry happenings. Members of the trade are also invited to both read, and in certain cases, to post Press Releases of their own. To inquire about opening a posting account for your company, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call Craig Issod at 609-654-7140
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