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fbelec

Minister of Fire
Nov 23, 2005
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this is what not to do. there is not a single thing done in this video anyone should do if they like their life and the people around them.
you say why show this video. there are people out there that think this is ok.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oawhrwhk7UQ
 
I'd give him a B for inventiveness and F for safety. The weights for thermal mass are a nice touch.
 
the guy kills me when i see he is using flexable alum pipe as his chimney. i'm surprized that he got more than one fire out of it.
 
Wow. I never thought I would see something that actually made this one look better.
 

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another piece of work. they both should be in the what not to do section.
 
You've got to wonder if he broke his arm putting up his 'chimney' - considering how unsafe his stove is he's clearly not concerned about safety.
Good grief.
 
The most ironic part of this whole thing is that he's a "survivalist"-usually survivalists try to prolong their survival, not shorten it ;)
 
A true work of art?! Wow. Talk about what is in the gene pool...
 
This one was a classic . . . I don't think ICC or Selkirk has much to worry about . . . now Whirpool and Dupont on the other hand. . . . ;) :)

I kept expecting at any minute to see the paint can blow up, the "chimney" fall apart or the guy burn off his eye brows after lighting the starting fluid.

The best part -- the clotheshanger tying off the dryer duct "chimney."
 
BrotherBart said:
Wow. I never thought I would see something that actually made this one look better.
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Wow....just wow! ShamWow.....
 
An OAK, a better gasket on the door and he might get an overnite burn on a dozen popsicle sticks loading E/W.
 
I wouldn't feel safe burning this thing with the fire department in my driveway. I can't believe he not only built it and burned it, but also made a video to show off his incredibly irresponsible creation to everyone. My guess is he burns down his garage within a month. I hope not, but damn...this is stupid. He says the dryer vent is "insulated" at the plywood, but all I saw was some silicone. I just can't believe someone would do this and feel okay with it.
 
I'm quite certain that Vanessa would NOT approve... eh?
 
He would have been better off, and safer, just punching a hole in the roof and starting a fire on the concrete slab
 
Burndown Live at 5 on channel 4.
 
The really sad thing here is that this guy is sitting in his garage burning bits of scrap as he dinks around with whatever and will probably through luck get away with it - or at least if he doesn't, nobody who sees the video will ever know as I seriously doubt he'd make a video of the place burning down. So, some (perhaps many?) yahoo idiot(s) will take his 'design' as inspiration and decide to build his own to heat his home and now you have someone's family family at risk. Ahh, the power of the internet.
 
Yeah. The least he could do is a nice safe install of a EPA stove.
 

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Hey - that looks like my old stove there!
 
My favorite, from the gentleman's survival blog:

If you've ever held a lighter up to your new socks & watched the flame go crazy around your foot, thats an example of how easily it will catch!...
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Best regards.
 
Wow, you would think that just even a small amount of common sense would set off that voice inside your head "hey maybe thats not safe" but i guess some people dont have that it would seem.
 
It is important to burn only dry, seasoned wood with this stove (season with salt, pepper and angel dust) and to clean the chimney four times a day. The rigid class-Z pipe (empty paint cans) should be cleaned with a section of class-y pipe (slightly smaller empty paint cans). With the flex liner, bearing in mind the related thread of metal brushes shortening the lifespan of liners, be sure to use only Oral-B chimney brushes (soft bristle works fine). This should extend the lifespan of your dryer vent to a full 72 hours.
 
there is a funny side to this. after the garage burns down he'll call his insurance company to see if it's covered. the insurance will ask one question. were you the guy on you tube?
 
branchburner said:
It is important to burn only dry, seasoned wood with this stove (season with salt, pepper and angel dust) and to clean the chimney four times a day. The rigid class-Z pipe (empty paint cans) should be cleaned with a section of class-y pipe (slightly smaller empty paint cans). With the flex liner, bearing in mind the related thread of metal brushes shortening the lifespan of liners, be sure to use only Oral-B chimney brushes (soft bristle works fine). This should extend the lifespan of your dryer vent to a full 72 hours.
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Now that's funny, I don't care who you are...
 
branchburner said:
It is important to burn only dry, seasoned wood with this stove (season with salt, pepper and angel dust) and to clean the chimney four times a day. The rigid class-Z pipe (empty paint cans) should be cleaned with a section of class-y pipe (slightly smaller empty paint cans). With the flex liner, bearing in mind the related thread of metal brushes shortening the lifespan of liners, be sure to use only Oral-B chimney brushes (soft bristle works fine). This should extend the lifespan of your dryer vent to a full 72 hours.
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I love it! :)
 
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