Sorry about the lousy filming and the confusion on the link. I did go out and purchase a tri pod here the other day. I'm learning about You Tube as I go, there is a learning curve and I admit I have no idea what I'm doing.
There are approx 25 You Tubes that we have posted on everything from installing roof crickets to protect your chimney from sliding snow, restoring a Cookstove. The most important of them all is properly reducing clearances to combustibles, using the "K Factor" to safely install your heating appliance.
http://www.youtube.com/user/WoodyChain#p/u/15/Bs3jbJWVSWU
I decided to begin there after we received a fire dispatch at 3am a few weeks ago. It was -35 below zero, the local EMT's home was on fire. You would think that he would understand the need for proper clearances, but he had no idea. Fortunately his home was saved, no one died or was injured, outside of some frostbite and very tired firefighters the next day.
For some reason YouTube only features the last video posted. With all the snow hitting the rest of the country back east and down south, I figured it was also a good topic for current events, so that was the last video posted.
If you click "uploads" on the top of the page you will be able to see all of our lousy camera work. I don't understand why You Tube does not pull up everything when you click the "all" next to "uploads", but it doesn't. Hopefully you can get past our shaky camera and this stuff will help folks to understand how important it is to do things safely. We did our best to explain it in a way most folks could understand. We tried to provide multiple ways to reduce clearances and we tried our best to demonstrate it.
We put together the most extreme install I could come up with, made it safe, and are in the process of testing it, over the past 30 days. There are a couple of the final segments yet to post on the finished installation, I am currently testing the install to make sure it really will be safe, the installation is in a cabin I built for my daughter, so I'm putting more than my reputation on the line here. I'm sure some will think I'm nuts for doing this, but if we can take the worst case and demonstrate how to overcome it safely, maybe we can save someone's home, or maybe even a whole family, from the horrific tragedy that ensues when a home catches fire.
That is something that is very dear to every firefighter's heart. I lost two little nieces to a house fire many years ago, that's why I became a firefighter, and why we made these videos.
These videos are dedicated to their memories, as well as the horrific deaths they suffered, so innocently, so needlessly, may we somehow prevent it from ever happening again. May no other family suffer the pain and heartache that comes from such a tragedy. It will change your life forever.
If you have any questions regarding the details of this video, please call me, toll free at 800 968 8604, I will be happy to assist you in your quest for a safe installation, no charge.
Woody Chain