Fire in vent pipe from bees nest
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This is not my home, this was posted on facebook by the Charlton, Mass. fire dept. The homeowner didn't check the pipe before he started his pellet stove and this was the result.
alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
See, I'm glad I ran my brush to the top of my chimney before I fired up the stove this fall at any rate! I must say, it's curious how the fire broke through both walls of the venting though if that is indeed pellet vent.
Heatsource
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alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
I thought the same thing because that's what it looks like, how it melted like that.. Hey, either way it's a great photo for newbies here to feast upon ( or anyone). Make sure you do it the right way guys !
SmokeyTheBear
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They had time to take pics while it was burning?
michpelletburner
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almost looks like burned up rtv, the way its white and chalky looking. But either way that's scary and one hell of a good reason to check your vent before that first fire.
SidecarFlip
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hossthehermit
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I'm confused, time to take a picture but no time to throw a pale of water or use the extinguisher?
hossthehermit
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SmokeyTheBear
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KodiakII
Minister of Fire
Think I would have been manning the fire extinguisher or at least a wet towel...instead of a camera. Do appreciate the pics though, good lesson for all of us!
alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
Really, ya we are Massholes down here remember ( a favorite Maine term for us who vacation up their by some of your locals, even though we support your camps etc.)? And I'm not all that fond of some of us down here myself but people do stupid things everywhere. Last year the fire that was posted on here was a revamped farm house in Maine that was turned into a rooming house. Self install of a pellet furnace burned the place down. But you folks are bright enough to evacuate I guess, it was at night and nobody was killed, 23 people in the house. Let me ask you, what kind of a hole was the owner ?
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
Exactly the same as the one down there in Massachusetts. I was no commenting because I get a ration from folks on here because I try to get them to go by the book and the LOL was because hoss stepped in it.
alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
But if that was a fireman responding to the call that took the picture and did not do it through a running body cam, you folks have a problem that needs some attention.
Dosborn
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This picture's worth a thousand words of advice to brush out the chimney pipes before the first fire of the season. Thanks for posting.
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alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
Smokey there isn't a human living on earth who doesn't need some attention. In fact show me the one who thinks he doesn't and we can start right there.
Pays to plug them exhaust ends, and then check em in the fall when you pull the plug. I put masking tape on my thermostats that say exhaust is plugged, to remind me in the fall.
GeHmTS
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Harman Lover 007
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SidecarFlip
Minister of Fire
Mine was 'no comment' simply because thats 'B' water heater/gas appliance low temp vent, not Pellet/corn stainless lined vent. It was probably alreadfy perforated prior to the fire, thats meltel aluminumsheet, not galvanized steel. Bees or no bees, was a bad install.
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