Christmas tree in the same room as the stove???

[tryin.not.to.burn.the.house.down]

We have our real (the only way to go) Christmas tree in the same room as our stove. First Christmas here, new stove.......has anyone had problems with this? Are we going to wake up in the moring to a Charlie Brown tree? It's about 8 feet away and sucking up water as we speak. I'm NERVOUS!!

 

[stovetechri]

keep it watered ull be fine

 

[RedRanger]

I`d be more concerned about the chimney?/ Can Santa get get down the damn thing!!? Or because you have done a proper install, full ss liner bottom to top, gads!! how the hell is he gonna squeeze his big ass down that thing?? :lol:

 

[SlyFerret]

I've always had real trees in the past, but I switched to an artificial tree this year. The tree is in the same room as the stove, and was worried about drying the tree out and having needles all over the place.

The fake tree looks pretty real, but it doesn't smell like a real tree. I do miss that.

-SF

 

[tryin.not.to.burn.the.house.down]

I`d be more concerned about the chimney?/ Can Santa get get down the damn thing!!? Or because you have done a proper install, full ss liner bottom to top, gads!! how the hell is he gonna squeeze his big ass down that thing?? :lol:

My kids asked the same thing and also added "you have it running too hot"

 

[begreen]

The heat will dry the tree out faster. If you use cool lamps on the tree (led's are best) and keep it well away from the stove it will be ok. To mitigate the problem try to get or cut the tree fresh and be sure to give it water every day.

 

[cmonSTART]

This is actually our first year of NOT having the tree in the same room. It always worked out fine for us. Just keep it watered.

 

[savageactor7]

We always keep the tree in another room...just too hot in the same room.

 

[stockdoct]

"isn't it strange, the Christmas traditions we have.... cut down a perfectly nice tree from outdoors and put it inside in your living room ...... take lights from inside and hang them up outside ..... hang up your socks on the fireplace mantle and fill them with candy. Sounds like the actions of a drunk man!"

Jim Gaffigan, comedian

 

[madrone]

Haven't had a problem. Keep it well watered. Mine has no option but to be near the stove, but it's still 2 feet outside the clearance. My problem is keeping the cat from drinking the water.

 

[Tfin]

We cut a fresh tree and have it in the same room.....as others have said, just keep it well watered and you'll be fine.

 

[begreen]

We always keep the tree in another room...just too hot in the same room.

Actually, that brings up a good point. Some folks here are reporting 85F room temps as their norm. If that is the case, the tree is going to dry out faster. Our floorplan is open and we have our fresh cut tree about 20 ft away from the stove. The room temp in that area is about 72 with the stove going. A fresh cut tree lasts about 3 weeks before major needle drop starts.

Use common sense here. The tree will be more combustible after 2-3 weeks if placed in a hot room. If the tree is not watered very frequently, it could become tinder dry in even less time. If there are old-fashioned light bulbs on it, the opportunity for a fire increases.

So, put a tree up the day after Thanksgiving in a hot room and you are going to have a bare stick by New Years.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

We add sugar to the water. It does make the tree last longer, or at least we've had pretty good luck with it. And yes, our tree is in the same room as the stove. We put it up yesterday, cut from our own place just like the firewood is.

 

[firefighterjake]

Make a fresh cut before putting up the tree (about a half inch up) . . . keep it well watered . . . if possible keep it as far away as the heat source (or any vents for that matter). For more tips you can check out the National Christmas Tree Association's web page.

Or . . . if any of you yahoos have ever wanted to know what I look like you can check out a video that I did with the NCTA a few years back. Warning: Video shows a short, fat, balding guy in a polyester uniform . . . the tall, dark and handsome firefighters don't do these videos . . . they only pose for our annual Firefighter Calendar.

 

[firefighterjake]

Oops . . . forgot to post the link . . . here it is.

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And for those folks who want to see some "real" firefighters . . . or at least what they expect firefighters to look like . . . here's a few shots from the guys who posed in last year's calendar . . . or maybe it was the year before.

(broken link removed to http://www.bangormaine.gov/Hose5Calendar.htm)