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Q: I just installed a new efficient fireplace in the living room. In the past, I have had problems getting a wood fire started and burning without much smoke. Do you have tips for building a ...

Dear Jim: We had many trees taken down due to ash borers, so I plan to use my fireplace more this fall and winter. I have never had much luck building fires without smoking up the room. Do you have ...

Dear Jim: I just installed a new efficient fireplace in the living room. In the past, I have had problems getting a wood fire started and burning without much smoke. Do you have some tips for building ...

My asthma always gets worse in the winter. Our fireplace couldn”t have anything to do with that, could it? PG&E costs too much; firewood is so much cheaper to heat with. My child coughs when it is ...

A home fireplace is a luxury many do not have to use that often in the desert. Cindy Baillie says on a recent cold January morning, her husband lit a Duraflame log to help get the chill out of the ...

Question:: I am adding a room on to my house, and it will have a fireplace. The existing fireplace in the living room is often smoky. How can I keep the new fireplace from filling the room with smoke?

Smoke alarms save lives. They are everyone’s first line of defense against fires. But all too often, the Chattanooga Fire ...

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