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Steve Tavares

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Questions relating to Gas and wood burning fireplaces, and stoves. Can answer some/most questions of BBQ's as well.

Experience in the area

Been selling fireplaces for about 8 years in Edmonton.

Education/Credentials

8 Years experience on Wood and gas fireplaces.

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Recent Answers from Steve Tavares

2010-01-10 smokey fireplace:

This would be doing quite the opposite. This would be promoting a better draft. If you are having poor drafting issues this could be due to offsets in the chimney system or too short of a chimney system

2010-01-07 FUMES:

I would highly suggest having a professional or the company who installed it to check out what the issue is.    There should be no reason for the room to fill up with fumes from the unit unless it is brand

2009-12-15 Single Wall Stove Pipe Length:

Running 18 feet of single wall will be fine.     I would much rather see double wall pipe. Security Chimneys makes a double wall smoke pipe that has slots in it to let heat get back into the room like

2009-12-13 Double Sided Fireplace draws smoke:

This sounds like negative pressure to me. You have negative pressure in one room and so that room sucks in air from outside via the chimney. Now you have smoke coming out of the other chimney and some

2009-12-10 Blower assembly:

Now I am fairly certain that the Hurricane brand is made by a manufacturer that has gone out of business. What I will try to do is see who the manufacturer was and get back to you.    What I would like

 

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