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1. Winter Savings
• Fireplace. A cheery fireplace is also an energy waster.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​tips_for_cottage_owners/​winter_savings.html

2. Paper
If you live in an isolated community, without paper pick-up, you can cut down on wood for your fireplace by using newspaper.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​recycling/​paper.html

3. Chimney
If you suspect that a chimney is leaking, you can test it by building a smoky fire in the fireplace and blocking the outlet at the top of the chimney with a wet blanket.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/household_repairs/​c/​chimney.html

4. Fireplace, Masonry
Have fireplace and chimney cleaned and examined by a professional (cleaning by burning chemicals in the fire is nowhere nearly so effective as mechanical cleaning).
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/household_repairs/​f/​fireplace_masonry.html

5. Fireplace, Prefab Metal
Joints open in fireplace or flue pipe. Brush off soot and wash with detergent.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/household_repairs/​f/​fireplace_prefab_metal.html

6. Fireplace Screen
Traverse-type flexible screens don't meet at center of fireplace. See curtain rod.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/household_repairs/​f/​fireplace_screen.html

7. Furnace
If thermostat is exposed to cold drafts or heat (a radiator, register, fireplace, etc.), call in heating contractor.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/household_repairs/​f/​furnace.html

8. Supplementary Heating
Even your living room fireplace can be made more efficient. And kerosene heaters, although their use should be limited, can provide extra heat in emergencies.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​energy_economics/​supplementary_heating.html

9. Kerosene Heaters
What now? If you have a wood stove or a fireplace, you can light a fire. For those who don't own a wood-burning heater, warmth during a mid-winter power failure can come from one of two sources: plenty of blankets or a kerosene heater.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​energy_economics/​kerosene_heaters.html

10. Heating With Wood
Unless you're prepared to spend a great deal of time cutting, splitting, and stacking, you should accept your fireplace as the inefficient charmer it is, and leave the heavy work to a wood stove or furnace.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​energy_economics/​heating_with_wood.html


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