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Pellet stove faulted for fire, burns home down.

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by savemoney, Nov 6, 2016.

  1. savemoney

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    savemoney, Nov 6, 2016
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    It must of being a short straight horizontal run vent which elevated the chances of having sparks coming through and into a vicinity of combustible material. Hopefully it was a legit install for insurance purposes. Good to know there was no fatalities.
     
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    He should have contacted Slickplant and gotten the correct spark bucket. :D

    Glad no one was seriously hurt.
     
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    Wasn't carl the guy to contact to get one installed?? :D

    All kiddin aside, Glad no one was hurt.
     
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    Maybe he had a cedar bush under it.....you know what happens when your bush isn't trimmed. :whistle:
     
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    Pay attention to the clearances in the manual. Likely an incorrect self install or Carl did it.
     
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    Good grief, you know you're having a bad day when your pellet stove turns your propane tank into a blow torch. :picard:

    :picard:

    Blow torch?
    :D
     
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    Glad no one was hurt but there must be more to the story.
     
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