{"id":422,"date":"2025-12-03T13:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2025-12-03T21:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:54:41","slug":"tools-supplies-you-should-have-before-using-a-wood-stove","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/tools-supplies-you-should-have-before-using-a-wood-stove\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools &amp; Supplies You Should Have Before Using A Wood Stove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Dry kindling (small splits, twigs, or purchased kiln-dried sticks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fire starters (wax cubes, fatwood, fire sticks \u2014 never use gasoline or lighter fluid)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-reach lighter or long matches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newspaper or fire-starter paper (avoid glossy or colored inks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasoned hardwood, split and dried 12\u201318 months (oak, hickory, maple, beech)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wood storage rack (keeps firewood dry and off the ground)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metal ash shovel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metal ash bucket with a tight lid (never plastic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fireproof gloves (high-heat resistant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stove brush and scraper for cleaning the inside<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbon monoxide detector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smoke detector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fire extinguisher (Type: ABC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heat-resistant hearth mat (unless you have stone or tile protection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stove thermometer (flue or surface \u2014 helps prevent over-firing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety gate if you have children or pets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poker tool for adjusting logs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tongs for repositioning firewood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rake for coals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Log splitter (manual or electric)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wood moisture detector (huge for avoiding creosote)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stove-top fan (pushes warm air throughout the room)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iron kettle or humidifier cup (adds humidity to dry winter air)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firewood carrying bag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spark guard screen (for open-door loading or ash tending)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bellows or draft booster fan (optional but helps on cold starts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infrared thermometer (optional: great for checking stove temps)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moisture meter (wood should be 15\u201320% moisture)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kindling box\/bucket (for organizing small pieces near the stove)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<!-- Invisible looping fire sound -->\r\n<audio id=\"fireSound\" muted loop style=\"display:none;\">\r\n  <source src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ef97yv4voxjh3nxslog5l\/Short-Fireplace-Video-Loop-with-Sound-1-minute-loop-Template-Fireplace-for-Background-Winter.mp3?rlkey=05fgp5optoh1p7ipk4phq7tdq&st=1zbh9zos&raw=1\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">\r\n<\/audio>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n(document.addEventListener || window.addEventListener)(\"scroll\", function () {\r\n    const audio = document.getElementById(\"fireSound\");\r\n    if (audio.paused) {\r\n        audio.play().catch(()=>{});\r\n        audio.muted = false;\r\n    }\r\n}, { once: true });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31707,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":533,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422\/revisions\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fromdata2dialogue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}