May-June 2011
ON THE COVER
Ashley Eldridge (left, CSIA Education Director) and
consultant Paul Stegmeir talk with Margaret and Peter Hutchison, an Australian
couple who have developed the SmartBurn creosote ad smoke reducing product. The
steel tube Ashley is holding is simply placed at the edge of the fire in a
fireplace or woodstove. As it heats, catalytic vapors are released from the pinched
ends of the tube to mix with the smoke, which allows the smoke to be burned within
the fire rather than travel up the chimney. The tube is effective for about three
months of continuous use. The product has received 68 awards in Australia since its
introduction in 2005 and was a finalist and received honorable mention at the 2011
HPBExpo Vesta Awards ceremony.
Photo by Jim Gillam
IN THIS ISSUE
Optimistic at HPBA's 2011 Expo,
Article and photos by Jim Gillam
SNEWS Briefs
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Dear SNEWS
Partner Problems?
By Rob Lindemann
Pizza Hut Destroyed the Market,
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Freebie Public Service article: Earthquake Damage,
Information courtesy of Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Front Door, part 9: The Code Behind,
By Oliver Beauchemin
Sweeps' Guide to Stainless Steel - part 2,
By Royal Edwards
Historical and Modern Chimney Sweeps on Parade,
By Steve Snyder with Jeff Gitlin
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