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 Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 02:55 AM
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LoneStarSon
Private Dancer
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Yeah, I need to close ours. We get birds every year.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 03:00 AM
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PowerLizard
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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My damper has been closed for 10 years and counting.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: PowerLizard]
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04/19/22 03:38 AM
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outfishdya
TFF Guru
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My damper has been closed for 10 years and counting. I thought that 1 time and was wrong. It had apparently been open a long time
Woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun....
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 11:31 AM
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patriot07
TFF Guru
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We put a wood stove in the house we bought last year. Almost no heating bill after we put it in. Love that thing.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Soren Kierkegaard
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: patriot07]
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04/19/22 11:44 AM
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RayBob
Super Freak
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Super Freak
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We put a wood stove in the house we bought last year. Almost no heating bill after we put it in. Love that thing. Smart man. Have a neighbor that has done that for 30 years despite his HVAC system.
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: patriot07]
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04/19/22 12:16 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
Big Sprocket Bob
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Big Sprocket Bob
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We put a wood stove in the house we bought last year. Almost no heating bill after we put it in. Love that thing. lot of difference between a wood stove and a fireplace. They are a fantastic source of heat. 
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 12:18 PM
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LoneStarSon
Private Dancer
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I'm so tired of people telling me what to do. So, no! I won't close my damper!
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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04/19/22 12:20 PM
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Mudshark
OP
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I'm so tired of people telling me what to do. So, no! I won't close my damper! The science behind my demand is sound. Just close it.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 12:26 PM
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Fishin' Nut
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We have a propane fireplace. Woke up yesterday morning and The Boss and her two cats had it turned on.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 12:28 PM
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LoneStarSon
Private Dancer
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I'm so tired of people telling me what to do. So, no! I won't close my damper! The science behind my demand is sound. Just close it. NO!
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 12:39 PM
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FishDFly
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Every fall, I go to start the first fire of the season and realize my damper has been open all summer. This year, for the first time I can remember, I closed it. I’m not the only one. Go right now and close the damper so you don’t use the ac to cool the yard. After starting a fire with the damper closed "one" time, we put a sign on the grate, "Damper Closed" to remind us that it is closed or to close it.
FDF
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 12:53 PM
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Dan21XRS
TFF Guru
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Every fall, I go to start the first fire of the season and realize my damper has been open all summer. This year, for the first time I can remember, I closed it. I’m not the only one. Go right now and close the damper so you don’t use the ac to cool the yard. Are you sure it's closed???... Maybe you opened it by mistake... Better check again... Dan 
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"...
Lou Holtz
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 01:11 PM
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Donpilot
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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My parents had a racoon get in the house while they were wintering in Florida. It raised the cabinets and hid in the ash pit under the fireplace . Took a few weeks to figure out what was going on.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 01:12 PM
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PondFish
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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If you are getting birds in the house you need to get your chimney serviced.
Chimney sweep, top screen and chimney cap.
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Re: Close your damper
[Re: Mudshark]
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04/19/22 01:27 PM
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Oldrabbit
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Thanks Mud, I just went and closed ours.
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