Stove Safety - Don't burn your home down! The Tick of Reassurance.

Never let your stove burn out of control. It's one of the most dangerous things you can do!
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[@lesleym6952]

Your boat is looking so bright and beautiful - the background is almost like a zoom filter! And you obviously have very green fingers. I could do with you looking after some of my house plants!! 🪴 🥰

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lesleycouch6557]

The tick of reassurance, what a good idea!

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. It does bring peace of mind.

[@paulgoldsworthy5971]

Hello Phil it just shows how dangerous these stoves are if your not in the picture. good sound advice spot on video take care. 👍👍

[@larsen8059]

Wow! Scarey! lol Love your commitment to safety!

[@jennybailey6842]

OMG Phil. Thank goodness you had done it. Great idea about the tick!

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thanks 👍

[@jollyroger35]

The "tick of reassurance" is a good idea!
I can somewhat related even though I don't have a wood stove, just my electric stove kept me paranoid. Having a furry four legged roommate at home made me worry even more!

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you.

[@billsavage807]

Sound advice Phil, we have a wood burning stove in a listed thatched cottage so you can imagine how careful we are !! Apart from the astronomical cost of insurance I wouldn't be without it - toasty

[@davidfinch5062]

A great bit of advice.

[@trevorspottiswood985]

I like the look of your boat. Sound advice regarding the stove.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thanks 👍

[@susanmarker2164]

Living here Up North with Wood stoves forr heating For me I used my stove for cooking too..Chimney fires are very dangerous...Sounds like youve witnessed one ..The sound is terrifying!!something you wont ever forget...Excellent advice..Lovely young spider plants there..I have a varagaited spider too..the leaves actually are curly..Its called Bonnie. My youngest is a Bonnie..So i had to get one?? Looking great Phil...take care..Always nice to see you! ive been spending time in your 2015 &2016 vlogs for the music...😄

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. I wish I had more room for plants but just two or three is my limit in this tiny space unfortunately.

[@shirleylynch7529]

My goodness no idea stoves could be so dangerous. We live and learn. Very interesting Phil. Thank you.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thanks. Stoves are more dangerous than gas in a boat I would say.

[@colmone5592]

As a kid in the 1950s. at home I sometimes used to light the fire in an ordinary grate using newspaper, wood
and coal. To draw the fire to get it going, I would prop the coal shovel in front of the grate and spread a double page
of broadsheet newspaper across the fireplace opening. Occasionally the fire would roar suddenly and set fire to the newspaper.
If you caught it in time you could blow out the flames. If not, you had to shove the paper on the fire where it would burn uncontrollably.
Worse still sometimes the newspaper would be drawn up the chimney and even set the chimney on fire.
Not what you wanted todo at 7 in the morning, when everyone else was still in bed. I never heard of Health and Safety.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

I also remember that from my childhood.

[@tims7793]

Good tips Phil. Glad to see you're creeping up to 10K subscribers. I think these chat videos help.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. My "water sprite" video has been my most successful video for years.

[@tims7793]

Yes, that short one you did about flooding 5 years ago, is still six times more popular than anything else! The CZcams algorithm is very weird.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

It's very frustrating. Can't seem to make it work for me. ☹️

[@neilmcgregor2943]

I think Squirrel stoves have a safety feature which prevents the ashtray door from opening when the stove door is closed. This makes it impossible to boost the airflow by leaving it open. In practice it makes it very difficult to light a sulky fire. Fortunately, I also believe the safety lock can be removed, with quite simple tools. Then one can light a fire and should certainly follow your advice above to the letter. Or tick.

[@ronnielloyd4676]

Hi Neil, you're quite correct. The first Squirrel I had didn't have such a device fitted, but when I replaced it with a newer model, the newer one had it. However, as you say, it is simply removed by undoing two screws.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Mine's an old Squirrel so can be left open. Most other stoves are the same I think.

[@RobertSmith-zv1xo]

You'd think it's simple with a stove, but you easily forget. Worrying about it is awful.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Stoves are more dangerous than gas on boats I would say.