Landmann Log Rack with Cover - 8'

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I just opened the box and built this today. Excellent wood rack but the cover it came with tore as I was tying it on the rack...It's a pretty cheap thin plastic that will not likely last one season. You're better off buying the rack without the cover and saving the money.

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Fireplace Chimney Draftstopper Plug Balloon (Large Pillow - Fits Any Masonry Fireplace with dampers

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This does work very well, perhaps only in the right chimneys, perhaps only when installed correctly. I have had this for four months and will adjust my review, later, if a problem develops (such as a puncture).

It stops so much cold air that I need to put my hand directly under it just to feel a difference in ambient temperature. This also means that it stops the fireplace odors that were entering the room. I've even tried it with the flue open and it still keeps the cold out.

It does not self-install: you have to take the time and be careful. I can now do it in about three minutes. Some words on installation:

After you THINK you have installed it correctly, feel around all of the edges for leaks. When you feel a leak, simply push or pull that section of the balloon into the right spot to fully stop the leak.

The balloon does give the impression of deflating, but this is a misnomer. In cold temperatures a balloon will shrink, not deflate, due to the air cooling in the balloon. This happened once, so far, to the point where cold air began infiltrating. All you need do is to inflate it a little, while the balloon is still in place (the long inflation tube makes it easy) and then check around the edges again as above.

Our room has been truly comfortable for the first winter in 15 years due to this. My only concern is it's ruggedness. If it does not puncture, it will pay for itself in about 2 years. I have been somewhat intentionally rough with it to test this and, so far, am impressed that it hasn't punctured.

UPDATE January 2010:

Have now been putting this in and out weekly for the second winter. Performs as well as new. Seems to be quite resistant to puncturing (and it's been pushed to the limit). If it were to puncture at this point, I would buy another one.

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I ordered two directly from their website. One of them had a slow leak. I called them up and they sent out a replacement immediately at no cost. That alone deserves 5 stars!

As for the plugs, they work as advertised. Don't expect them to create an airtight seal because they don't and the product description doesn't claim to either. However, it does dramatically reduce drafts, just doesn't completely eliminate them. The installation is fairly simple. Results will very depending on how it's installed. For example, I find that it creates a better seal if I don't inflate it completely. I was able to get optimal performance after a few tries.

The alternative was to get top dampers. That'll probably give me a closer to airtight seal but for my area, it cost $500-$800 installed. I figured I had nothing to lose to give these a try and I'm very glad I did.

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Our chimney draftstopper has now been in place for about 1 year with NO ISSUES. No concerns or leaks. I have not had to reinflate it or fuss with it in any manner.

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Well worth the money!! And it's a piece of cake to install, maybe 3 minutes or less. I have two fireplaces, and bought 2 of these, two years ago. You just blow into the long nozzle to inflate it. When you turn the nozzle's end to close it, a bit of air escapes, but that's good. It will squish into the corners better that way if it's not completely inflated. You lift it into your fireplace with both hands and just tuck it into place. Go all around it with your fingers, and tuck it in. If you feel any bit of draft coming through, all it needs is some patting and poking to close it off. If you feel it's not inflated enough, just use the long nozzle to add more air. The nozzle can be easily tucked up out of the way after you inflate it. There is also an attached black plastic rod that holds it up securely from the fireplace floor, and it adjusts for height. After a season, it may deflate slightly due to changes in the ambient temperature, so just add more air. Easy maintenance! It is made of tough plastic to withstand abrasion and punctures. You can't see it from the room, because it's black. If you want to build a fire, just grab it, and it pops right out. I had a terrible draft in my basement rec room, and it shut off the draft immediately! Now the heat stays in! (And so does the air conditioning!) Every fireplace should have one!

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I just put this in my chimney, and I have noticed an immediate difference. I used to be able to feel a draft when I was near the fireplace, but now I feel nothing. I haven't seen a utility bill since I put it in, but I'm sure that it is going to pay for itself pretty quickly. There is really no other option besides this or something like it to block the chimney off, so I highly recommend this.

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SEI Thomas Walnut Corner Media Stand

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Was exactly what I expected and fits and looks lovely in my living room. Just wish my dish receiver wouldn't overheat from being inside it with doors closed!

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The stand is very sturdy, fits nicely in a small corner, with plenty of room for CDs on the side shelves and your electronic media inside the glass front doors/shelves. I really like this!!

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Minuteman International Helix Tool Set

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This is a nice looking and solidly made wrought iron fireplace/wood stove tool set. The tool handles and the holding rack are made out of heavy stock round iron bars. The poker is hook style vs. the spike style .. works adequately. The unit I ordered survived shipping undamaged even though the card board box containing it fell apart. Made in Poland (not China).

Don't mistake this product for hand forged Vermont craftsmanship .. of course, that is reflected in the price difference.

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I have been watching these for a while but couldn't bring myself to pay over $200. for them. So, when Amazon had a seller on here who had them for $155, I bit the bullet and ordered them. I could not be more pleased. They are heavy and very pretty sitting on my hearth where my old junky ones were. They are wrought iron and not tubular steel like so many of the others are. I'm happy!

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FIRE STARTER STICKS, better than fatwood or chemicals, made from RECYCLED BOOK SPINES

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Don't waste your money on any of these things... If you have a dryer, or you know someone with a dryer, just collect the lint from the lint catcher and add a small amount of hand sanitizer... One spark, and you're in business...

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This product was a perfect gift for my book loving friend to display by his fireplace and use when necessary.

He loved this little bundle of book bindings!!!!

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They are scented, like apple cinnamon. I didn't think they were supposed to be. Plus they are all coated in pink, waxy looking stuff. They don't look like the picture. I am not sure about their burning qualities, as they are a gift...

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Heated Stainless Steel Mug Car Coffee Cup With Charger

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I bought this mug to replace a similar item that had stopped heating. The new mug looks the same on the outside, but the interior is plastic rather than stainless steel. The visible plastic rim should have tipped me off, but I wouldn't have thought it could turn out this bad. It heats up just fine, but when it does, my coffee tastes more like plastic than like coffee. I tried washing it a couple times and heating up some soapy water in it, but the plastic taste remains. Keep searching until you find a heated mug that you can confirm has a non-plastic interior.

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This heated car mug worked well for a couple of weeks, but then the connection between the mug and a wire stopped working. Something wrong with the connecting parts. It just does not stay connected. The connection between the wire and a car (sigarett outlet) works well. But it does not help much, because the wire does not connect to the mug, so it does not do the intended job. My coffe is cold.

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When I first bought this mug, I heated water in it to test it. It heated the water just fine but it smelled AWFUL kinda' like a tire. I've been filling the mug repeatedly with boiling water and it's getting better. I'm looking forward to using the mug soon when the smell is completely leeched out. However, I would strongly recommend you just buy a different mug and spare yourself the effort.

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This the second time I have purchased this item.

The first one worked until water got in the inside of the shell. While I am not sure whether or not someone put it in the dishwater (probably a no no) the fact is that I was using the cup plugged in with my left arm on the open window frame of my car and when the cup touch my lip I recieved a shock to my arm.

Trashed that one and bought the second one 2 weeks ago.

This one must have a faulty thermostat because the outer shell gets too hot to touch.

Also, the electrical conection in the handle has broken free making it very difficult to attach the plug.

Don't think I'll try for #3.

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mug gets way too hot.I think it would boil if it was pluged in and unattended.also bottom of mug gets too hot,poorly insulated.

gets too hot

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U S Stove Company 5510 King Shop Wood Pellet Electric Stove, 48000 BTU

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This is a great stove .I have had this stove for 3 burning seasons now,I run this stove on low,and it

heats my whole house to 70 degree's.My house is 1150 square feet.If i run it for 23 hours straight

on low it uses 1 bag of pellets.Only problem i have had with this stove is the auto starter burned

out 1 time,while still under warranty,There was no problem getting a new one,under warranty.easy to

deal with customer service.They did not question anything i said,sent me one in 3 days . I had

to install it my self ,but was real easy to do.and it did not void the rest of my warranty.

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I have owned this stove (5510) for one year. It's installed in my living room, which is in the middle of my house. Last winter, it kept the bulk of my house 65-75, but we had to use space heaters in the bedrooms at night. Last year, we burned 3.5 tons of pellets, for a total operating cost of about $1000 (including space heaters), which is maybe a third of what I spent in past years on propane. General operation and cleaning is easy, but the original igniter went bad after a few months (replaced under warranty). Also, I recently noticed that the glass gasket in the door is in bad shape, so I called the company and they sent out a new one, also under warranty. Customer service has been excellent so far. I am very happy with my purchase.

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If the stove would keep working it would be great but it keeps breaking. I bought the stove in August and by December the ignighter was bad. Us Stove did warranty the ignighter once. But now in the second season the ignighter is bad again and also the auger moter is bad. Of course now it's been over a year for the warranty. Since the heating season is about 6 months here in Michigan that is what time you get to operate the unit under the warranty. Us Stove directs you to use their web site for parts but their it says auger moter out of stock for a month. I would not buy a Us Stove again! Look else were for a different brand.

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Great stove holds three bags of pellets. The stove has 9 settings, at -30 below zero the stove heated are house just fine. Great stove built well and looks like it will last a long time.

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I've had this stove for 2 years now and absolutely regret buying it. I have had SEVERAL ignitors go out. The door and seal are sub-par and had to be replaced. I constantly battle with the settings. It commonly overflows the pot. It's a shame that an american company makes such a shoddy stove. I bought this thinking I could save a few bucks. Apparently with this item, that's not the case. Once it breaks one more time, it's getting pitched. Do a little research on hearth.com if you want to know more. Very few people have a positive thing to say about this brand.

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Uniflame Cast Iron Firestarter

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I bought this for my husband to use when we go camping. He has used it so far in our fireplace and loves it. It starts fires right away and will prove to be very handy at campsites.

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I love these firestarters. It makes it so easy to start a fire in the fireplace or the fire pit. Highly recommend.

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Son-in-law used it where they park their trailer. Didn't work for them. Disappointed in the product. Don't like spending money on a 'good idea' product that has no value. They have a campfire every evening and since he is hard to buy for, I thought this would be great, but it is not.

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Frigidaire FRA12EHT2 12,000 BTU Through-the-Wall Room Air Conditioner with 10,600 BTU Supplemental

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So i received this unit the other day, and given the fact that i have other units similar to this, i'll try to compare this to my other units.

The unit seems well built and strong. Installation with a preexisting sleeve was a breeze. The box came with ALL the vents and insulation foam you need to install the unit. The instructions are easy to follow and simple. My only issue is really the heat test drive, it wasn't turning on right away but that could be related to the temperature of the room, it is still summer. I will update the review once i can use the heat in the colder months.

So far the unit is working great. I live in an apartment in Philadelphia which gets an awful amount of direct day light, so my condo gets warm quick. On top of that, my living room is open into the kitchen, so a small cooking mission with a boiling water will make the temperature to go through the roof.

The square-footage of the living room and kitchen combined is about 380sqft. I know you may think that 12000 BTU is too much (almost double) of what you need, but ALWAYS factor in your room traffic. with the kitchen at work and having 8 people over, the temperature increases by a lot and a 8000-10000BTU unit will leave you gasping for cold air. Hence the reason i went for a bigger unit and i am glad that i did.

This unit also removes a comfortable amount of humidity from the air which is also great to keep the temperatures low. I measured the kWh usage and with the unit on COOL, it goes through about 0.11 kWh which is very much the same amount my 9000BTU Friedrich unit uses and that unit really sucked at cooling the same room before (it is now demoted to the bedroom).

This unit also has more fan speed settings and the remote control doubles as the temperature sensor which you can place further away in the middle of the room for better temperature control.

This unit + a ceiling fan will certainly lower your bill and keeps the room cool (i get a lot of day light!). So far i'm happy with it. we will see how it can heat the room at the same time in the winter.

ALSO: this unit with COOL only option had great reviews and was the main reason i picked it, since my unit adds heat to the same cool-only unit. Double check the dimensions! the order it is posted in the description is not correct.

The price was also great, compared to the 9000 BTU Friedrich (this was cheaper with more BTU and options). Do the installation yourself and its a winner.

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Travel Water Heater United Kingdom

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I have used this little pot for three years. I wanted to have my own pot because I prefer to use single cup drip method for my own coffee rather than the various hotel coffee pots and packaged coffees. I have carried it overseas many times. It comes with two converter plug options, one for the U.S. I have had no problems using other converters for more countries. The company is very customer friendly and replaced the lid at no charge when I cracked it due to careless packing on my part.

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7 SCENT SAMPLER - NATURAL WOODINCENSES WITH HOLDER AND FORTY NINE BRICKS

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This incense is wonderful. I have repurchased it many times now. The variety pack is really fun because of all the different types of scents it offers. I have a friend who was complaining because he couldn't find a scented candle that reminded him of his old log burning fireplace (long since replaced by a gas version)and I told him I had just the thing for him and promptly ordered this Seven Scent Sampler for his birthday. He was thrilled! He said it was JUST what he was looking for. He loves smelling that great scent of lovely evergreen, pinion pine, etc. while enjoying his gas fireplace. I have order this packet twice now for him as a repeat gift. These are really nice incense pellets that burn clean and SMELL GREAT! This company is also wonderful. The product comes VERY quickly and Tom always puts a little handwritten "thank you" in with the shipment. Very nice experience all around and I highly recommend his products. I will continue to buy from him. He has incredible variety in these great smelling incenses.

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This smells just like having a fresh wood fire burning. Wonderful and not nearly as smokey as i expected. The smoke is that of having 2 normal stick based incense burning at a time.

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Truly smells like the southwest. Burning wood smell is thick all winter in New Mexico.

It's all natural, no perfumes, and if you love the smell of a wood burning fireplace, this smell exactly like it.

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Great product. Highly Recommended.

Research shows that aromas have a powerful effect on mood and we all know it's true. This product gives you a palette of seven different aromas that mentally transport you to the homey hearth, the mountain chalet, southwest pueblo, or backwoods campfire.

We agree with all the other positive comments except one. This kit contains more than the aromas of the southwest. It contains many like hickory and balsam fir that are smells familiar anywhere in the country.

This product produces authentic fireplace/campfire aromas. We've had many guests who thought we had our fireplace going, loved the aroma and have asked where they could get the incense themselves.

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[1] Put the incense on the provided clay stand before trying to light it and use it as a handle,

[2] We have found that votive and/or tea light candles are very helpful in lighting this and work much better than a match or lighter.

[3] We put a small dish or incense burner around the burning incense both for safety and to contain the ash.

[4] Amazon offers a variety of great incense burners that work well with this product. Here's one we like: Country Hearth Puppy Burner With Pinon Natural Wood Incense Incienso De Santa Fe at

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[5] VOLUME DISCOUNT Like us you may find that you like a couple of the aromas better than others and/or you may find you burn these regularly. If so, look for the 100 brick single scent offerings by Incienso de Sante Fe. They are generally priced between $13.50 and $15.00 for 100 bricks which is a better deal than the mix of 49 bricks for $10 (i.e. ~25% discount/brick from $0.20 to $0.15.)

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I normally used the sticks and wasn't sure how these "bricks" aka "cones" would work for me. I loved every single scent, the little bricks really seem to be concentrated with enough of their scent to cover my living room,dining room and kithcen area of my small apartment. I was sold, went through my 49 brick sampler and came back for more. The biggest problem I had was trying to decide which scent to start with I loved them all as the large packs are all one scent.

I started with the pinon(a wonderful woodsy scent that just is definitive of the Southwest) and I love the way they make me feel like I'm back on the road in New Mexico. But I will definitely order some of the other 100 packs for some variety.

Bricks v Sticks The sticks are nice. They burn longer then the bricks and create compared with the bricks very little smoke. However, the smoke that the bricks create is not something that will make you feel choked out, it just streams out in basically one direction into the air. You can place the incense so that the smoke flows in a direction away from you if you want. But it really isn't a big stream think of the size of little more than a line of smoke coming from a cigarette just with a much pleasanter smell. Also,I did not find any soot anywhere.

Because the end of the sticks are sticking out further then then the bricks in their holders,the ashes seem to fall further out whereas the bricks just burn down straight onto the holder, You can just pick up the holder when the brick is completely out and cool and just dump the ash into trash(you may have to wipe some out with rag.) As I said the sticks do burn longer, but the scent doesn't seem as concentrated, so it is not as powerful and does not last as long.

Lighting The sticks don't take as long to fire up, as soon as the tip is red hot, just blow them out. The bricks take a little longer. You can place them in the holder and just hold a lighter to the end, or if you are real careful you can hold them between thumb and forefinger they are maybe a little over an inch long and hold the lighter over one end until you have a good flame that covers the entire tip if not they may go out. Then REAL carefully watch your fingers place upright in holder. Unlike the sticks, do not blow these out, the flame will go out on its own(in a few seconds). I use one of those long BIC lighters you might use for a fireplace, long candles or BBQ. The bricks burn down in about 15 20 minutes or so, but the scent lasts hours. Creates a wonderful ambience and is much nicer for covering up cooking smells like fish, then a choking spray of Lysol.

Lastly with both sticks and bricks, make sure they are on a flat surface away from any fire danger in case they were to tip over(this could happen here in an earthquake.) I burn my incense on a bar/counter top and put the holder on a thick flat glass large candle holder.

This sampler pack comes with a very small plain clay holder. The 100 packs(of single scents) come with a larger and more decorative clay holder than the sampler pack, and are a really good buy better then buying 100 sticks(unless you happen to be a a swap meet in Ponca City Oklahoma). I have ordered several times now from the seller that carries them here Incensio De Santa Fe(Tom's Incense), and highly recommend them. They arrived quickly and well packaged and as I said a very reasonable deal. and I am building quite a collection on the holders.

Enjoy the scents of the Southwest.....Laurie

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