Old School Heat

Old School Heat

I recently saw a TV infomercial for what looked like a keresene soaked wad on a candle wick being sold as the 'perfect, no fail' way to light a fireplace. The actors on it hemmed and hawed trying to light up the old way (see right) and getting their hands messy. Personally, I don't recommend burning anything other than paper and wood in a brick fireplace. Residue from burning petroleum can collect inside the chimney walls and in time, reignite.