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By 1962, Enterprise Foundry was considered to be the largest privately owned and second largest Canadian owned Stove Company in Canada. In 1984, the assets of Enterprise Foundry and Enamel and Heating Products Limited (formerly Fawcett Foundry) were combined and became Enterprise Fawcett, still in business today. Cook stoves, furnaces, heaters/Enterprise Fawcett. Description: Enterprise Fawcett cookstoves are elegant and safe. Cast iron wood stoves and ranges. Wood or oil burning heaters and furnaces, and custom castings. Keywords: Enterprise Fawcett Foundry, cookstove, cook stove, wood stove, stove, furnace, heater, foundry, cast iron, custom cast.

The dangers of wood stoves come in two main categories: smoke and fire.

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I bought a home with a combination electric/wood burning forced air furnace in the two story section of the home and another electric only forced air furnace in the rancher section. The combo unit is a Fawcett - Duo-Matic/Olsen unit. It seems well maintained with a new SS liner in a masonry chimney.

If you have a certified wood stove that was installed by a professional, the smell of smoke is a sign that something is amiss. Smoke in the house can lead to respiratory problems for the occupants. It can also be a sign of graver danger. A certified wood stove should never smell like smoke [source: EPA].

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A stovepipe or chimney that doesn't draw properly creates a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning -- and you can't smell a carbon monoxide leak. If you don't have a smoke detector or a carbon monoxide detector in your home, you should install both, pronto. Your local fire department can show you how.

Chimney fires tend to happen when creosote -- a toxic, inflammable residue -- builds up in the chimney. This is more of a danger with old stoves and chimneys than with new. New stoves are required to have low particle emissions; these limits greatly reduce creosote buildup. But you should still perform yearly maintenance and cleaning. You can find a certified chimney sweep through the Chimney Safety Institute of America [sources: ATDSR, EPA].

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Floor and wall fires should be preventable as long as you adhere to clearance requirements and install floor pads and heat shields as needed. But you can reduce your fire risk even more by doing the following:

  • Never burn logs made of compressed sawdust and wax, which are designed for open fireplaces.
  • Never burn painted or chemically treated wood, which will release toxins.
  • Never use kerosene, lighter fluid or other fire-starting chemicals.
  • Never let a fire smolder (if you need less heat, build a smaller fire, not a slower-burning one).
  • Burn only seasoned wood (ideally, wood that has dried outdoors for at least six months; it should sound hollow when you knock it against another piece of wood, and the wood grain should have separated a bit at the ends).
  • Regularly clean out ash and place it in a noncombustible receptacle outside your house.
  • Keep combustible household materials (rugs, curtains, towels, paper, etc.) outside the stove's clearance area.

[source: EPA]

Don't let these considerations deter you from installing a wood stove. Installed professionally and used properly, a wood stove can be a fantastic, economical, eco-conscious and energy-efficient addition to your home. Just take the necessary precautions, and you can enjoy one of the oldest -- and most beautiful -- forms of heat.

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Enterprise Foundry, begun in 1872 by the Dominion Foundry Company, is an industrial site located close to the railway station and the former Sackville wharf. After a devastating fire in 1908, the plant was rebuilt with splendid new brick buildings, and the most up-to-date machinery.

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In 1888, the company was sold to W. Shives Fisher and R.B. Emerson,and became known as the Enterprise Foundry Company. In 1905, the oldest son Fred A. Fisher became superintendent of the plant, while the other sons D.S. Fisher and C.M.P. Fisher joined the company in 1911 and 1912. They returned after the First World War to work well into the 1970s along with members of the third generation of the Fisher family. By 1962, Enterprise Foundry was considered to be the largest privately owned and second largest Canadian owned Stove Company in Canada. In 1984, the assets of Enterprise Foundry and Enamel and Heating Products Limited (formerly Fawcett Foundry) were combined and became Enterprise Fawcett, still in business today.

Any Enterprise Foundry piece I’ve seen has a stamp like this with 4 numbers molded into the parts – hollow ware and stoves included.

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