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Re: [Shop-talk] Fireplace blowers

To: Moose <eric@megageek.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Fireplace blowers
From: Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:25:57 -0500
Cc: Shop Talk <Shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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That is interesting, Moose.  The link is correct and I don't get any =
warnings on either Safari or Chrome.  I did verify your experience with =
WOT, which I will pass on to them.  FWIW, they also sell through Amazon, =
if you prefer to avoid their site.  =
https://www.amazon.com/s?srs=3D9346378011&rh=3Dp_89%3AFireplaceBlowersOnli=
ne

> On Jan 7, 2026, at 4:18=E2=80=AFAM, eric@megageek.com wrote:
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> Jim,=20
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> Thanks for sharing that.  It's always good to hear about businesses =
that go out of their way to do what is right.=20
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> Can you please check the web link you sent?  When I went to check it =
out, I'm getting security warnings on WOT (Web of Trust) that the site =
is a potential scam.=20
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> This could be a false positive, or the link could have been mistyped.  =
If this is the correct link, maybe you should contact them and let them =
know so they can find and fix the issue that is causing the security =
alert.  WOT is pretty good and I normally never see these warnings.  I =
guess it is even possible that some unhappy customer of theirs might be =
trying to sabotage them.=20
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> Thanks again for sharing.=20
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> Moose=20
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> From:        Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com>=20
> To:        Shop Talk <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>=20
> Date:        01/06/2026 18:22=20
> Subject:        [Shop-talk] Fireplace blowers=20
> Sent by:        "Shop-talk" <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net>
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> On the oft chance that anyone here ever needs a fireplace blower, I =
want to pass on a recommendation: https://fireplaceblowersonline.com/. =
The fan that came with my wood-burning stove crapped out after about 4 =
years.  I replaced it with one I purchased from Fireplace Blowers and =
that one died a few weeks ago, about a month after the warranty had =
expired.  I contacted the company - which appears to be three family =
founders and one employee - and got an immediate response from Jason, =
one of the founders.  We discussed the blower online and I sent him a =
video of it running/not running.  He immediately sent me a new one, even =
though the warranty on the original had expired.=20
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> I don=E2=80=99t know how many more fireplace blowers I will buy in my =
life but certainly not enough that my loyalty to this company will pay =
them back.  So, just in case anyone here ever needs one, I cannot =
recommend this company highly enough!=20
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> Jim_______________________________________________
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">That is =
interesting, Moose. &nbsp;The link is correct and I don't get any =
warnings on either Safari or Chrome. &nbsp;I did verify your experience =
with WOT, which I will pass on to them. &nbsp;FWIW, they also sell =
through Amazon, if you prefer to avoid their site. =
&nbsp;https://www.amazon.com/s?srs=3D9346378011&amp;rh=3Dp_89%3AFireplaceB=
lowersOnline<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Jan 7, 2026, at 4:18=E2=80=AFAM, eric@megageek.com =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Jim,</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Thanks for =
sharing
that. &nbsp;It's always good to hear about businesses that go out of =
their
way to do what is right.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Can you =
please
check the web link you sent? &nbsp;When I went to check it out, I'm =
getting
security warnings on WOT (Web of Trust) that the site is a potential =
scam.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">This could be
a false positive, or the link could have been mistyped. &nbsp;If this is
the correct link, maybe you should contact them and let them know so =
they
can find and fix the issue that is causing the security alert. &nbsp;WOT
is pretty good and I normally never see these warnings. &nbsp;I guess it
is even possible that some unhappy customer of theirs might be trying to
sabotage them.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Thanks again =
for
sharing.</span>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><br>
Moose</span>
<br>
<br>
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<br><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">From:
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">Jim
Stone &lt;1789alpine@gmail.com&gt;</span>
<br><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">To:
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">Shop
Talk &lt;shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net&gt;</span>
<br><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Date:
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">01/06/2026
18:22</span>
<br><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Subject:
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">[Shop-talk]
Fireplace blowers</span>
<br><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Sent
by: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=3D" =
font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">"Shop-talk"
&lt;shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net&gt;</span>
<br>
<hr noshade=3D"">
<br>
<br>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:12pt">On the oft chance that anyone here =
ever
needs a fireplace blower, I want to pass on a recommendation: </span><a =
href=3D"https://fireplaceblowersonline.com/";><span style=3D" =
font-size:12pt;color:blue"><u>https://fireplaceblowersonline.com/</u></spa=
n></a><span style=3D" font-size:12pt">.
The fan that came with my wood-burning stove crapped out after about 4
years. &nbsp;I replaced it with one I purchased from Fireplace Blowers
and that one died a few weeks ago, about a month <u>after</u> the =
warranty
had expired. &nbsp;I contacted the company - which appears to be three
family founders and one employee - and got an immediate response from =
Jason,
one of the founders. &nbsp;We discussed the blower online and I sent him
a video of it running/not running. &nbsp;He immediately sent me a new =
one,
even though the warranty on the original had expired.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D" font-size:12pt">I don=E2=80=99t know how many more =
fireplace
blowers I will buy in my life but certainly not enough that my loyalty
to this company will pay them back. &nbsp;So, just in case anyone here
ever needs one, I cannot recommend this company highly enough!</span>
<br>
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