Hello, all. I was recently practically given a Fisher wood stove/mobile home heat stove, and I'm in the process of setting it up in my garage. I still need to get the chimney pipe and plumb that, but I have the stove set where it will stay. I am curious about one thing, though. Do I need to get a log grate before I start ny first fire in it? There's firebrick on the floor, sides and back, and the height of the firebox is pretty short, about 13". I suppose I need to provide some air gap under the wood, but too tall a grate will further limit the amount of wood I can load at one time. What to do? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance - Chris

We've had some rain over the past few weeks here in west Texas. I've been waking up with mosquito bites all over my arms every morning for the last week. Tonight while sitting in the den, I realized they were coming in through the chimney! We need to install a rain cap soon, but is there anything else that can be done at the same time to prevent the mosquitoes from being able to fly down the chimney? Mesh? Netting? What material would be suitable? Wende