Before the start of the heating season, all stoves and other heating appliances must be thoroughly inspected and repaired.

Before the start of the heating season, all stoves and other heating appliances must be thoroughly inspected and repaired. If there are cracks or gaps in the masonry, they must be carefully sealed with clay. Chimneys within the attic should be whitewashed, which will make it easy to detect and eliminate cracks on them by the appearance of black stripes. Under no circumstances should lit stoves be left unattended, nor should their stoking be entrusted to young children. In severe frosts, to avoid overheating the stoves, it is recommended to stoke them twice a day with some interval. It is dangerous to stack firewood and other flammable materials near the doors of a lit stove, to hang laundry and clothes for drying nearby, or to leave a stove with an open door unattended. Flammable and combustible liquids should not be used when lighting a stove. Chimneys should be cleaned regularly, once every two months, as a large amount of soot accumulates on their walls. The process of its combustion is accompanied by high temperatures and the formation of sparks flying out of the chimney, which often leads to fires. When removing hot ash from stoves, it should be poured into a pit located away from buildings, after extinguishing it with water, sand, or snow.