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As I recall, as long as it is not glazed, there isn't lead in the pots. You can google for more recently made terracotta, but I did this about 7 years ago and at that time the only thing I had to lookout for was if it was glazed or not.

The idea is to have the burner get hot enough to be able to get the wood to smoke. You shouldn't need to light the wood

Hi thank you for this instructables. I'll be attempting this soon. Question.. Where did you get the fire bricks at such a low price. I've been scouring around my area and they want close to $3 per brick. Thanks in aadvance.

Thanks for this instructable. This worked for me on a 10 year old water softener. I was ready to throw out my Whirlpool after several years of not working (water pressure slowed to a halt even after doing routine maintenance). Saw this right before I was going to replace it. Tried it, working so far. A few things to add. The resin media bag now has a spout on one of the top corner so it should be easier to pour (found this out AFTER I poked a hole on the bottom opposite side). Be careful about spilling the resin out, those things are hard to clean up. The beads are slippery. And on mine (WHES40, but WHES20 and WHES30 have the same part) there's a plastic impeller assembly that can easily fall out when you tip the housing. It goes into the "out" side of the PVC with the impelle...

Thanks for this instructable. This worked for me on a 10 year old water softener. I was ready to throw out my Whirlpool after several years of not working (water pressure slowed to a halt even after doing routine maintenance). Saw this right before I was going to replace it. Tried it, working so far. A few things to add. The resin media bag now has a spout on one of the top corner so it should be easier to pour (found this out AFTER I poked a hole on the bottom opposite side). Be careful about spilling the resin out, those things are hard to clean up. The beads are slippery. And on mine (WHES40, but WHES20 and WHES30 have the same part) there's a plastic impeller assembly that can easily fall out when you tip the housing. It goes into the "out" side of the PVC with the impeller toward the housing side and the holder outside toward water flow. Good luck!! Thanks again for the instructable and saving me money!