chimney sweeping help!

[hazzygawa]

Harry mate just make sure you give it a good going over till nothing's coming down , I've also got a open fire yrs back made the fatal mistake of not covering opening , bloody place looked like a bomb had gone off ,missus threatened divorce , white staffy went black I got a cough!.

 

Haha;)

[Mick Stockbridge]

Do you need a proper chimney sweep to do it for insurance purposes?

 

Don't they give u a certificate at the end to say it's clean?

 

I would do it myself otherwise.

 

:thumbup1:Spot on. The bods that fitted my stove contact me to remind me it needs sweeping.

[Bearded Munch]

I sweep my own once a year I have a 6" liner so I bought a 6" brush head and do mine from the roof down or it's a case of moving the burner and resealing everything. The good bit is all the soot is trapped inside the burner and easy to get out and little mess.

[jamesfwpurdy]

I think the main reason to do it yearly, even if you've hardly used it, is to check/clear out any birds nests. They can be enough of a blockage to send the carbon monoxide etc back into your living space or even ignite.

 

I reckon its more likely for a blockage of that nature if you haven't used the fire as there hasn't been any smoke to repel them.

 

For that reason we'll be getting the workshop flue(not used for 2 years) done at the same time as the kitchen one.

Edited June 9, 2013 by jamesfwpurdy

[muttley9050]

Should always be done yearly after nesting season we do ours September/october. No problems with insurance or certificates when self sweeping, although this is an issue in Germany.

[Mick Stockbridge]

We had a carbon monoxide alarm fitted when they installed our stove, without it they couldn't have issued the Hetas certificate and also told us that it has to be swept once a year and a cert issued for insurance purposes.

 

Peace of mind is worth a few extra bob imo.

[hazzygawa]

So you do need a professional sweep for house insurance.

[muttley9050]

No you do not. Not any insurance I've ever had anyhow.

[niftysteve]

a sweep who is registered with NACS or guild of sweeps will issue you with a certificate

if you have a flexi liner it is best to use a sweep that has a power sweep system as this does less damage to the liner