Fireboxes play a critical role in keeping us warm during the biting cold temperatures of winter. As wood burns in your firebox, smoke escapes to the exterior of your house through the chimney and is finally diffused into the atmosphere. However, as this happens, smoke leaves deposits of particles that settle on the flue of the chimney. Over time, those particles become soot and creosote,…
A dusty chimney could pose a significant threat to your home’s safety, especially when you start noticing a strange smell from the fireplace or flames flickering slowly. Inspection and cleaning are important to ensure the fireplace operates effectively and safely. A highly combustible material called creosote can accumulate in a chimney due to neglect, posing the risk of chimney fires. Dealing with this issue sooner…
A chimney’s work is to eliminate gases and effluents from a fireplace. However, the chimney works best when clean. Otherwise, a dirty chimney can be quite ineffective and can cause harmful gases to get back to your house, causing unwanted health issues and general discomfort. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your chimney is clean at all times. Since cleaning your chimney can be…
A clean chimney is not only effective at directing smoke out of your home but also prevents fire hazards from occurring. If you haven’t cleaned your chimney in a while, it is likely to develop a buildup of soot and other debris such as creosote. When you are using the chimney, hot air that gathers on top may set some of the debris or the…