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How clean is your chimney?

By Joanne Murphy | Uncategorised | 0 comment | 31 December, 2019 | 0

We use CCTV to inspect chimneys from top to bottom.  This ensures that your chimney is completely clear and safe to use. CCTV is a critical piece of equipment for a chimney sweep.  It can identify blockages including nests, soot build-up and other foreign objects that shouldn’t be there.   A mini camera can also highlightRead more

Real Christmas tree

Don’t burn your Christmas tree!

By Joanne Murphy | Uncategorised | 0 comment | 30 December, 2019 | 0

Can you burn your Christmas tree on your fire or in your wood burner? Answer is no.  Christmas trees contain a lot of sap and in some cases, chemicals, which can create a burning hazard as they burn too fast and too hot for many domestic burners and stoves. If the tree has dried outRead more

Folkfore and chimney sweeps at Christmas

By Joanne Murphy | Uncategorised | 0 comment | 23 December, 2019 | 0

Do you know where the idea of Father Christmas coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve came from?And what happens if you don’t have chimney? The Guild of Master Sweeps tell you all about it here – read about Santa Claus / Sinterklaas / St Nic or just good old Father Christmas and how heRead more

Removing a nest

Clearing chimneys other sweeps couldn’t

By Joanne Murphy | Uncategorised | 0 comment | 21 December, 2019 | 0

Dorset Chimney Sweep has recently attended a couple of call-outs from people who have had sweeps check (and charge) for a sweep without actually doing the job properly, or where they have wrongly advised the customer. This week we visited a customer in Dorset who couldn’t use her stove due to some sort of blockageRead more

Chimney soot build up

CCTV finds dangerous chimney blockage

By Joanne Murphy | Uncategorised | 0 comment | 11 December, 2019 | 0

We recently went to see a customer who had issues with her stove – smoke was coming into her lounge and setting off the CO alarm, clearly risky and dangerous to both the customer and her home.    Unbelievably, four chimney sweeps had previously visited the property to sort out the smoke problem and alarm,Read more

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