Why should you get your chimney swept every year?

As well as burning the best wood on the best appliance, it is vital to maintain the health of your chimney flue by having it swept once a year or more often if used regularly. The more regularly you use your fire, such as after a long winter, the more often you should clean your chimney

Logs contain various natural tars, resins and creosotes, the gases of which produce a natural flame. However, if you don’t burn your wood at a high enough temperature (and most of us don’t) these can line the chimney where they either clog the sides or come straight out of the top as pollutants causing unnecessary air pollution. They can also be a fire hazard causing over 100 chimney fires a year in the Bristol and Bath area alone, as well as damaging your chimney flue.

To summarise, have your chimney swept once a year to:

• minimize particulates released into the atmosphere
• maintain the working condition and efficiency of your woodburner
• avoid fire hazards, by removing soot and birds nests etc
• allow a certified maintenance of your wood burner/flue to assist with any insurance claims as well as validating the warranty on your woodburner