Soot Box/Soot Door (9" x 9") 225mm x 225mm Cast Soot Door Box Chimney Inspection Hatch Flue Clean Sweep

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Buy a metal bristle brush for a clay flue liner and a brush with plastic bristles for a metal liner. You will need to know what type of chimney you have – whether it’s masonry, metal, or wood-burning – before you choose your chimney liner. Jim Smart owns Smart Sweep Chimney Service. He and his son Jesse are certified professional chimney sweeps. Together, this father/son team inspect, clean and repair fireplace chimneys in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Jim also holds a certificate in forensic chimney fire analysis. Strap on goggles and a respirator, clean the ashes out of the firebox and remove the grate. Then open a door or window and wait a few minutes before opening the damper so the pressures equalize. Then open the damper and wait a few more minutes for heat to rise from the house.

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Lightly wire brush, or rub with wire wool, the body of the appliance to remove any loose paint or rust. You’ll also need special brushes for the firebox and smoke chamber areas. Find the equipment at a home center or at an online store such as efireplacestore.com. For a written quote. Any contractor worth their salt will be happy to provide you with a written quote.Ram the cleaning brush up and down several times in a small section of the flue to remove chimney soot. Chimney liners are not a one-kind-fits-all type of product so you must make sure you get the right kind for your chimney. Removing ordinary chimney soot is pretty simple. But if you have heavy creosote buildup, you’ll have to call in a pro. We’ll show you how to inspect yours to see if it qualifies as a DIY job. If it does, just follow these steps. Otherwise, hire a certified chimney sweep. Is Fireplace Cleaning a DIY Job? Installation of domestic solidfuel appliance must be certified by a competent engineer. A hetas engineer is recommended or equivalent governing body. Building regulations approval is also possible when work is carried out by a competent person.

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Pro tip: There’s no “one-size-fits-all” brush for cleaning the flue. So you’ll have to climb up on your roof and measure the size of your flue liner.

Our Soot door cover is supplied with a high quality ceramic fibre paper (3mm) which can withstand upto 1250 °C. The lifespan of a chimney liner will typically depend on the quality of the material used in the build, but the typical lifespan tends to range from 10-50 years, meaning that a chimney liner will be a long-term investment. Our guide takes a look at the different kinds of chimney liners available, what affects the cost of chimney lining, how you can save money on chimney liners and how you can use HouseholdQuotes to find and hire the best professional installer for you. How Much Do Chimney Liners Cost? A chimney fan is a popular choice of an accessory as it improves the efficiency of your system by providing a draught. This increases the airflow and means you’ll end up using less fuel.

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The chimney sweep who swept our chimney last winter warned us he couldn't do a proper job because the chimney is dog-legged, and needed a soor door installing in the chimney breast to facilitate access to the awkward bit of flue. and basically warned us against using the fire until this was sorted out. So the tuit has been rounded... If you have a particularly large or wide chimney, then the chimney liner will also need to be large and wide. This means the chimney liner, which could be made from a variety of different materials, will need more resources to be made, making its overall price more expensive. If the building appears to be older, you could have a chimney system made of concrete, pumice or clay.

There are many different ways to install a wood burning stove or Fireplace and all good profesional retailers and installers will tell you that you need access to your flue or chimney to clean it and to remove and soot buildup. Continue adding rods and moving down the fireplace chimney until you can’t feel any more brush resistance. Before you start brushing, protect your home’s interior from soot with poly sheeting, a canvas tarp and a shop vacuum. Finally, if your building does not adhere to fire and safety regulations, then you could be charged with some very big fines for breaking the rules.

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They also prevent condensation – typically from gas-burning appliances – from leaking into your home. SOLD* Cast Iron soot door that would have been used to gain access to chimneys for sweeping from outside a property.Unfortunately, we don’t recommend you taking on the job of a chimney liner installation for yourself. However, it may be a legal requirement for your chimney to have a liner depending on the type of property and current Building Regulations. If you have a metal chimney, you may not need to worry about the cost of lining your chimney as these tend to come pre-lined and have a pretty long lifespan. You’ll need to identify the type of chimney you have. Make sure to see if the chimney has an existing lining or needs a liner installed for the first time. We also supply chimney sweeping components, including flue brushes of varying diameters (from 4 inches to 9 inches, soft and firm) and Megaflex Chimney Sweep rods to help keep your chimney safe, clean and free of deposits.