by WellSwept | Dec 20, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Fireplace, WETT Certified
What is creosote and what are the impacts from it? Creosote is the result of condensation of flue gases. All wood burning or coal for that matter will produce it. It is the result of incomplete combustion and condensation of the gases remaining on a cold chimney....
by WellSwept | Nov 28, 2020 | Fireplace, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection, Wood Stove, Wood Stove Installation
Understanding how your firewood burns may help you in your use of your wood burning appliance or in choosing one. There are a few stages it goes through and how long each takes or if it even really enters that stage depends. The first is the burning off for...
by WellSwept | Jun 13, 2020 | WETT Certified, WETT Inspection, Wood Stove, Wood Stove Installation
I don’t know how many times I have heard somebody say their stove is made by Warnock-Hershey. Really? Well, yes it says so on the little plate on the back. Well no, it actually does not say that at all. What it says is that the stove model was tested in a...
by WellSwept | Jun 13, 2020 | Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove
Reality is yes, firewood can in fact be too dry. Really, you say?! Yes, in fact it can, but generally is not a huge problem and wood which is green is usually of greater concern. If you have dry wood, mix with regular wood and average out the moisture level and...
by WellSwept | May 6, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove Installation
You may say “We’re not getting our chimney swept this year – we’ve hardly used it.” It is something I hear often and actually it does not sound at all unreasonable. After all, if the fire has not been used much will skipping a cleaning really matter that much? Well in...
