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 | 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...
by WellSwept | May 5, 2020 | Chimney Camera, Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Fireplace, Smoky Wood Burning System, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Is your fireplace smoky? Smoke coming into the room, smoke detectors going off? Well you are certainly not alone and we get this problem quite often. In fact likely half the fireplaces around cause some smoky conditions. Sometimes it is difficult to get rid of the...
by WellSwept | May 1, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified
Chimney sweep history goes back a long time, hundreds of years. A glimpse of it is in Mary Poppins. However the traditions go back even further. Historically chimney sweeps have always had an annual celebration that typically lasted 3 full days. Why three days?...
by WellSwept | Apr 30, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove Installation
Many customers who use us for the first time are somewhat surprised. Many of the sweeps they have used in the past have been the old traditional type with just one brush and some fiberglass or bamboo rods, sheet over your wood stove, sweep the chimney and leave a load...
