by WellSwept | Mar 6, 2020 | Chimney Camera, Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection, Wood Stove, Wood Stove Installation
A new Napoleon wood stove, along with pad, pipe and chimney. We always believe the customer comes first, which is why we provide the very best chimney and black pipe available on the market. No not all chimney is the SAME? Customers who have seen the chimney and...
by Cass | Mar 5, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep
What a Pile of ASH! Ash is a natural by-product of burning wood. After a few solid fires, your wood stove can quickly build up with this power-house left over. So what do you do with it? Back in the day, wood was the primary choice for good heat and homeowners were...
by WellSwept | Feb 25, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
The chimney shown at left was in a cottage in Muskoka, an Oliver MacLeod Square A chimney. Made in Orillia perhaps 40 years or so ago. However the chimeny never did meet the CSA S629 standards; for Factory Builty Chimneys; and hence was discontinued. If you have a...
by WellSwept | Feb 24, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove Installation
If you have a wood burning system, be it a fireplace, stove, furnace or boiler, good quality firewood is the key to convenience, efficiency and safety. Unseasoned, green or wet wood as well as any pieces that are not the right size and shape can be frustrating, burn...
by WellSwept | Feb 24, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Sadly there are so many who work in the chimney industry who simplh do not under how a chimeny works. And even worse many of these actually try to tell a customer what they need to do to fix a problem. Really a chimney works on simple science principles – in...
by WellSwept | Feb 24, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
If you call a Certified Chimney Sweep to your home for your annual cleaning you may be interested to know what equipment they may bring. Well we cover a large geographic area and over that area there are many, many different chimneys. Yes we cover from the...