by WellSwept | Feb 22, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Your stove is designed to burn well seasoned firewood; and with proper wood it will burn cleaner and more efficiently. Green, wet or unseasoned wood will cause more smoke, a bigger creosote buildup, potentially odours in the house and even potentially dangerous...
by WellSwept | Feb 21, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, Wood Stove
It says northern Europe but really is more the Scandinavian countries. They all love burning wood – lots of wood and have done if for generations. However overall they are also some of the most environmentally-conscious nations on the planet. A contradiction, surely,...
by WellSwept | Feb 21, 2020 | Chimney Camera, Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Rotary Power Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Wood fired pizza ovens need cleaning. Anything with solid fuel needs clean chimneys. Actually oil furnaces and appliances need cleaning as wall and can actually be dirtier than many wood burning systems. Back to wood fired pizza ovens. Some own their own at the...
by WellSwept | Feb 20, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Rotary Power Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
It is still snowy and the winter has not let go of the hold on the area. However it does not mean that you still do not need a WETT Inspection? And it does not mean we can not help. It is important to get an inspection on any new system, any changes to an existing...
by WellSwept | Feb 19, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified
How do you find a chimney sweep? With Google you say? Or a local directory? Perhaps Facebook? Or even a referral or word of mouth? Generally these are the most common ways, but how can you tell which one is best for you? Often times people will use one thing, simple...
by WellSwept | Feb 6, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Have you just purchased an older wood stove or are you looking at one? Do you have a document/manual for an older wood stove? Are you looking for a manual for an older stove? We have a repository for older documents, we use them ourselves and have scanned many to...
