No matter how particular you are about how clean your home is, one thing that is often overlooked is the poor neglected chimney flue. Ventilation structures designed to carry smoke out of your home…
Both the NFPA and Spisto recommend that you should clean your chimney, and most importantly have it inspected by a qualified professional at least once a year.
Regardless of the fuel you burn, be that oil or wood, burning fireplaces should be cleaned ideally twice a year depending on usage.
Whilst we suggest you should hire a professional chimney cleaner there are best practices you can do to keep your chimney maintained year-round. To do this, Spisto suggests keeping your damper open, your firebox cleaned and investing in a good quality chimney cap or crown. These are designed to prevent small animals entering your chimney, and prevent debris from falling in. To keep up to industry code we suggest a stainless steel liner.
So with the recent cold weather, and many fires warming your home, we suggest that you add it to your spring cleaning list.
