It’s national Fire Prevention Week, prime time to plan to get the chimney inspected and cleaned if necessary. As temperatures drop, area residents will be thinking about lighting fireplaces and ...

In the case of the single skin pipe, the rule is that the pipe must ... in the installation and use of a stove. Many chimney fires are caused by the incorrect use of stoves, and the use of damp wood.

It’s particularly difficult for those who rely on a wood stove to escape the feeling that perhaps most of that hard-won heat may be whistling up the chimney rather than keeping them warm.

Stove pipes for flue systems and chimney systems may be equipped with adaptors, collars, connectors, dampers, elbows, flue stoppers, pipe increasers ... Pellet stoves burn wood pellets to provide a ...

Wood stoves are popular among many property owners ... However, the stove’s weight and potential issues with chimney pipe assembly and finish peeling may be a concern for some users.

Designed to use biomass that might otherwise be wasted, such as wood ... rocket stove, which sucks air in past the fuel, burns it, and exhausts it up the chimney. A few sections of pipe are ...

Here are the signs that a professional chimney sweep looks for: • “Puffy” or “honey combed” creosote • Warped metal of the damper, metal smoke chamber connector pipe or ...

Winter is coming and so are the bills. The Ofgem energy price cap rose by £149 on October 1, taking the average annual energy ...

We are getting closer to the season where we need to heat our homes, and it’s important to do it safely. Robert Doherty, ...

Indoors Chimney in Traditional Style Classic Fireplace of White Brick with Burning Fire Inside and Niche for Logs. Indoors Chimney in Traditional Style with Metal Stove and Grate Isolated ... Old ...

will escape immediately up the chimney. 'To get the most heat from your wood-burning stove, the optimum temperature is between 260 and 460°C. You can attach a stove thermometer to the stove pipe to ...