1. Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide, also known as the “Silent Killer” has been known to cause death. The reason is it is colourless, odourless, tasteless and non-irritating.

Excessive build-up of soot and creosote within your chimney or flue pipe can causes blockages and lead to the backup of Carbon Monoxide backfilling your property. A regular sweep with dramatically reduce the likelihood of this occurring.

Here at Avon Chimney Sweeps, we will carry out a Smoke Evacuation Check which allows us to identify any breaches within the chimney stack or liner to stop Carbon Monoxide escaping into your home.

2. Household Insurance

Did you know that for Open Fire or Wood Burning Stoves you need to have your chimney swept once a year to validate your household insurance?

Many people don’t realise this, but it is highly common within most insurance policies to advise a sweep at least once a year. A regular sweep is seen as preventive maintenance on your chimney should anything happen, such as a Chimney Fire.

Here at Avon Chimney Sweeps, we will issue you with the NACS Certificate to certify your chimney has been swept to the correct standard and ensure your household insurance remains valid.

3. Efficiency

Does the expression “less is more” mean anything to you? Imagine your chimney is thick with soot and creosote? How hard does your fire and stove need to work?

Without a regular sweep, the soot and creosote will continue to build up and gradually reduce the draw/ventilation space to allow harmful gases to escape. This will mean your fire or stove is working harder and harder to work correctly, meaning you are spending more money to heat than you should.

Here at Avon Chimney Sweeps, whether it be a manual or power sweep we will attack the build-up in the blink of an eye which will leaving your fire/stove burning to its maximum efficiency but also money on the fuel you use to burn.

4. Inspection

Maybe your not happy with something with your chimney or liner? Is there possibly something else going on?

Using a CCTV Chimney Camera, it is possible to inspect your chimney internally within a matter of minutes. The camera allows a thorough inspection of the chimney or liner and advise on it’s overall condition. Maybe your room is filling full of smoke when using the stove – could your chimney possibly be capped off at the top and nothing can escape? Or maybe the lining of the chimney has broken down over time and it is now breached?

Here at Avon Chimney Sweeps, using of HD camera and traditional rods we will be able to go all the way to the top and back down the chimney in just a jiffy and advise you on anything that needs to be done.

5. Safety

The most important thing to remember about a chimney sweep is it brings safety to you and your family.

Within a regular sweep and bearing in mind the previous four points, this will ensure that your fire and stove is safe to use at all times. The last thing you want is an unnecessary Chimney Fire or room filling with Carbon Monoxide.

Here at Avon Chimney Sweeps, we aim to give you sound piece of mind with your chimney at incredibly affordable prices. Your safety is our number one priority, we will aim to leave your fire/stove like new – and we take the rubbish away with us!