0800 007 5296 National Association of Chimney Sweeps

Welcome to the webpage of Cinders Chimney Sweep. Ian Dempsey is an experienced sweep registered for more than ten years with the National Association of Chimney Sweeps, now resident in Flimwell, near Wadhurst, East Sussex. He has a wide knowledge on all types of solid fuel appliances and is registered with HETAS, the regulatory body for the testing of those appliances and the registering and assessment of installers, and Chimney Sweeps. Ian has the knowledge to assess flues for use with gas. Ian’s wife, Debra, is very capable in the running of the business and will deal with your enquiry or booking. Debra has good knowledge of chimneys, and will give you sound advice on the information you provide.

“The primary role of the chimney sweep is to aid in the prevention of chimney fires and reduce the risk if dangerous fumes emissions from blocked heating appliances, flueways and chimneys”

Most people will associate sweeping the chimney with soot this amount is excessive and will inhibit the operation of the fire, be a fire risk, and should it fall down the chimney cause a great deal of damage and disruption

Soot Blockage

Why sweep a chimney?

The Chimney Sweeps job is to ensure the flue is cleaned and clear of any blockages that can be caused by a number of reasons, e.g. Soot, birds’ nests, bricks and even cobwebs!

When sweeping the chimney, the sweep also checks the structural safety of the chimney. problems can include failing brickwork, mortar deterioration, (pointing), broken, cracked or rotten pots, cracked or badly leaning stacks.

Birds nests’, and other animals can cause

Blockages and damage

Vermin nesting in chimney

Chimney efficiency

There are many articles in the media

Reporting tragic circumstances

Where people in their own homes

Or in rented, particularly student,

Accommodation who have been

Maimed or killed by

CARBON MONOXIDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

Carbon monoxide is a deadly by product of burning any fuel, it is important to have your flues cleaned and your appliances serviced regularly.

Why does my fireplace smoke back when I use it?

There are a number of reasons why a fireplace may smoke back into the room

· It could be that the flue requires sweeping, or the flue is restricted in some

· way possibly a nest, or perhaps fallen leaves.

The chimney terminal may terminate in a low pressure suction zone,

Causing downdraught or a wind derived downdraught

· The chimney may be cold and damp creating insufficient updraught.

· The size of the fireplace opening is too great in relation to the height and cross sectional area of the flue

· The terminal, (pot), is not suitable

chimney consultants

Open chimney pots work most effectively

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· The ventilation to the room and appliance is insufficient

All solid fuel appliances and most gas appliances need an extra flow of air into the room. Some, particularly open fires, require more than others, because, in addition to the air needed for the fuel to burn, a much larger quantity of air is required to pass over the appliance and aid in the expulsion of fumes. A closed appliance, e.g. woodburner/ parkray, would use perhaps 15 – 25 cubic metres of air in an hour, a large

opened fireplace may need in excess of 260 cubic metres. Therefore some rooms will have to have extra ventilation installed. If there is not enough air entering the room the air speed into the fireplace opening is so reduced that it fails to carry all of the smoke up the flue.