Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Our Chimney Sweep

We need to clean our chimney (a zero clearance stove pipe extending up our brick chimney) once a month. It involves getting in behind the wood stove and into the old fireplace opening, blindly removing the waste cap, and then brushing the chimney with our chimney brush.
 
Because I am not a flexible as I used to be (and possibly too rotund-but this hasn't been definitively determined) one of our boys graciously volunteers. The question around here is whether this is a before or after picture?
 
Oremus pro invicem!

5 comments:

Kermit Lukacs said...
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Kermit Lukacs said...

It's really good to clean the chimney once a month. It keeps dirt from accumulating inside. If you do it once every 3 to 5 months, you'll surely have a hard time cleaning, and you wouldn't want that. It's good that your son volunteered! He looked as if he did his very best, haha.

Kermit Lukacs

Lakisha Autin said...

It’s important to clean the chimney at least once a month. A clean chimney is your best defense against the dangerous chimney fire. Also, considering a professional service to inspect it is ideal.

Lakisha Autin

Layne Adams said...

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If you are not burning your wood at the proper temperature, accumulation is more likely. The result of this accumulation is a chimney fire and if the condition of your chimney is not up to par, it can very easily spread to the rest of your house.

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preciouscurtis said...

I totally agree with you. Cleaning and maintenance for our chimney place is very important you might hire for a chimney service, or you could do it yourselves for less cost.