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The Science Behind Chimney Functionality: A Basic Guide for Chimney Sweeps and Installers Content: Welcome to our informative corner, where we delve deep into the science behind everyday household elements. Today’s topic of interest is the humble yet essential chimney – a fundamental feature of numerous homes across the globe. Chimneys are more than just […]

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 Chimney Fire Safety Week:  A Call to Action As the chilly months approach, it’s time once again to turn our attention to Chimney Fire Safety Week in the UK. Each year, this significant week focuses on raising awareness about the dangers of chimney fires, while promoting the importance of regular chimney maintenance and safety precautions. […]

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  Introduction: Welcome, dear readers, to an exploration of the unique and often overlooked profession of chimney sweeping. This blog will take you through an exciting journey, drawing parallels between the artistry of renowned artists like Banksy and Van Gogh, and the delicate art of chimney sweeping. We’ll also touch upon the importance of health […]

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So, you read the title and you thinking that chimney sweeps are a jolly bunch and bad news is not part of the job description, right? Wrong! The number one job a chimney sweep must perform is safety. Our jobs day to day involve us looking for and assessing the safety of installations, appliances, chimneys […]

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Hello fellow wood burning friends, chimney sweeps and industry professional’s. Today I will discuss 7 sure fire methods to determine if our seasoned hard wood is ready to burn. these methods should be used holistically, each method is useful but when combined together you will have great results. It is well established that the moisture […]

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    A chimney sweeps job involves proximity and close contact with several new or different customers each day. Some of these people will either have the covid virus, will be elderly or infirm and could be at increased risk from the infection. It is our job as professionals to: 1, Safeguard ourselves and families2, […]

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I spoke in other posts of impending changes to our industry, changes that will affect all of us. This blog documents in brief some big changes that we know are forthcoming so that you may better prepare your company for the future. 1, Eco design appliances. What does this mean? Europe and the U.K. set […]

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Hello chimney sweeps and industry professionals, todays article is about Hepa airborne dust extractors. We are going to explain; what they are?, what they do? Why we need one? And costs. What is an air cleaner? An air cleaner is a powerful adjustable, fan unit built within a casing. The casing houses a very large […]

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Sweep Safe ongoing education series Hello fellow sweeps and industry professionals welcome to our article. We all love our vacuums but no matter what model, after sucking up lots of fine soot eventually the filters will begin to block or the bag will be full and suction will be lost. Over time there have been […]

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Sweep Safe wants to be the best and a guarantee to the consumer for: High level of competence Highly knowledgeable & able to advise Safety Environmentally focused Politeness & Good manners High level of overall service Why wouldn’t you want to be that person? Why wouldn’t you want to be this highly competent, knowledgeable, safe, […]