#testittuesday ‍ Take a second every Tuesday to test all your smoke and CO alarms. Push and beep the button. The Silent and Invisible Killer. Ken Knight from Knight Security Inc “Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that has no colour, taste or smell, making it impossible to detect without an alarm.” Carbon monoxide alarms must […]

A fireplace in your house can potentially be very dangerous – but it doesn’t need to be. Below are some general safety tips. ‍ Get your chimney swept regularly by a professional sweep. Don’t use flammable liquids such as petrol or paraffin to light your fire. Do not overload the fire with fuel. Use the […]

Wood-burning stoves have been the subject of various hostile reports in the past few years, more recently the London Mayor Sadiq Khan wrote to Michael Gove, the environment secretary. The mayor has asked to amend the Clean Air Act to give him the powers to create zones where the burning of solid fuels such as […]

This blog will investigate London’s pollution issue and wood burning stoves, the solution, and what the future looks like for wood burning. ‍ Wood burning has been in the media regularly over the past couple of years, particularly in regards to pollution and its impact on the environment. Pollution is a major contributor to climate […]

Why You Should Open Up Your Fire The introduction of central heating brought about a trend of closing up fireplaces and installing either gas or electric fires in their place. That, or ridding homes completely of the character of a fireplace altogether. Now, though, in a time when we are becoming more conscious of expenditure […]

There have been a few attention-grabbing headlines recently “Homes face ban on wood‑burners”. There are NO plans to ban wood-burners.   The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has published a Clean Air Strategy. The new strategy, which is now out for consultation, includes plans for banning the sale of INEFFICIENT stoves and polluting fuels, and putting […]

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING – You can’t see, taste or smell it but it can be deadly   Any fuel burning appliance in your home can produce carbon monoxide, this is usually expelled through the flue or chimney. However, if something were to go wrong, there is the potential for this dangerous gas to enter your property. […]

Ahhh, chestnuts… When most of us think of the festive season, there are a few things that instantly come to mind; sparkly tinsel, Mariah Carey, mince pies, and of course supressing the agonising screams while you pick the burnt skin off your still smouldering nuts. Ouch. In fact, there aren’t many activities that evoke that […]

Call us odd if you like, but we do like to geek out about chimneys. ‍ For us, understanding every nook and cranny of each chimney we work on is vital if we’re to deliver the best possible service to our customers. ‍ But what about you? Do you really need to know all there […]

Stoves and fireplaces love it when it feels colder outside your home than it does inside. ‍ This enables the flue to exhaust air from the stove (even when the fire isn’t on) and simultaneously induce air into the stove. It’s a really smart use of air current. ‍ But what if we reverse everything? […]