FreshDuct
Chimney + flue video
Signs your chimney needs cleaning
The short answer
Your chimney needs cleaning if the fire is hard to light or smoulders and won't draw, if soot or black flakes fall into the firebox when it's cold, or if there is heavy, oily staining around the opening. After more than a year of regular use, it is due anyway.
7 days a week. No call-out fee, and you pay after the job.
Key points
- A fire that smoulders and won't draw can mean the flue is restricted by creosote or debris.
- Soot or black flakes falling into a cold firebox is another sign.
- Heavy, oily staining around the opening means build-up is coming faster than it should.
- More than a year of regular use means a sweep is due anyway.
- A FreshDuct fireplace clean starts from $169, with no call-out fee.
Questions this video answers
How do I know my chimney needs cleaning?
Warning signs are a fire that is hard to light or won't draw, smoke drifting into the room, soot or black flakes falling into the firebox when it's cold, and heavy, oily staining around the opening.
How often should a chimney be swept?
If it has been more than a year of regular use, it is due for a sweep.
Transcript
Fire hard to light, or smoke drifting into the room? FreshDuct explains the signs your chimney needs a clean. A fire that smoulders and won't draw can mean the flue is restricted by creosote or debris. Soot or black flakes falling into the firebox when it's cold is another sign. Heavy, oily staining around the opening means build-up is coming faster than it should. And if it's been more than a year of regular use, it's due anyway.
A FreshDuct fireplace clean starts from $169, with no call-out fee. Call FreshDuct on 04 3191 8137.
