It is important for you to know the right way of using and maintaining chimneys because it improves the durability. Some of the reputed brands have provided an option to clean the chimney automatically because of convenience. Therefore, it is necessary to buy a branded product to enjoy the durability. It is essential to check out some of the 10 Best Kutchina Kitchen chimneys to buy products without shelling out much money.
One of the most common questions we get from people is “How often should I clean my chimney?” It is a great question because most people don’t know and knowing the answer to that question brings peace of mind.
Maintaining Chimneys
Apart from Regular chimneys, you can also try out Auto clean chimneys for the kitchen for easy maintenance.
The Chimney Safety Institute of America recommends that no more than 1/4 inch of creosote should be on the walls of the flu. If 1/4 inch or more of creosote has built up then you should have your chimney sweep. It is a good idea to have your chimney cleaned every cord to a cord and a half of wood that you burn. A cord of wood can best be described as laying a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood on the ground and the wood is stacked 4 foot tall (about 2 truck loads of wood). Make sure you burn good seasoned wood like Oak or Hickory when at all possible.
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Trouble with smoke coming into your house from your fireplace
Having trouble with smoke coming into your house from your fireplace? Many different factors lead to smoke coming into the house rather than up the chimney. It boils down to poor draft within the chimney. Many factors lead to poor draft.
- Chimney is not tall enough to produce adequate draft. Sometimes we can extend the chimney and allow for a better draft.
- Creosote buildup has clogged the flue or chimney cap. Solution, is to have a chimney sweep, inspect and clean the chimney. During the chimney cleaning process a chimney sweep will make sure the flue and cap are free from nest, creosote or blockage of any kind.
- The temperature outside is just too hot for maintaining chimneys. During hotter days outside, many fireplaces will have a downdraft that leads to smoke in the house.
- Windy day. If the wind is blowing hard outside it can easily cause a downdraft in the house. It can go up one side of the roof and down the chimney. One thing you can do is install a smoke guard. It is installed on the top of the entrance to the firebox which allows the smoke more time to go up the chimney.
What is the CSIA?
This is one of the common questions we get asked by our customers. CSIA or Chimney Safety Institute of America. The CSIA is a non-profit educational organization that exists to provide chimney and venting safety resources to those in the industry and to you, the homeowner, with these goals in mind:
- Elimination of residential chimney fires.
- Preventing carbon monoxide intrusion.
- Improving home heating efficiency. Advanced Chimney Inc. is certified by the CSIA and more information about the CSIA and other great information about safety issues, selecting firewood and much more can be found at csia.org
