Chim Chimeny Ltd: Fire Grates and Accessories

 

OPENFIRE GRATES

I Carry an array of different grates with me on the van. 

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FIRE SIDE ACCESSORIES

The Chimney Cleaning Log

If you are burning wood, then your chimney will be building up harmful deposits of tar and creosote, which can be major causes of chimney fires. When you burn the chimney cleaning log, its mixture of special minerals coat and adhere to the creosote in your chimney. The minerals are working to reduce the tar and creosote and so the potential for a chimney fire diminishes.

The Chimney Cleaning Log contains a mixture of special additives that are dispersed during the process of burning. The additives are released through the smoke and adhere to the creosote. Over a period of 2 weeks a chemical reaction will take place and the creosote in your chimney may become brittle and begin to flake away.

As you continue to burn wood during this 2 week period, the heat from the fires will treat the creosote and may cause the creosote to disperse as a fine powder or break away from the chimney wall and fall back into the firebox in the form of small particles.

After using the Chimney Cleaning Log, remaining chimney deposits are rendered more brittle and easier to remove. It is therefore recommended to assist mechanical sweeping.

THIS IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHIMNEY SWEEPING.

STOVE THREMOMETERS

stove thermometer

Ensure your stove is operating at the correct temperature by using this magnetic thermometer that attaches to your stove/pipe. If your stove is too cold then creosote deposits will form, if its too hot then you are wasting energy.

Our fluesystems.com stove thermometer attaches magnetically, directly to metal flue pipe. Optimal location is at eye level, no less than 300mm (12") above the top of the stove, where you can easily see it in the room.

For most woodstoves, ideal operating efficiency is between 400°F and 650 °F (200°C-350°C), the middle zone indicated by the pointer.