Chimney Sweeps London Update Apex Chimney Sweeps cleaning chimneys in Downing Street   The post Apex at Number 10 Downing Street appeared first on Apex Chimney Sweeps London ..read more

Chimney Sweeps London Update Can unswept chimneys cause carbon monoxide risk? A chimney sweep explains. Apex Chimney Sweeps London explains that all fires – solid fuel, burning wood or smokeless coal or gas – emit carbon monoxide  and therefore present a danger to you if you don’t get your chimney swept on a regular basis. Sweeping chimneys clears them from obstruction and allows these dangerous gases to go up the chimney and out of harm’s way.  Video Transcription (Slightly edited for better reading) Lee Pearce: If the chimney is not swept regularly, the risk is that the chimn ..read more

Chimney Sweeps London Update This week is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2021 22 – 28 November 2021 Gas Emergency Service number 0800 111 999 The ‘Burn Better’ campaign is a joint initiative supported by Defra, the Solid Fuel Association and HETAS to help reduce emissions and improve people’s health. This year the initiative is calling on those with solid fuel appliances in their homes to help improve air quality.  Hetas website Hetas have helpfully produced 3 videos about Carbon Monoxide on YouTube, telling you about alarm positioning, signs and symptomps of carbon monoxide poisoning a ..read more

Chimney Sweeps London Update The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 will come into force May 2021. As DEFRA themselves put it: To help improve the air we breathe and ensure householders choose cleaner fuels, sales of traditional house coal and wet wood (the two most polluting fuels) will be phased out beginning in May 2021. Cleaner alternatives such as dry wood and manufactured solid fuels not only produce less smoke and pollution than wet wood or traditional house coal, but are also cheaper and more efficient to burn. These Regulations are made under secti ..read more

Chimney Sweeps London Update Protecting ourselves and our customers Lee Pearce has achieved accreditation having undertaken an online course studying Infection Control with CPD online College. This will help ensure  a safe working environment for all concerned when we return back to work. Protecting ourselves and our customers. Infection Control QualificationAdditional safety measures during the Covid 19 pandemic As a responsible company, Apex Chimney Sweeps has implemented strict procedures to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (Covid19). We have undertaken a training course on Infec ..read more

Chimney Sweeps London Update How to prevent chimney fires A chimney sweep explains. Apex Chimney Sweeps London explains how to prevent chimney fires. It’s relatively straightforward – get your chimney swept regularly and make sure you are burning the correct fuel, particularly if you have a wood burner (don’t burn moist wood). Full details below. Video Transcription (Slightly edited for better reading) Lee Pearce: To prevent a chimney fire, a chimney needs to be maintained regularly. Part of the maintenance would be to sweep the chimney. It’s also preferable to be burning the fuel in the corr ..read more

Chimney Sweeps London Update How long will it take to sweep my chimney? A chimney sweep explains. Apex Chimney Sweeps London explains that there isn’t really a fixed time length you can put on sweeping a chimney, dependent as it is on the size and height of the chimney as well as what may be found inside it. Video Transcription (Slightly edited for better reading) Lee Pearce: How long will it take to sweep your chimney? It depends on how tall the chimney is, how big the chimney is inside, how dirty the chimney is, what sort of build up there is inside there. It could be, in a two storey house ..read more