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Accepted Products for Home Use

With so many different products out there claiming to do this or that for your fireplace or chimney, it’s nice to have a list of “Approved” items by the CSIA.

The cold has officially crept in and before you head out to your local hardware store for fireplace and chimney supplies we thought it was a good time to talk to you for a minute about the chimney & fireplace products accepted by CSIA for home use. But first, I think it’s important to mention that earning the “CSIA Accepted” is not a meaningless designation or a deceitful marketing ploy by companies who happened to have a few extra dollars lying around. In fact, we are extremely picky about who gets to use the CSIA logo on their product packaging. To earn this designation, a product must meet all three of the following requirements
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Preventive Maintenance: Chimneys

Your fireplace provides a safe place in your home to burn a nice cozy fire to keep you warm on the coldest nights. In order for your fireplace to keep you and your home safe, the chimney needs to be tended to. This article goes over some ways for you to keep an eye on your chimney so you can prove the TLC it needs before it’s too late.

Since your chimney is one of the major barriers to fire danger in your home (and consequently one of the primary sources of fire outbreaks), when a problem occurs chimney repair is of utmost importance. Here’s a short list of quick checks you can perform on your own or hire a professional to undertake in order to evaluate when chimney repairs are in order.
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Test Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Today!

Fireplace or not, each home ought to be furnished with a smoke and carbon monoxide identifier. These gadgets spare incalculable lives each year and frequently serve as the principal cautioning indication of threat inside the home. In the event that you have a gas fireplace, your danger of fire, smoke introduction, and carbon monoxide harming are expanded significantly! This is not something to put off – get these detectors introduced today!

On the off chance that you don’t have a smoke or carbon monoxide finder, then this is the ideal opportunity to buy one. The staff at Chimney Sweeps West can answer any inquiries you may have with respect to these gadgets, and we can even introduce them all through your home. As of now have some set up? Extraordinary! Simply make certain to test them in any event once per month, with the goal that you know your house is secured year round.

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