If this work is not carried out by a competant person (E.G a HETAS installer) it must be inspected by someone from your local councils Building Control Department. Solid fuel produces carbon monoxide. Good stuff. Does exactly what it says on the tin, well the tube at least. Easy to apply, and stops all vapour leaks.”– Robert If you are NOT fitting a liner, but installing a clip-together chimney system (twin-wall), then you will secure your twin-wall adaptor to your vitreous (or to your stove if directly attached) using fire cement or fireproof webbing (webbing is so much neater and more effective).

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The second thing they should have done is a smoke draw test which involves warming the chimney and then putting a smoke pellet in the stove. The smoke should be drawn up the chimney even when the stove door is open. Talk to your supplier about the type of wood burner you need and about the flue liner you need to serve it. The efficiency of the fire will depend on putting the right wood burner into the right opening and using the correct flue. If they do not all match up you could be wasting a great deal of energy. We can only suggest trying alternative chimney sweeps or if it is dangerous, get quotes from competent installers to remove and replace it.

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If you've got a Marcus easy-access savings account or cash ISA, you can easily boost your interest rate to 4.75% – here's how. Apart from this, professionals also recommend cleaning all surfaces from dust, grease, oils, and other contaminant substances. You should take a step further and wet all the surfaces before applying the fire putty. How Long for Fire Cement to Dry? Fitting a wood burning stove or fire carries no stipulation that the work cannot be carried out by a DIY enthusiast. All work however does have to comply with part J of the building regulations. These regulations can be seen in our projects section. Such work shouldn’t be carried out without a building notice having been applied for through a local authority building control office or such work signed off and certificated by a ″competent person″. Better way is soft fibre (non asbestos, that's been gone for a while now) thermal rope or flat tape which fits tightly between collar and flue pipe, and allows expansion in any direction. Can be tight to fit tho and sometimes impossible, all depending on stove and flue mfrs' respective manufacturing tolerances. To avoid smoke seeping into your room, you don’t want any gaps through the components of your stove system where it might get out. Equally, to avoid causing damage to your stove and get the most value from the fuel you burn, you do not want air to be able to get into your stove through such gaps and cause the appliance to operate at too high a temperature.

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When you first light a stove the smoke cures and you can get that funny smell and some fumes. You should ventilate the room and keep the stove nice and hot whilst you do this. It can set off smoke alarms. Fire cement is more commonly used. Obviously there are potential risks if the job isn’t done to a professional standard.

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