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HUBBLY bubbly pipes

Beware of ‘hubbly bubbly’ pipes!

HUBBLY bubbly pipes, also known as Hookah or Shisha smoking pipes, have gained in popularity in recent years.

April 4, 2019

Carbon Monoxide

Adele’s family died from carbon monoxide poisoning – don’t let it happen to your loved ones!

PERHAPS it sounds dramatic to say book a chimney sweep to protect your children’s lives from the risk of carbon…

March 26, 2019

Take precautions when storing wood pellets

WOOD pellets seem harmless enough but if they are not stored correctly – they could kill you.

February 16, 2019

Warning after spike in chimney fires

A SHARP increase in chimney fires last month (January) has caused concern that chimneys are not being swept regularly.

February 7, 2019

Prevention is better than carbon monoxide detectors

… there’s a danger that comes with CO detectors, which is simply relying on them too much.

February 1, 2019

Thinking of burning your Christmas tree?

AFTER the festive season is over, you may be thinking of burning your Christmas tree in your woodburning stove or…

January 10, 2019

Birds down your chimney?

If you have a real fire, stove or woodburner you may have heard the fluttering and flapping occasionally. When birds…

October 5, 2018

Help prevent a chimney fire

There were around 5000 reported chimney fires 2014 – 2015. The real number will be far greater as not all…

September 19, 2018

Looks pretty (pretty dangerous!)

Logs stacked around a stove might look nice but it’s an accident waiting to happen.

September 19, 2018

Storing Logs

A well ventilated log store works best with some air below (stacking on an old pallet is perfect!).

May 23, 2018