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The Mad Hatter Chimney Sweep Seattle & fireplace repair are providing some tips for a safe burning season.

Chimney Sweep Seattle - Many chimneys have a chimney cap. That is to stop rain from coming into your chimney and keep animals out. Seattle chimneys take on quite a bit of bad weather conditions, so your fireplace should have a chimney inspection once a year.

There are several types of chimneys in Seattle Washington such as masonry, which is standard, or prefab chimneys, like the ones you see in apartments.

When looking at Prefab fireplace chimney.
These fireplace are easy to clean. but be careful. Most people burn the duraflame logs which, despite what the package says, can clog up the chimney pretty bad.

When looking at masonry fireplace.

There are five parts of a chimney: firebox, damper, smoke shelf, smoke chamber and the flue. When inside the home looking into the firebox, the back wall comes up towards the opening. There is space behind the wall is called the smoke shelf. If your missing a chimney cap, water can fill up back behind the wall and mix with the creosote creating a smell. This also causes drafting problems, letting you know that the fireplace needs cleaning. The masonry chimney is made to have the smoke roll through it quickly to avoid build up.

Fireplaces with inserts. Some have a chimney liner, but most do not. When Seattle firefighters discovered due to the amount of chimney fires that fireplace inserts that did not have liners accumulated an enormous amount of build up. The tar like build up can go unnoticed unless the insert is removed.Seattle and surrounding cities have made it code to have a stainless steel chimney liner. If your insert was installed before 1989, you probably don't have a liner. If you block the opening of a masonry fireplace with a insert, air can't come in from the bottom. So if you don't know or are not sure, have your chimney inspection done yearly.

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Seattle chimney leaks save money by keeping your chimney maintained. to avoid masonry Chimney repairs such as tuckpointing, Repointing, building or the rebuilding mortar joints repairs. With the amount of rain in seattle the masonry brickwork needs to be de-mossed then sealed, with a chimney sealer that is vapor-permeable. Masonry is breathable, that's why it needs a water repellent, allowing the moisture out but not in. We also check the chimney for cracked or loose mortar. Sealing the crown is recommended to avoid crown repair.

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