by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance
Carbon Monoxide and Your Chimney When moving into a new home, it is impossible to pass a safety inspection without having working carbon monoxide detectors. This is because carbon monoxide is otherwise impossible to detect but also can be deadly if it is found in the...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance, home-post
A Look Behind the Curtain Most homeowners don’t know a whole lot about their chimneys. We come across some who’ve never once had their chimney cleaned or maintained and who take an if-it-isn’t-broke-don’t-fix-it type of attitude. They think, “I’ve used my chimney or...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance, fire safety
Dirty Chimney or Not, Your House Probably Isn’t Going to Catch on Fire Psst, I’ve got something to tell you. You won’t hear this from many chimney sweeps, but I’ll shoot straight with you: Your house is probably not going to catch on fire, even if your chimney is...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance
Why Ethics Matter in the Chimney Service Industry Beyond steering the ship at Fluesbrothers, I’m also the chair of the Ethics Committee for the Chimney Safety Institute of America, and I’m vice president of the National Chimney Sweep Guild. These titles look pretty...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance
The Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Found Inside a Chimney Would you believe we found Santa Claus inside a chimney one time during an inspection? No kidding. There was a plastic Santa Claus stuck down inside a customer’s chimney. I’m assuming that someone thought it would be...
