Chimney sweep

rsnews · 08-28-2017, 09:09 AM

Looking to get my woodstove chimney cleaned, any recommendations in the Lakes region?

Hillcountry · 08-28-2017, 10:39 AM

Fire and Stone out of Tilton has cleaned mine and done chimney repair too...good work but not sure how competitive their rates are.
This is the only time I have hired out a cleaning...now I have my own brush and fiberglass rod kit that works off a drill...not that bad of a job to do.

TCC · 08-28-2017, 04:09 PM

The Country Sweep (603-569-6498) out of Wolfeboro. Dan Richardson has an excellent reputation in the area. His service is very professional, prompt, clean, friendly, and competitively priced.

Rockslider · 08-28-2017, 10:29 PM

A second on Dan Richardson. We have been very impressed with him.

upthesaukee · 08-29-2017, 12:55 AM

And a third for Dan Richardson.

Dave

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Phantom · 08-30-2017, 06:32 PM

Fire & Stone ...... excellant for us the past 4 years !!

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tis · 08-31-2017, 08:31 AM

We don't use a wood stove and haven't had a chimney cleaned in years but I also
hear great things about Dan.

Slickcraft · 07-11-2018, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCC

The Country Sweep (603-569-6498) out of Wolfeboro. Dan Richardson has an excellent reputation in the area. His service is very professional, prompt, clean, friendly, and competitively priced.

Agreed. We had him over to West Alton yesterday. The above comments are right-on.

upthesaukee · 07-11-2018, 06:55 AM

Last year, Dan was scheduled to clean our woodstove chimney. On the morning scheduled, we lost power, so I called to let them know (hard to vacuum with no electricity).
Dan said he could still get it done. After using the brush to knock the creosote down into the stove, it lands on a "blanket" in the stove. They disconnected pipe from the stove and carefully ladled the residue into a small bucket, using the draft in the stove to remove the ash from the air. Then wiped stove cleaned.

Know when I empty ah from the stove, I keep the ash bucket right at the door opening and most of the ash dust goes back into the stove from the draft.

Great job.

Dave

ApS · 08-06-2018, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCC

The Country Sweep (603-569-6498) out of Wolfeboro. Dan Richardson has an excellent reputation in the area. His service is very professional, prompt, clean, friendly, and competitively priced.

Ditto...and this is the time of year to get this task done. I'd check with Dan on just-how-frequently. (Every year seems wasteful).

I wondered if "the market" had come up with a chemical chimney sweep.

Disclaimer: I haven't tried it.

And, yes, there's a bunch of alternatives at Amazon

:

https://www.amazon.com/CSL-Creosote-.../dp/B001EPRAGM

Four stars, but I always check the negative (1-star) reviews

to watch for "issues". This item comes with a "use-by" marking that buyers should watch for:
https://www.amazon.com/CSL-Creosote-...ews-filter-bar

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Biggd · 08-06-2018, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApS

Ditto...and this is the time of year to get this task done. I'd check with Dan on just-how-frequently. (Every year seems wasteful).

I wondered if "the market" had come up with a chemical chimney sweep.

Disclaimer: I haven't tried it.

And, yes, there's a bunch of alternatives at Amazon

:

https://www.amazon.com/CSL-Creosote-.../dp/B001EPRAGM

Four stars, but I always check the negative (1-star) reviews

to watch for "issues". This item comes with a "use-by" marking that buyers should watch for:
https://www.amazon.com/CSL-Creosote-...ews-filter-bar

.

I usually get mine done every other year but I only use it on weekends in the winter and maybe go though about a half cord of wood. If you burn a couple cords or more a season you should probably be cleaning it every year.

rozbeezer · 08-06-2018, 08:01 PM

Fire'Stone in Tilton is the best around.

08-28-2017, 09:09 AM	#1
rsnews Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Chimney sweep Looking to get my woodstove chimney cleaned, any recommendations in the Lakes region?

08-28-2017, 04:09 PM	#3
TCC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 157 Thanks: 263 Thanked 77 Times in 31 Posts	The Country Sweep The Country Sweep (603-569-6498) out of Wolfeboro. Dan Richardson has an excellent reputation in the area. His service is very professional, prompt, clean, friendly, and competitively priced.

08-29-2017, 12:55 AM	#5
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,609 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,984 Times in 1,084 Posts	And a third for Dan Richardson. Dave Sent from my SM-T580 using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

08-30-2017, 06:32 PM	#6
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	Fire & Stone ...... excellant for us the past 4 years !! . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

07-11-2018, 06:55 AM	#9
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,609 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,984 Times in 1,084 Posts	Agreed Last year, Dan was scheduled to clean our woodstove chimney. On the morning scheduled, we lost power, so I called to let them know (hard to vacuum with no electricity). Dan said he could still get it done. After using the brush to knock the creosote down into the stove, it lands on a "blanket" in the stove. They disconnected pipe from the stove and carefully ladled the residue into a small bucket, using the draft in the stove to remove the ash from the air. Then wiped stove cleaned. Know when I empty ah from the stove, I keep the ash bucket right at the door opening and most of the ash dust goes back into the stove from the draft. Great job. Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

08-28-2017, 10:39 AM	#2
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Fire and Stone out of Tilton has cleaned mine and done chimney repair too...good work but not sure how competitive their rates are. This is the only time I have hired out a cleaning...now I have my own brush and fiberglass rod kit that works off a drill...not that bad of a job to do.

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Rockslider Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 52 Thanks: 5 Thanked 37 Times in 12 Posts	A second on Dan Richardson. We have been very impressed with him.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,821 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,472 Times in 1,027 Posts	We don't use a wood stove and haven't had a chimney cleaned in years but I also hear great things about Dan.

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