Hints and Tips
Open fires
Choosing a Chimney Sweep
How to pick the right sweep for you and how Swept Away is different.
Storing fire wood
Storing fire wood for more heat and less risk of chimney fires.
Chimney draft excluders
Why we have draft excluders on chimneys and how to make your own.
How to light a wood log fire
How to light a wood log fire.
Sourcing and buying fire wood
The best time to buy fire wood and how to get the right stuff.
How to light a smokeless coal fire
The best and easiest way to light a smokeless coal fire, using materials you'll have at home.
Stoves and Woodburners
Instruction manuals
Instruction manuals for lots of common woodburning stoves.
When to replace firebricks
Firebricks are wear items that will need replacement from time to time - Find out when, or have your sweep do it for free!
How to replace the door cord
Replacing the door cord on a woodburner, or have your sweep do it for free!
How to clean the glass on a woodburner
Glass on a woodburner can become obscured from burning wet or resinous wood, find out how to clean it.
How to light a woodburner
The best and easiest way to light a woodburner, using materials you'll have at home.
