by Lou Curley | Mar 23, 2016 | Fire Safety
The dryer is a pretty impressive piece of equipment. We can throw clean, wet clothing into it and within 45 minutes to an hour, they’re dry. Most of today’s models are even energy star approved and help save money over older dryers. But they all still have the...
by Lou Curley | Feb 25, 2016 | Fire Safety
When you call a chimney sweep to clean your chimney, the main purpose of the task is to get rid of a substance called creosote. When you use your chimney, it will produce this substance, and the more you use it, the higher the levels will be. This is the main...
by Lou Curley | Feb 24, 2016 | Fire Safety
The main reason why dryer vent fires occur is that homeowners fail to have them cleaned regularly. Dryer vents tend to collect lint and other types of debris which will accumulate after repeated use. Dryer cleaning should actually be part of your regular home...
by Lou Curley | Feb 24, 2016 | Fire Safety
If you don’t know that there is an efficient way to use your fireplace, then you may be building your fires incorrectly. You should not have to work too hard to keep your fire going when you could be relaxing and enjoying the warmth. While you may have...
by Lou Curley | Feb 23, 2016 | Fire Safety
Dryer fires are more common than you might realize, in fact in 2010 there was an estimated 16,800 reports of fires in the US which involved dryers or washing machines. These fires were responsible for 51 deaths, 380 injuries and about $236 million in property...
by Lou Curley | Jan 21, 2016 | Fire Safety
Springfield, Drexel Hill, and other surrounding areas are prime targets for chimney sweep scams because we usually see quite a bit of cold weather and snow during the winter months. People ask us how to avoid chimney scams all the time and we try to blog about...
