chimney sweep in Torrevieja - Recommendations anyone?
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Hi all, looking for a chimney sweep on a recently purchased property in El Chapparal. Any recommendations?
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Hi all, looking for a chimney sweep on a recently purchased property in El Chapparal. Any recommendations?
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:05am
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The only other one I've seen mention of is:
Sooty & Son
660478881 or 607586684
Or make a booking through his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/sootyandsonchimneys/
Or ask at any company who supply fires if they can give you contact details for a deshollinador.
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:01pm
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Thanks Jim, I saw his business on the site and wondered if there were others. I'll give him a bell and see what's what.
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:16pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:27pm
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Rang to book, and no availability until after xmas and New Year. A pity, I would have liked to light the fire over xmas, but happy that business is going well.
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:53pm
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What sort of chimney is it? If it's like a UK chimney, built of brick or block, then it may well need sweeping. If it's a steel flue then it shouldn't need sweeping unless there are ninety degree bends in the flue.
If you've not done so already, light some newspaper, shut the door, and see if the smoke is sucked up.
If not, then it may still not need sweeping, as it may be something as simple as a bird's nest at the top of the chimney/flue that needs removing.
A remote friend had this problem. I didn't know at the time, but the experts he called in said they couldn't easily remove the obstruction, which was a bird's nest, and removed the fire and then used a chimney sweep's rodding set to push out the nest. He spent quite a lot of money on a problem that could have been easily sorted by setting light to a firelighter and dropping it down the flue from the top.
We've got a 200 mm stainless steel flue and it's never needed sweeping.
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:50am
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Hi Jim. it's like the one's we have in UK/IRL of stone and cement (I think). I did try lighting a piece of newspaper, and the smoke came out of the roof okay. I'm just a bit wary of using it tho until it's got a clean. The previous owners clearly lit fires, bur I understand they only came here once or twice a year. I might try lighting some papers later on and see if it works. Thanks for the advice Jim.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:44pm
Sooty and Son ,
Very professional ,
They did mine , would highly recommend them .
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:04pm
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Thanks Fran. I'll get them next time. They're packed out until January!
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:04pm
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Thanks Fran. I'll get them next time. They're packed out until January!
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