Dublin Chimney Sweep

15/03/2026

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13/02/2026

🔥 Did you know? Even occasionally using your fire can lead to a dangerous build-up inside your chimney over time.

Regular chimney sweeping helps prevent chimney fires, improves efficiency, and keeps your home safe.

If it’s been a while since your last sweep, now’s the perfect time to get it checked. Your safety starts from the inside out. 🏡✨

12/02/2026

With the prolonged wet and damp weather we’re seeing, it’s worth reminding homeowners of something simple but important.

Using your chimney helps keep it dry and functioning properly.

When a chimney isn’t used for long periods — especially in persistent rain and high humidity — moisture can build up inside the flue. That damp can lead to:
• Poor draw
• Tar and creosote issues
• Deterioration of liners and masonry
• Damp smells and staining inside the property

Occasional, correct use helps warm the flue, encourages airflow, and drives out moisture. Combine that with seasoned fuel, good ventilation, and regular sweeping, and your chimney stays healthier for longer.

As always, if you’re unsure about the condition of your chimney or flue, have it checked by a competent, registered sweep.

Dry flues are safer flues.

25/11/2025

Is smoke coming into your room when you light your wood burner?

When the weather turns cold, you may find that your wood burner suddenly smokes more when you first light it. Though it may be alarming, it is not uncommon and is caused by something known as 'Cold Plug'.

This occurs when cold air forms a plug inside your chimney that blocks smoke and gases from rising. The cold air plug can either reduce or completely obstruct normal air flow from your wood burner through the chimney, pushing smoke back down into your home.

The chimney doesn't have to have been left unused for long periods of time for a cold plug to form. Depending on weather conditions, it can form overnight when there is a sudden drop in temperature.

Fortunately, there are some simple steps that you can take to help reduce the effects of cold flue:

• You can open your stove door slightly several minutes before lighting your fire to help push warmer air through the chimney
• Set your fire as usual using a firelighter and kindling in the Jenga stack (shown on one of our previous videos) but before lighting, open a window or leave your patio door slightly ajar. This will help maximise air flow and encourage the initial smoke to go up the chimney. After several minutes, close your window or door.
• Open all the vents on your stove even when you are not using the stove as again, this allows movement of air through the flue.
• Add your logs once you have heard the kindling crackle and you can see that smoke is being drawn up the chimney.

25/11/2025

As Clondalkin Community First Responders prepare to go live early 2026. We are trying to raise vital funds to purchase our necessary equipment.

We are putting out a call to local businesses big and small for support. We would like to ask for donations of any kind. This could be a voucher for your product/ service we could use in our upcoming and future raffles, it could be a donation to the Clondalkin CFR bank account or anything that would help us on our lead up to go live.

If you are a business owner and you would like to help us, please reach out to us at [email protected] or message our page.

All businesses will be shared on across our social media platforms for supporting us!

Thank you for all your support thus far!

18/10/2025

Cold one tonight!

Lighting the fire/stove?

Have you had your chimney cleaned this year?

In 2024 we responded to 136 Chimney Fires.

27/09/2025

13/08/2025

Thanks so much to Ronan for leaving us this great review. So glad you are happy with your stove and thank you for the business.

02/07/2025

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