Leading flue, chimney and renewable heating products supplier Specflue is supporting Chimney Fire Safety Week 2017, from September 4-10, by providing outstanding deals on chimney cleaning logs and fire lighters.
The company is offering a box of eight chimney cleaning logs for the special low price of £56 plus VAT and a box of 10 fire lighters for just £50 plus VAT.
Chimney cleaning logs are used three weeks prior to sweeping the chimney by placing the entire log on the fire as it is dying down, and allowing it to burn out. The sticky tar deposits within the flue or chimney are attacked by the log's emissions, turning the resin to a brittle material which is easier to sweep. This helps to give a cleaner sweep and significantly reduces the risk of a chimney fire.
Fire lighter sachets, meanwhile, offer a far more effective and safe method of lighting a fire than using newspaper, because no burning embers are drawn up the chimney or flue. This is particularly important for thatched properties, but also stops paper embers landing on cars, fences, washing, sheds and wood stores.
There are more than 5,500 chimney fires in England, Wales and Scotland annually, according to HETAS, a not-for-profit organisation that approves biomass and solid fuel heating appliances, fuels, and services, including the registration of competent installers and servicing businesses.
Now in its ninth year, the aim of Chimney Fire Safety Week is to raise awareness among consumers in a bid to reduce this figure.
Specflue and HETAS are supporting Chimney Fire Safety Week with Fire Kills (https://firekills.campaign.gov.uk/), a government initiative which works with industry and fire and rescue services to promote a positive safety message.
In addition, HETAS has developed a campaign pack which can be downloaded here: www.hetas.co.uk/user-login