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How much should I expect to pay a chimney service to check the chimney. and if it needs cleaning what is the average cost.. also any of you burn duralogs or their counterparts instead of wood?
Crown Chimney did a free inspection for me when I needed work done. I ended up going with them, and their service was excellent. They were detailed, left everything clean, and did good work. I did not have a cleaning done on the chimney, I needed it to be lined and repointed, so I cannot speak to prices.
When I lived in New London, I burned about 3 cords a year. I considered an annual cleaning part of the cost of heat. I used "The Village Sweep", Rick Estes, proprietor. I had a 2 story colonial and Rick climbed up and shoved the brush down, then he went in the crawl space and emptied the cleanout. i believe the cost was about $120, If you don't burn 24/7 for four months like I did, you might get away with cleaning less often. A modern EPA approved wood stove leaves less creosote than an older one, like before 1980.
I always clean my own chimney, but I think it's around $100. you might consider a stainless liner for your chimney, it makes cleaning easier and in the case of a chimney fire way safer. Hearth.com has lots of good information on wood heating. We use two Woodstock stoves and love the even heat plus they're made in NH. We cut our wood use almost in half when we switched from our old stoves. No I don't work for Woodstock, just love their products.
also any of you burn duralogs or their counterparts instead of wood?
Unlike the waxy fake DuraFlame products, there are several very good '100% wood' alternative logs/bricks (Like pellet stove pellets writ large) available which are fine to burn in a fireplace or most wood stoves. I like the fakes because you can (must) store them indoors, so consistent moisture content and no bugs.
Quality brands available in NH include CanaWick, EcoBrick, BioBrick, etc. You can buy small packages of logs at Tractor Supply and similar stores, but if you want to go all in, order by the 1 ton pallet.
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Hearth.com has lots of good information on wood heating.
Definitely the place to go for wood stove/fireplace/insert advice.
Unlike the waxy fake DuraFlame products, there are several very good '100% wood' alternative logs/bricks (Like pellet stove pellets writ large) available which are fine to burn in a fireplace or most wood stoves. I like the fakes because you can (must) store them indoors, so consistent moisture content and no bugs.
Quality brands available in NH include CanaWick, EcoBrick, BioBrick, etc. You can buy small packages of logs at Tractor Supply and similar stores, but if you want to go all in, order by the 1 ton pallet.
Definitely the place to go for wood stove/fireplace/insert advice.
Good to know..thanks!
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