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Whether you're installing a new stove or upgrading an existing system, a quality flue liner can significantly improve performance while helping your installation meet current regulations.

Anthracite is the cleanest smokeless fuel option, while manufactured smokeless fuels can create more deposits and wear on chimney systems. If you use smokeless fuels, ensure your chimney liner is suitable and keep up with regular chimney sweeping to maintain safety and performance.

Regular chimney sweeping is a preventative maintenance service that improves safety, protects property, increases heating efficiency, and helps avoid costly or dangerous chimney problems.

Smoke spillage is when smoke comes back into the room instead of going up the chimney. This can affect air quality and indicates the stove or flue or chimney is not working correctly. It may set off your carbon monoxide alarm.

Cracks in your stove are usually caused by 'overfiring' or 'overburning' and the only fix is to buy a new wood burning stove. Overfiring is when a stove burns hotter than it was designed to handle.