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2. Chimney sweep - Wikipedia

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   A chimney sweep in Wexford, Ireland in 1850. A chimney sweep is a person who inspects then clears soot and creosote from chimneys. The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to create a draught and draw air over the hot coals or wood enabling continued combustion. Chimneys may be straight or contain many changes of ...

3. National Chimney Sweep Guild - Wikipedia

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   Member companies range in size from the owner-operator sole proprietor chimney sweep companies to those with 15+ vehicle crews and manufacturers with hundreds of employees. NCSG was founded in 1977 as a result of increased woodstove use due to the oil embargo crisis of the early to mid-1970s .

4. Milborrow Chimney Sweeps - Wikipedia

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   The company existed for over 100 years. Kevin Giddings purchased the parent company in November 1982 from Cliff Milborrow in Caterham, Surrey. It has expanded to become one of the largest chimney sweeping companies in the United Kingdom.

5. Chimney fire - Wikipedia

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   Regular chimney sweeping removes creosote and prevents fires in the chimney. Steps to prevent this buildup of deposits include only running appliances hot during the initial ignition phase regularly, only building short and hotter fires, regular cleaning of flues using a chimney sweep, and only using internal chimney structures where possible versus a chimney attached to an external wall.

6. Chimney - Wikipedia

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   A chimney cowl or wind directional cap is a helmet-shaped chimney cap that rotates to align with the wind and prevent a downdraft of smoke and wind down the chimney. An H-style cap is a chimney top constructed from chimney pipes shaped like the letter H. It is an age-old method of regulating draft in situations where prevailing winds or ...

7. Chimney Sweepers Regulation Act 1864 - Wikipedia

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   The 1840 Act prohibited any person under the age of 21 being compelled or knowingly allowed to ascend or descend a chimney or flue for sweeping, cleaning, or coring. [2] This was widely ignored by the Master Sweeps and the homeowners. This Act proposed stiff fines and imprisonment for non-compliant master sweeps.