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You will need a brush, pan and a
bucket to collect the ashes. With some fireplaces, they have built in pits where
you can sweep the ashes into. There is usually a small service door on the
chimney located in the basement where you can periodically clean it out.
The next step in cleaning a fireplace is to vacuum the fireplace with a shop
vacuum. Don’t use your regular vacuum as the ash will quickly clog up your
vacuum.
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If you want to clean the
fireplace walls, use a solution of water and bleach.
Finally, use a window cleaner to clean any glass or metal surfaces on the
outside of the fireplace.
Besides cleaning the fireplace itself, it is also important to clean the chimney
flue. Creosote can build up in the chimney and cause a chimney fire. You can
either hirer a chimney sweep or do it yourself.
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To clean the chimney flue you will
need to access your chimney from the top and use a steel chimney brush to clean
the flue. Make sure when cleaning the chimney that your first shield the opening
of the fireplace to prevent the ash from spreading all over the inside of the
home.
If you have plans of cleaning the fireplace chimney flue do this first before
cleaning the fireplace.
For information on maximizing your
wood stove’s home heating efficiency see
the “Installation
of Hood over Wood Stove Ebook”.
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