Stove Maintenance

Maintaining and servicing your stove is critically important if you want to keep it operating efficiently and safely. None of it is 'rocket science' so any handy stove owner can easily undertake the basic essentials. The only caveat to this is that if your extended stove warranty terms and conditions stipulate that the service and maintenance of the stove must be carried out by a Hetas registered installer or other approved competent person.

Stove Service Intervals

Your stove should be serviced at least once a year at the end or beginning of the heating season or as determined by the manufacturer. We strongly recommend that you do this at the end of the heating season as it will allow you plenty of time before the new heating season starts should you need to acquire some hard-to-get components. Many people leave replacing their critical stove parts until a couple of weeks before Christmas, the industry's busiest period, only to be disappointed by unavailability or extended lead times. As it is also convenient to have your stove's chimney or flue system swept at the same time as the stove is serviced then doing this in late Spring or the Summer also means that you will have easier access to a good sweep and at a time that's also convenient to you.Please note that your annual stove service should not be at the expense of regular routine maintenance during the heating season as directed by the stove manufacturer, for example regularly cleaning the baffle plate and checking the flue way.

Chimney Sweeping and Servicing

For Chimney Sweeping/ Stove Servicing in Northern Ireland Down/Antrim Area please contact Elite Sweeps http://elitesweepsni.co.uk/