Preparation for the heating season

September 4, 2023

It is necessary to check the readiness of the stove for the heating season in advance, and now is the best time for this. To begin with, it is necessary to clean the chimney of soot, and in the future, this work should be carried out at least once every 2 months.

We also do not forget that the chimney in the attic should be plastered and whitewashed. This will allow for easy identification of problem areas during operation - cracks in the masonry, through which sparks can get onto the combustible overlap structures. All cracks in the body of the stove itself must also be sealed. Under no circumstances should the stove body be glued with combustible materials or painted with combustible paint. The combustible floor in front of the stove's firebox opening must be protected with non-combustible sheet or tile material.

As practice shows, more than half of fires due to stove heating occur in homes where elderly people live. Unfortunately, due to their age, elderly people cannot always prepare their stoves for the heating season on their own. Therefore, we once again appeal to adult children with a request to take care of the safety of their parents and bring their homes into a fire-safe condition.