A who’s who of leaders in the gas hearth industry will be at CSIA July 14-18 to teach the “Installing & Troubleshooting Gas Hearth Appliances” class, an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Jim Brewer, a well-respected chimney sweep and subject-matter expert, and Mike Van Buren, a professional engineer and past HBPA technical director, will be lead instructors of … More ‘Gas Hearth class’ at CSIA July 14-18 is a can’t-miss event

The Chimney Safety Institute of America educates and certifies (through testing) chimney sweeps through the CCS credential. CSIA also certifies dryer vent technicians through our C-DET credential. Everyone on this list has their own web profile page on csia.org and are findable by zip code. One of the perks of the CCS and C-DET certification … More CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps and C-DET technicians, available for hire

          Note: This blog post is based on an article that appears in this month’s edition of Sweeping magazine. Photo by Black Goose Chimney. Caption: The stove, which was in use during the staff’s initial trip to the client’s house. By Jim Bostaph, President – Black Goose Chimney | Treasurer, Board … More Black Goose, Copperfield team up on a rescue

By Stuart Karanovich and John Meredith SaverSystems “When I was a young man I had a very good friend who owned a service station. One evening after a night out he confided in me that while he loved what he was doing, he was going broke and would probably soon be forced to sell. He … More Finding solutions for leaking chimneys