Handy Hints about fireside accessories for your house and how you can make the most from yours.
Fireside accessories
When you look for a fire you will have to decide the type of fuel it will use, do you want a gas powered fire, a gas effect fire powered by electricity that has a gas effect or do you want a real fuel fire such as wood or coal. You may even opt for a DVD of a fire to play on your integrated TV.
If it is a real fire that you want you will probably have to get a wood burning or coal burning fire. In order to light the fire you with need a useful device to light the fire. Handy instruments that will be useful are called bellows. A bellows provides air in a pressurized form in the required amounts to the required location.
Make sure the kindling is burning well before adding a few lumps of fuel- you can use either coal or smokeless fuel depending upon the regulations in your area and use fire tongs or a small coal shovel to take the few initial lumps from the coal bucket for your own safety. In my experience at the initial fire lighting stage it is advisable not to pour fuel directly from your coal bucket or hod (sometimes also referred to as a scuttle) as dust from the fuel can choke the fire. Once the initial fuel is burning then add more fuel to suit the size of the fire you require.
When your fire is roaring you of course need to keep safe with your chimney. Chimney sweeping is often thought of as a dirty job, I�ll give you a bit of history here. When chimneys were first required it was then realised that they were going to need to be cleaned, hence chimney sweeps. In this time chimney sweeps realised small children were better for this and started to employ them for, what is reported, very little money however this was unsafe work. There was public outcry of this and in 1840 a law was passed that made it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to sweep chimneys, and this law is still in practice now.
Should you have difficulty in getting your fire to light we sell fire draw plates or bleazers. These are metal sheets designed to fit over the fire place opening, thus forcing maximum updraught from under your fire grate allowing the fire to �pull� .These come in two different sizes. We also stock a range of traditional style fire bellows to pump more air under the grate.
A fireplace is often designed in a style that matches the house it is in. These days you can have a fire or no fire at all. The fireplace is designed to contain the fire, and then the decorative part is to make the fire a feature in the room. The fire is normally for warmth however it can also be used for cooking.
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