Fire safety requirements for chimneys.

Fire safety requirements for chimneys.

 Fire safety requirements for the operation of chimneys.

Fires in private homes mostly occur due to a malfunction of the furnace heating system. Every year before the onset of cold weather and once a month during the heating season, it is important to monitor the condition of chimneys and all other elements of the system. Having decided to equip a cozy hearth in your home, you need to remember that regular cleaning of the chimney for the fireplace from soot is one of the main requirements for its maintenance.

Checking the chimney

This procedure is best done in the daytime. Having flooded the fireplace or stove, it is necessary to inspect the chimneys in the attic. If there are cracks, then smoke will leak through them. It is important to eliminate the identified cracks immediately. In the furnace heating system, it is necessary to regularly whitewash the chimney in order to be able to detect cracks in time. Dark spots from tar and soot will be easily visible on the white surface of the chimney.

Use of furnace heating

Following the fire safety requirements, it is important to observe the following rules:

constantly monitor the flooded oven and in no case entrust the supervision of it to small children;

it is forbidden to put any combustible and easily flammable substances and materials directly on the pre-heating sheet;

do not use any kind of flammable and flammable liquids for ignition;

to heat the furnace only with fuel types suitable specifically for it.

Requirements for chimneys

In order to keep your life and real estate intact, it is important to observe the following fire safety rules:

the height of the pipe, represented by the distance between the grate and the mouth, should not be less than 5 m;

the part of the chimney that protrudes above the roof should be at least 0.5 m;

the mouth in the chimney must be protected from rain and snow;

various nozzles installed on chimneys should in no case become an obstacle to the exit of smoke from the pipe;

if in a house heated with peat or firewood, the roof is represented by combustible materials, then it is necessary to install metal grids on the chimneys, which will serve as spark arresters.

 Department of Emergency Situations of Karatal district