Zachary Sweeps
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SWEEPING A STOVAX WOOD BURNER.🎩🎩
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SWEEPING A STOVAX WOOD BURNER.🎩🎩
SWEEPING A CLARK MULTI -FUEL STOVE.
Переглядів 1014 години тому
SWEEPING A CLARK MULTI -FUEL STOVE.
FRIDAY NIGHT BIRD RESCUE JOB.🎩🎩
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FRIDAY NIGHT BIRD RESCUE JOB.🎩🎩
SWEEPING A FRANCO BELGE WOOD BURNER. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE, BUT GOT IT SORTED.🎩🎩
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SWEEPING A FRANCO BELGE WOOD BURNER. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE, BUT GOT IT SORTED.🎩🎩
SAVING A BABY SEAGULL IN BRIGHTON.🎩🐤
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SAVING A BABY SEAGULL IN BRIGHTON.🎩🐤
ANOTHER LITTLE BIRD SAVED.🎩🐤
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ANOTHER LITTLE BIRD SAVED.🎩🐤
WE DON'T JUST SAVE BIRDS AT ZACHARY SWEEPS. BLACK KITTENS AS WELL.🐱
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WE DON'T JUST SAVE BIRDS AT ZACHARY SWEEPS. BLACK KITTENS AS WELL.🐱
SAVING A BABY BIRD OUT OF A FIREPLACE.🎩
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SAVING A BABY BIRD OUT OF A FIREPLACE.🎩
REUNITING BABY MAGPIE WITH MUMMY.
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REUNITING BABY MAGPIE WITH MUMMY.
WOW.! SAVING A TAWNY BROWN OWL 🦉
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WOW.! SAVING A TAWNY BROWN OWL 🦉
ANOTHER PIGEON SAVED.🎩
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ANOTHER PIGEON SAVED.🎩
SAVING A PIGEON OUT OF A CHIMNEY AND REUNITING HIM WITH HIS MATE.🎩
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SAVING A PIGEON OUT OF A CHIMNEY AND REUNITING HIM WITH HIS MATE.🎩
CAN'T AFFORD A STOVE. WATCH THIS VIDEO AND SAVE THOUSANDS.
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CAN'T AFFORD A STOVE. WATCH THIS VIDEO AND SAVE THOUSANDS.
CHIMNEY SWEEP. CLEANING A SCAN WOOD BARREL STOVE. LOOKS AMAZING.
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CHIMNEY SWEEP. CLEANING A SCAN WOOD BARREL STOVE. LOOKS AMAZING.
AFTER WORK WALK IN THE WOODS, WITH THE CHIMNEY SWEEP AND HIS DOG.
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AFTER WORK WALK IN THE WOODS, WITH THE CHIMNEY SWEEP AND HIS DOG.
FITTED A LOVELY OLD REMBRANDT RAYBURN TODAY. VERY RARE NOW.
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FITTED A LOVELY OLD REMBRANDT RAYBURN TODAY. VERY RARE NOW.
A GUIDE TO SWEEPING A MORSO MULTI FUEL,TWIN DOOR STOVE.
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A GUIDE TO SWEEPING A MORSO MULTI FUEL,TWIN DOOR STOVE.
SAVE HUNDREDS OF POUNDS ON WOOD, BY DOING THESE TWO SIMPLE THINGS.
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SAVE HUNDREDS OF POUNDS ON WOOD, BY DOING THESE TWO SIMPLE THINGS.
SAVING TWO BABY CROWS FROM INSIDE A WOOD BURNER AND REUNITING WITH MUM.
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SAVING TWO BABY CROWS FROM INSIDE A WOOD BURNER AND REUNITING WITH MUM.
DON'T USE WOOD ASH FOR THESE PLANTS. BUT YOU'RE BE SURPRISED WHAT IT IS GOOD FOR..🐜🐜🐌🐛
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DON'T USE WOOD ASH FOR THESE PLANTS. BUT YOU'RE BE SURPRISED WHAT IT IS GOOD FOR..🐜🐜🐌🐛
CHIMNEY SWEEP ON A BIRD RESCUE. SWEEPING A BAXI FIREPLACE. BIRD GOT OUT OF THE TOP.
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CHIMNEY SWEEP ON A BIRD RESCUE. SWEEPING A BAXI FIREPLACE. BIRD GOT OUT OF THE TOP.
CHIMNEY SWEEPING A TARRY FIREPLACE.
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CHIMNEY SWEEPING A TARRY FIREPLACE.
A WALK THROUGH CLEANING A WOOD BURNING STOVE.
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A WALK THROUGH CLEANING A WOOD BURNING STOVE.
REFLAUNCHING AND PUTTING CAPS ON. THE CRACK'S WERE SO BIG IT REMINDED ME OF THE GRAND CANYON.
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REFLAUNCHING AND PUTTING CAPS ON. THE CRACK'S WERE SO BIG IT REMINDED ME OF THE GRAND CANYON.
WHAT CAN I DO WITH WOOD ASH.
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WHAT CAN I DO WITH WOOD ASH.
REFLAUNCHING AND REPOINTING JOB WITH MY SON TODAY AND ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE DOWNS.
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REFLAUNCHING AND REPOINTING JOB WITH MY SON TODAY AND ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE DOWNS.
REFLAUNCHING A CHIMNEY ON THE DOWNS WITH MY SON.
Переглядів 78Місяць тому
REFLAUNCHING A CHIMNEY ON THE DOWNS WITH MY SON.
Mi FIRES BARREL STOVE. REMOVING BAFFLE PLATES AND SWEEPING.
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Mi FIRES BARREL STOVE. REMOVING BAFFLE PLATES AND SWEEPING.
RESEALING A YEOMANS WOOD BURNERING STOVE PIPE AND REMOVING BAFFLE PLATE.
Переглядів 832 місяці тому
RESEALING A YEOMANS WOOD BURNERING STOVE PIPE AND REMOVING BAFFLE PLATE.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @NellyFroggatt
    @NellyFroggatt 16 годин тому

    Hi Zachary, where do you get the green nylon brush from thank you.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 16 годин тому

      @@NellyFroggatt flue systems.🎩🎩

    • @NellyFroggatt
      @NellyFroggatt 16 годин тому

      Thank you very much, looks like i need the adaptor to fit the 3/4" rods also.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 6 годин тому

      @@NellyFroggatt they should sell them as well.🎩🎩

  • @mazman8343
    @mazman8343 День тому

    Great 👍

  • @darrenmorton1660
    @darrenmorton1660 День тому

    A van tour would be excellent. I like seeing other sweeps set ups. Good job 👍🏻🎩

  • @darrenmorton1660
    @darrenmorton1660 2 дні тому

    Your content has improved a lot Zac, keep up the good work 👍🏻🎩

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 дні тому

      @@darrenmorton1660 thank you, means a lot. Hopefully it will get better. I'm enjoying it much more. Thank you.🎩🎩👍👍

  • @mazman8343
    @mazman8343 4 дні тому

    The bird's just love you 👍

  • @manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069
    @manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 5 днів тому

    Good job , for a woody he looks pretty used to people, good vid 👍🍻

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 5 днів тому

      Thank you. Yes he seemed very calm once I got him out.👍👍

  • @goldschatz9043
    @goldschatz9043 6 днів тому

    Love your video’s and your dog

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 6 днів тому

      Thank you, you're very kind... I thought I would do something different for a change.🎩🎩

  • @Swimmingforlife.
    @Swimmingforlife. 6 днів тому

    Absolutely brilliant, where I live in Scotland, if you are near a young gull the parents will dive at you, they can be quite intimidating and frightening as the just miss your head. Great job done though. Kind regards from Scotland

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 6 днів тому

      Yea, they are very aggressive. They dive bomb me when I'm on chimneys as well I just ignore them .if you start flapping your hands around. You'll end up falling off 😅. Hard work getting out 💪

  • @mazman8343
    @mazman8343 8 днів тому

    Well done you👍

  • @asynchronicity
    @asynchronicity 8 днів тому

    Great work, brother!

  • @ashtonwinter1616
    @ashtonwinter1616 9 днів тому

    You Are A Blessing! Thank you 🙏🏻 💕

  • @DanishSpeakerChannel
    @DanishSpeakerChannel 9 днів тому

    i just bought 1 cubic meters of stacked dry firewood (all hardwood mostly maple and beech and oak) for 60 quid which great deal at least where i live! i already have mixed firewood stack from pruning trees in my garden and wood i saw on the side of the roads that the council leaves behind after thinning out the trees that are close to the road.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 9 днів тому

      Sounds like you got it spot on. Always better to get it sorted early. Most people don't.🎩

  • @DanishSpeakerChannel
    @DanishSpeakerChannel 9 днів тому

    these stoves are very common in denmark and they give off a wonderful heat as well!! easy to take apart for cleaning and burns efficiently. ive got a scan fire in my house and its horrible so i prefer these morsø stoves

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 9 днів тому

      Yes they are lovely. I do like working on them. The customer was saying it gets so hot. They all wear t-shirts in the winter.😅

    • @DanishSpeakerChannel
      @DanishSpeakerChannel 9 днів тому

      perhaps the stove is too big for the house, my scan fire in the living room is rated 5 kilowatt and it heats the living room up to 26-30 degrees celsius and the dining room and entrance hall to about 21-23 degrees celsius. we go through 2 cubic meters of firewood each winter so in my opinion it is not bad fuel economy

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 9 днів тому

      @@DanishSpeakerChannel yes its definitely too big for the room. It's only a small bungalow. He's going to get bricks inside to make it smaller inside. Sounds like you've got yours spot on.🎩

  • @tbo2120
    @tbo2120 10 днів тому

    I’ve been buying ton bags of firewood since late April/May. Now sitting with 7 bags & plan to get 3 more. £45 a bag. It’s fantastic. The best firewood to burn is free, yes, but the second best is cheap!

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 10 днів тому

      That's great, you're right free the best way. So many people leave it until it's really expensive. Crazy....

  • @mazman8343
    @mazman8343 11 днів тому

    Class 🙏👍

  • @markdyballuk
    @markdyballuk 13 днів тому

    well done Zachary, like the new format... guess you don't come to Thanet but I would certainly welcome you and your brushes.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 13 днів тому

      Thank you, you're very kind. I thought I would change things. Give you more detail into sweeping. Glad you like it. More to come. I would, haha. Long way from Sussex.🎩😂

    • @mazman8343
      @mazman8343 13 днів тому

      Keep up the good work. Magnets to keep your dust sheet in place would be a great idea they work great.👍🙏

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 13 днів тому

      Thank you, I will get some.🎩🎩🎩🎩

    • @mazman8343
      @mazman8343 12 днів тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 🙏👍

  • @vincelong1833
    @vincelong1833 19 днів тому

    Thank you. Ha[pp[ened to me. Your Video gave me the solution to a stuck brush - mattached to three trods. Worked a treat. As you say =- its all about "gfeel" and gentle twisting - anti-clockwise for my rods. Thank you once again.

  • @alexandercarter2088
    @alexandercarter2088 25 днів тому

    Did one of these yesterday, awful job. Would love to see your technique for removal. To add to the difficulty it has a second metal which sits in position above the baffle! Another needlessly complicated design. Agree with all your other comments.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 25 днів тому

      Brute strength. These are the worst and a bit of luck. The best way is to take the sides out first and then drop the baffle plate down. Do the same when fitting it back together. Baffle plates first then the sides. You can just lift the baffle plate to one side and it should drop down. Without moving the sides, but you have to move brackets. But whichever way you do it, it's a nightmare. Really a two man. But only space for one. I'm going to do a new video on how to take it out and back again. Going to have my son record it. You'll be able to check it out. But I feel your pain, these really should have an inspection hatch. Make life so much easier.🎩

    • @alexandercarter2088
      @alexandercarter2088 25 днів тому

      Just studying up on this job, I understand there are Alan Key screws just under top plate, and easier to simply remove the top. Maybe check if this is possible as part of your video.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 25 днів тому

      Yes you're right and taken out base first helps. I will add everything in. They've changed them now as well. Lot easier the new ones. My videos are going to be completely different from August. I'm not recording them, so you will be able to see everything.

  • @555JokerOfDeath666
    @555JokerOfDeath666 Місяць тому

    Awesome video

  • @ashwayn
    @ashwayn Місяць тому

    Slugs and snails dont like it use it to keep them off you plants,

  • @johnmetrac2898
    @johnmetrac2898 2 місяці тому

    Nice job 👍

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      Thank you 👍👍👍👍

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      Shame I couldn't sort the neighbours pots .He wasn't interested in going half with my customer.

  • @ProTroll_UK
    @ProTroll_UK 2 місяці тому

    That’s a Morso Squirrel? Doesn’t look like it to me.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      Yes it is.🎩

    • @ProTroll_UK
      @ProTroll_UK 2 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 why is mine so different. Why does that one have no markings?

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      I've no idea mate, but it is. I made the video and I've done a lost of them. You can check on Google. Haha, I just did. I've been sweeping 24 years now.

  • @calholli
    @calholli 2 місяці тому

    treated is fine.. just don't let the smoke leak into your house.. I agree though: I leave a good bit of ash in the bottom as insulation; to keep the coals off of the bottom.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      Yes you're right. Leaving a bit of ash helps you get more for your money with the logs. 🎩🎩

  • @calholli
    @calholli 2 місяці тому

    Couldn't see what you did.. But we got a really good look at that front leg and it was great

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      Thank you, I'm getting better with the videos. Got other ones that are better, when it comes to baffle plates.see more clearly. Thank you. 🎩🎩

  • @manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069
    @manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 місяці тому

    Another excellent video 👍🍻

  • @NMn-dc5qo
    @NMn-dc5qo 2 місяці тому

    Applied this stuff on an old paint-stripped blacksmith made Suffolk door latch. Then smeared vegetable oil on it afterwards for a beeswax type seal, and cooked it in the oven at 200 degrees C for an hour. End result is an authentic old finish that doesn't stain your hands. Fantastic stuff!

  • @JasonKane77
    @JasonKane77 2 місяці тому

    Hi zach, Whats the best flue cowl for my wee log burner? Its in a garage and our drive always gets windy most days. Its a 4.5kw log burner

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 2 місяці тому

      If you got a twin wall pipe. Aspiromatic cowl. If it's a chimney pot. A brewer anti downdraft cowl.

    • @JasonKane77
      @JasonKane77 2 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 it will be single skin flue is what ill be getting With twin wall through the osb roof

  • @markdyballuk
    @markdyballuk 3 місяці тому

    Hello Zachary, thanks for your tips, i'm running our wood stove for the first winter, i tend to run mine with the vents open so it burns hotter and hopefully brings down the deposits on the flue liner... is that wrong? it is difficult to assess how bad the deposits are during the first winter of burning. I do, as you advise, leave the ash in the bottom of the fire. Any advice would be appreciated. thank you

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 3 місяці тому

      Hiya, sounds like you're doing alright. Keep up the good work. Just get it swept at the end of when you finished using it. Regards Zachary 🎩

    • @markdyballuk
      @markdyballuk 3 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 Thanks a lot Zachary, appreciate your response very much. all my best, was my plan to get it swept at the end of the burning season so I can understand how my burning is going... cheers

  • @pilatusk2
    @pilatusk2 3 місяці тому

    What the best stove for coal.

  • @john-up9mk
    @john-up9mk 3 місяці тому

    great tips and insight

  • @cinnamongirlrock
    @cinnamongirlrock 3 місяці тому

    I have one in my 1928 former farm cottage, though I don’t know when it was installed. The manufacturers say they’re designed for use with coal rather than logs, hence the grate and airflow from below. I prefer to burn wood, but only coal will keep the fire in overnight. It needs replacement firebricks fairly often, luckily spares are still readily available, it also burns through grates if a bed of wood ash accumulates. I have thought of replacing it with a modern stove with doors but every winter it does the job well enough.

  • @ronmatthews1738
    @ronmatthews1738 3 місяці тому

    You kept saying it's the door, it's the door. it's the door. But what about the door causes the stove to move?

  • @ianlaidler9727
    @ianlaidler9727 3 місяці тому

    I have do the same I put a bit of W/D first and clean up no scratching on granite I do this in summer shut down & have chimney sweep over & a certificate & inspection of unit... thanks for your tips very good eye opener on log burner muti leveing ash in ...

  • @pegjames188
    @pegjames188 3 місяці тому

    I’d check for an escape tunnel underneath.

  • @kall399
    @kall399 3 місяці тому

    All these real complicated multi layer chimney liner setups around the world... here in Finland the most common type is a half brick by half brick square chimney single brick layer in wall thickness no liners just bare brick and multiple chimneys in a square together our house has 12 in total in a 4x3 configuration some for ventilation others for fireplaces.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 3 місяці тому

      It's a difficult one,best checking where information is coming from. Every country is different.. UK not in Europe. I'm in the UK.

  • @Eckyredtheunready
    @Eckyredtheunready 3 місяці тому

    What a beautiful fireplace.

  • @jamesspratt7
    @jamesspratt7 3 місяці тому

    Isn’t a heat proof mastic better on the cracks and joins ?

  • @clairetrimby111
    @clairetrimby111 4 місяці тому

    How would you advise to go about removing the rust...? Had same problem, got it all dried out. And swept...does the baffle move freely? like forward and back?

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      Elbow grease. Really they shouldn't have left it for so long. This baffle plate came out. But some don't, they expand when wet. Break it and get a new one if it won't come out.

    • @clairetrimby111
      @clairetrimby111 4 місяці тому

      Baffle plate is fine...think he has replaced it incorrectly

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      @@clairetrimby111 ,it should be easy to fit properly. It normally just sits on top of the two side ones. If you haven't had it swept for a while, get it swept. The chimney sweep will know how to put it back, regards Zachary 🎩

    • @clairetrimby111
      @clairetrimby111 3 місяці тому

      It was the sweep that put it back wrong 😳🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 3 місяці тому

      @@clairetrimby111 , you need to get him back. Regards Zachary 🎩

  • @eddgaiger951
    @eddgaiger951 4 місяці тому

    Love the videos. I’ve always left the ash on the grate as I used to notice all the hot embers just fall through into the tray, so that makes sense to me. I’ve never tried compacting it though, so I’ll try that next 👍

  • @cooking23
    @cooking23 4 місяці тому

    How wound you sweep that flue, it locks awkward to seal up ?

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      The plate opens right up, you can easy get brush up. You don't have to hold it. It's got hooks on the side on that pole. Keeps it open fully. I was pointing out that you can make it a baffle plate as well. If you get more hooks at the top of the pole.👍👍

    • @cooking23
      @cooking23 4 місяці тому

      sorry i meant to say looks awkward, was asking how you would seal up the flue @@zacharysweeps5169

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      @@cooking23 you sheet up front of fire. Get your brush in flue first.

    • @roystonvehicles9129
      @roystonvehicles9129 4 місяці тому

      Great video, I've got 2 open fires, I'm going to fit 2 of these.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      @@roystonvehicles9129 it will make a massive difference.

  • @goldschatz9043
    @goldschatz9043 4 місяці тому

    Thank you, very nice video and beautiful church

  • @thepotterer3726
    @thepotterer3726 4 місяці тому

    Couldn't really tell how much kindling there was 'tween paper and logs, didn't seem to be enough. There seemed to be a fair bit of coal/charcoal under the grate, from a previous fire, that should've gone on top of the kindling. Ideally those bigger logs should have a greater angle on them.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      It was the only way. Most of the stuff under grate was soot and it was still hot. It wouldn't have worked. . The plan was to get fire going. Logs was moved once it was all alight. Drawing well and the customer was happy.

  • @leebutler1965
    @leebutler1965 4 місяці тому

    Nice video zac looks even better in the rain love the rain

  • @macraghnaill3553
    @macraghnaill3553 4 місяці тому

    No one stopped the Romans from invading the country, they lived here for around 400 years

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      I think you will find, I'm right. I know my history. Twice they were stopped. you should check first before committing.

    • @macraghnaill3553
      @macraghnaill3553 4 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 So the Romans didn't build "Londinium" or "Hadrians Wall" or defeat "Bouidicas" army? or build several Roman towns, viaducts and roads? and grow grapes in NorthernEngland?

    • @macraghnaill3553
      @macraghnaill3553 4 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 How do you explain all the Roman towns, building of Londinium, Roman Roads, Roman Army defeating Boudicas army, the list goes on. 43 AD was when the Romans invaded and stayed

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      @@macraghnaill3553 . Just ask Google.

    • @macraghnaill3553
      @macraghnaill3553 4 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 I'm asking you!

  • @thelawdoc8029
    @thelawdoc8029 4 місяці тому

    I did not know that one can burn coal and wood together. I vaguely recall that there is some issue about mixing coal smoke with even the little moisture found in seasoned wood. Perhaps it depends on the type of coal?

  • @michaelhayes6501
    @michaelhayes6501 4 місяці тому

    Most informative Mister Sweeps. Thank you

  • @cooking23
    @cooking23 4 місяці тому

    What's the difference in the blue and red rods 🤔

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      It's only for me. I used to have all blue and if I was talking to a customer, I would forget how many rods I put up. Some cowls can come off very easily.so I have three different colours and I know if I'm near top,so to go slow,I don't knock the cowl off.🎩

  • @oftin_wong
    @oftin_wong 4 місяці тому

    It raises the pH of the soil because it's alkaline ...so if you are looking to have slightly acidic soil for citrus trees or blueberries Or most vegetables and such prefer a slightly acidic soil ...wood ash will alter that and make it more alkaline ...figs like it alkaline, so that works ...alternately if your soil is too acidic you could buffer it by adding wood ash So first you must know exactly what you want to achieve ...and what the existing pH of your soil is or you could mess up your existing plants

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      You're spot on, I've already done a video on this subject. You should check it out.👍👍

  • @thechimneyman-uk
    @thechimneyman-uk 4 місяці тому

    Do you not use rotary at all buddy? I do some of these into clay and the rotary brush will fit both flue sizes.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      No I don't, I'm going to get one. Haha, I'm still stuck in the way I was taught. They look like they could do the job with ease.. but you are right I do need to invest in one. I probably do between 700 to 800 a year and I only need help on a couple of them. Hard to justify paying all that money. But I've watched a few videos and they look good.👍👍

    • @thechimneyman-uk
      @thechimneyman-uk 4 місяці тому

      @@zacharysweeps5169 yeah I get ya! The initial outlay is the worst but once you have a kit it's only wear and tear you have to pay out for. Downside is that the rods don't last as long as the manual ones.

    • @zacharysweeps5169
      @zacharysweeps5169 4 місяці тому

      @@thechimneyman-uk that's was I thinking, but I should just suck it up and get one.👍

  • @craigkilgour7198
    @craigkilgour7198 4 місяці тому

    Another great video. I turn my fan around so it is facing the back/pipe and sitting on the front of the stove, seems to work better.