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Ramonage
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:18 pm
by Headers
We had our annual check up/sweeping for the wood burning stove set up this morning.
He left me a ‘certificate’ for insurance purposes.
I notice at the bottom is written
‘ Selon la législation, deux ramonages sont obligatoires par an dont un en hiver’
Really? we’ve only ever done one.
Now doesn’t count as winter I presume so we should be programming another in feb?
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:33 pm
by curtis
I should check the legislation. Just in case it says preferable and the ramoneur is using that as a business push.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:15 pm
by MAD87
It's generally 2 per year, one in the "use" period. If you put "ramonage" + your département number, you'll get the regulations for your area.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:00 pm
by niemeyjt
Can you still get the cleaning "logs" you burn and do a self certificate?
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:06 pm
by Hotrodder
I've seen them recently. But the "what if" brigade won't feel happy with that alternative.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:53 am
by Spardo
Having a low pitch roof which I can/could walk up, with one corner only 3 feet above the rising ground, I have always cleaned my chimney from the top down every August. Never had a problem and I often wondered how people got round regulations by 'self-signing'. Pretty much what I was doing.
Don't do it now of course, no more fires, all air to air.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:21 am
by suein56
MAD87 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:15 pm
It's generally 2 per year, one in the "use" period. If you put "ramonage" + your département number, you'll get the regulations for your area.
It does often depend on your area .. in Morbihan it is once a year. Our Insurer is happy with once a year too.
It helps if you have a tubed conduit, as we do, from a wood-burning device.
Untubed open fires, often with a twisty evacuation route and nooks and crannies, can be potentially dangerous with a build-up of soot, tar, bird-droppings, nest remnants etc. Potentially why twice a year is/was considered to be safer.
The regulations allow you to clean the flue yourself .. as long as you note the date and time so, effectively, you are self-certificating.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:55 pm
by Spardo
suein56 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:21 am
MAD87 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:15 pm
It's generally 2 per year, one in the "use" period. If you put "ramonage" + your département number, you'll get the regulations for your area.
It does often depend on your area .. in Morbihan it is once a year. Our Insurer is happy with once a year too.
It helps if you have a tubed conduit, as we do, from a wood-burning device.
Untubed open fires, often with a twisty evacuation route and nooks and crannies, can be potentially dangerous with a build-up of soot, tar, bird-droppings, nest remnants etc. Potentially why twice a year is/was considered to be safer.
The regulations allow you to clean the flue yourself .. as long as you note the date and time so, effectively, you are self-certificating.
I never knew that Sue, so just got on with it. There is a tube in it though, so easy to clean every year.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:27 pm
by Wilbro
[mention]suein56[/mention]
All I get for Ramonage19 is a list of companies that do it. Nothing about rules and regs.
Re: Ramonage
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:07 pm
by suein56
Wilbro wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:27 pm
@suein56
All I get for Ramonage19 is a list of companies that do it. Nothing about rules and regs.
It was Mad87 who gave the link .. it didn't work for me either.
What I said was gleaned from when I had previously looked up our regulations for 56.
MAD87 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:15 pm
It's generally 2 per year, one in the "use" period. If you put "ramonage" + your département number, you'll get the regulations for your area.