Fire Safety
Save Money by Installing a New Fireplace Insert
When you have an older traditional fireplace, you are not heating your home as effectively or as efficiently as you could be with a new fireplace insert. No matter whether you choose wood, pellet, or gas as the fuel source, a new fireplace insert will help you save...
Gas Fireplaces: Direct Vent vs Vent Free
If you are looking for a way to reduce your heating costs this fall and winter, you may want to consider a gas fireplace. Easy to operate and clean-burning, gas fireplaces give you the convenience of flipping a switch to ignite your fire. You will not have to worry...
Cleaning and Maintaining Your Wood Stove
To keep your wood stove working safely and efficiently this fall and winter, you should be familiar with how to properly clean and maintain the stove. At Owens Chimney Systems, we carry both Hampton and Regency wood-burning stoves that are certified by the U.S....
Top 10 Reasons Not to Clean Your Chimney
There are many things you might tell yourself why you have not called to have your chimney cleaned, so don't let these things happen to you. For your annual chimney service, contact the CSIA Certified experts at Owens Chimney Systems.
All About Gas Logs
If you are looking to convert your traditional wood-burning fireplace to a more efficient heating appliance, gas logs is a popular option. Less expensive than gas fireplace inserts, a set of gas logs also takes less time to install. Switching from a traditional...
Firebacks: What They Are, Why You Need One
Do you want to enhance your fireplace while also adding more heat efficiency, but don't want to tear up or replace your whole fireplace? You can add a decorative fireback instead. What Is A Fireback? You know that striking polished iron plate at the back of your...
How Waterproofing Prevents Water Penetration of Your Chimney
You have probably heard Owens Chimney Systems mention before that the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) names water penetration as the greatest enemy to masonry chimneys. If you are wondering how water leaks have gotten such a bad reputation, it is because of...
Summer is the Best Time to Upgrade to an Insert or Stove
You love your fireplace or at least the idea of your fireplace. For many homeowners, putting up with the status quo is par for the course where fireplaces are concerned. This doesn’t have to be the case, however. If you’re not satisfied with the subpar performance or...
Chimney Caps, Chimney Crowns, Chimney Chase Covers – What’s the Difference?
Residing atop your chimney, caps, chase covers, and crowns are the best protection from rainwater coming into your chimney; however, if any of them are cracked, deteriorated, and/or damaged in any way, your chimney is open to receive water whenever it rains or snows....