VIC CROMPTON LTD

Chimney sweep that also fits and supplies fireplaces, gas fires and stoves, wood & multi fuel stoves and chimney liners. This family run company was formed in 1965 by Vic Crompton and now has a wealth of experience with certificates from HETAS, ROSPA, BAXI, NACS, FUMES & APPLIANCE TESTING. We also have sweeps who have undertaken the Gas Safe Registration enabling us to remove and replace gas fires before and after sweeping. This is helpful for customers who want just one person to do the job from start to finish. We have been on the approval list for Wigan Metro Borough Council for over 30 years and also have a good working relationship with other Councils such as Blackpool Coastal Housing and Lancashire County Council. We also work for builders, hotels and commercial - the list goes on! We have recently been assessed as CHAS compliant within the Health and Safety side of the business.

NACS and HETAS, we offer an extremely high quality service to both private and commercial clients, which we believe is second to none. Chimneys should only be swept by professional sweeps as there are many specific requirements needed for different types of appliances i.e. making sure that enough ventilation is coming into the room before gas fires or solid fuel fires are fitted. Chimneys must be swept regularly to ensure the following problems do not occur, i.e. spiders webs, birds nests, deterioration of midfeathers, ensuring the gases escape correctly, etc. When having a stove fitted, the engineer should be HETAS (Heating Equipment Testing & Approval Scheme) approved. Our fitters are & they will issue you with a HETAS certificate & we will register the work carried out with HETAS. Having a stove fitted by our company means that you do not need to get Building Regulations to come to inspect it, as we fit to Building Regulations section J, in accordance with HETAS. As of 01.10.10, regulations specify that solid fuel stoves fitted will need to be HETAS approved or have been tested to BS EN 13240 standards. We will also now need to fit a Carbon Monoxide detector, when fitting a solid fuel appliance. We can also supply wood burners, multifuel stoves & gas stoves of all sizes & kW outputs. Please ring us if you have another stove in mind. If you want to purchase your stove elsewhere, that's not a problem, we can fit that for you too. Please note: when purchasing a wood or multifuel stove, any appliance over 5kW will require a permanently open vent to either an outside wall, through a wooden floor to the air space below.There are also regulations as to the size of the opening where the stove will sit. Current regulations state that there needs to be a minimum of 6” of air space at each side, a minimum of 2” from the back & a minimum of 12” of non-combustible hearth from the glass doors.