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Flue-gas measurement and combustion analysis — Chimney sweep
Identify the appliance, fuel and reason for requesting combustion-gas measurements. Provide any specified test or report requirement and explain who needs the results. Ask the provider to confirm the measurement scope rather than requesting a generic chimney certificate.
Service scope
Professional measurement and reporting of specified combustion-gas parameters for an identified appliance and fuel. The engagement states the measurements and document required; flue leakage, draught checks and statutory inspection are separate tasks unless expressly included by the competent provider.
What is normally included
- Review appliance, fuel and requested measurements
- Perform the agreed professional flue-gas measurements
- Provide the specified results and report
What is not included
- No automatic certification of the whole chimney
- No interchangeable treatment of emissions and leakage tests
- Substitution of a camera survey for combustion measurement
- An undefined universal chimney safety certificate
Typical tasks
- Review appliance, fuel and requested measurements
- Perform the agreed professional flue-gas measurements
- Provide the specified results and report
- Record the appliance operating conditions relevant to the measurements
- Explain the report's scope and any findings requiring a separately qualified follow-up
What to include in your brief
- Appliance, fuel and test purpose
- Requested measurements and report
- Who requires or relies on the report
- Appliance make, model and available service history
- Access to the appliance and the deadline or format required for the report
Choosing the right professional
Choose a provider competent for the appliance and measurement method. Confirm whether leakage checks, draught tests or a separate inspection are also required.
Important considerations
- A combustion measurement is not automatically a flue-leakage test
- An unspecified report may not meet the intended recipient requirements
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