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Why It Is Important to Insulate a Wood Stove Liner

When it comes to heating your home, being as energy efficient as possible is important. This helps lower your heating costs and makes your home as warm and comfortable as possible, during a cold winter season. Atlas Chimney wants to help our customers increase the energy efficiency in their homes. So, we offer several professional services that can help you save money and get more heat in your home! One of these services is insulating chimney liners for wood-burning stoves and other hearth heating appliances. We would like to tell you more about the importance of insulating a wood stove liner and other services that can increase the energy efficiency in your home.

What are the benefits of insulating a wood stove liner?

According to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), your chimney needs to draft properly to function efficiently. In order to have a good chimney draft, you need heat in the chimney. When Atlas Chimney insulates your wood stove liner, your chimney will stay hot enough for the combustion gases to rise and be exhausted out of the chimney. Insulating a wood stove liner also helps to vent cleanly. This will cut down on condensation occurring inside the chimney. A decrease in condensation will greatly cut back on the amount of creosote accumulation on the inner walls of your chimney. This is very important because creosote is so flammable that the CSIA has named it as a leading cause of chimney fires!

How else can Atlas Chimney help make my home more energy efficient?

One of our favorite ways to increase energy efficiency? Install a top-mounted damper at the top of the chimney as a replacement to the traditional throat damper. Since a top-mounted damper is equipped with a silicone rubber gasket, it provides an airtight seal of your chimney. You will not have to worry about your air conditioned cold air escaping out through the chimney. Another professional service we offer that increases energy efficiency? Cleaning your dryer vent systems. Our certified technicians make sure every bit of lint is removed from your dryer vent. This helps keep your clothes dryer working at its most efficient! Clogged dryer vents can make you have to run your dryer longer to completely dry a load of clothes. This is why you should have your vent professionally cleaned at least once a year.

Save money by making your home more energy efficient. Contact us at Atlas Chimney to find out how we can insulate your wood stove liner to keep your home warmer for less money this winter!

Now Sweeping Chimneys in the Land of Television

Atlas Chimney has some exciting news that we would like to share with you! Our owner, Chris Hess, has spent some time working on the set of actor Pierce Brosnan’s new AMC series, “The Son.” He’s doing this to make sure the four chimneys in his television home are working safely and efficiently. We are truly honored to add this incredible experience. Also, we want you to know that you can receive the same excellent service that is provided to “The Son.” We would like to tell you a bit more about this show and the chimney maintenance services provided.

A Multi-Generational Family Saga in the Heart of Texas

“The Son” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling novel by Philipp Meyer. It tells the story of Eli McCullough, who is portrayed by Pierce Brosnan, and his family over a period of 150 years. Set in Texas, the series tells the story of how McCullough goes from a hard-working family man to a calculating and paranoid killer. McCullough builds his ranch into a business. This includes oil fields which bring him incredible wealth. Unfortunately he makes some enemies along the way, including his rich Spanish neighbor, Pedro Garcia. They use flashbacks of McCullough’s youth. This includes the Comanche war chief Toshaway who inspired his ambition. By doing this, the series shows exactly how McCullough creates his powerful family dynasty.

An Acclaimed AMC-Original Series

Comprising of 10, 1 hour-long episodes, “The Son” has received great reviews from both viewers and critics. Fans of the book will be happy to learn that the author, Philipp Meyer, also worked on writing the teleplays for the series. Also starring Henry Garrett, Zach McClarnon, and Paola Nuñez, “The Son” has been renewed for a second season! The series debuted on April 8, 2017. However, you can still watch every episode on AMC’s website.

The Best Chimney Maintenance Service in the Austin Area

Selected as the official chimney sweeper of “The Son” from our reputation in Austin, Atlas Chimney provides superior customer service to every one of our customers. All of our chimney sweeps have been trained and certified by professional organizations. This includes the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA). You can trust us to remove every bit of creosote when we sweep your chimney to prevent it from becoming a dangerous fire hazard. During our professional chimney inspections, we make sure that there are no flue blockages or any type of damage that could put your family and your home in danger.

If you live in the Austin area, contact us at Atlas Chimney for all of your chimney and fireplace maintenance, repair, and installation needs. We promise to provide you with the same excellent service we give to Pierce Brosnan!