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Chimney sweeping and fire safety inspection

Chimney sweeping and fire safety inspections reduce the risk of fires in homes and businesses in Boden Municipality.

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About sweeping and inspection

Why is it needed?

Thirty-one percent of house fires in villas, semi-detached houses, terraced houses and holiday homes are linked to fireplaces. Sweeping and inspection prevent fires and limit damage.

Two tasks

  • Chimney sweeping: removes combustible soot in the fireplace and flue to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
  • Fire safety inspection: finds faults and deficiencies in the installation to avoid fire and damage.

Safe burning tips

Burn dry wood and follow your appliance instructions. Do not burn more than three kilograms of wood per hour in a room heater.

Kitchen extraction duct in homes

Kitchen extraction ducts in dwellings are no longer subject to mandatory sweeping. They still need regular cleaning. The property owner is responsible.

Rescue service responsibility and contractor

The Rescue Service is responsible for sweeping and fire safety inspections under the Act on Protection Against Accidents. The work is performed by a contractor.

Our contractor

Questions, bookings and price information:

Sotarn i Boden med flera Aktiebolag
Telephone: +46 921 162 20
Email: info@sotningen.se

Self-sweeping and fees

Sweep yourself

You may apply to sweep your own chimney. It must be done in a safe way from a fire safety perspective. Apply through the municipality’s online service.

Intervals

Follow the intervals that apply in Boden Municipality. See Cleaning regulations below.

Fees

The Municipal Council sets the fees. For current prices, contact the chimney sweep.

Cleaning regulations (sweeping)

The intervals below apply in Boden Municipality and are based on rules from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.

  • If the boiler is in a heating plant under continuous supervision by a qualified operations supervisor: sweeping every four years.
  • In other cases with solid fuels:
    • Four times per year: conventional boilers.
    • Three times per year: boilers with ceramic lining or similar design for efficient combustion and connected to an accumulator tank or similar.
    • Two times per year: boilers designed for efficient combustion of wood pellets or similar low-soot fuel.

  • Four times per year: boilers using heavy fuel oil or similar.
  • Every year: boilers using light fuel oil or similar with a rated output above sixty kilowatts.
  • Every second year: boilers using light fuel oil or similar with a rated output up to sixty kilowatts.

When used more than for a single household’s needs:

  • Six times per year: appliances using solid fuels, heavy fuel oil or similar.
  • Every year: appliances using light fuel oil or similar.
    When used for a single household’s needs, apply the intervals for room heaters.

  • Every year: if the heater is the primary heat source in the room or is used for cooking.
  • Every third year: if used less and not the primary heat source.
  • Every third year: heater in a holiday home.

  • Three times per year: ducts serving a kitchen used for cooking beyond a single household’s needs.
  • Every year: ducts serving a kitchen used only for heating food or similar.

  • An exception is allowed if no combustion has taken place between two sweeping occasions.
  • Transitional rules apply when new intervals are introduced.
  • The interval may be changed in individual cases for fire safety reasons, for example if the firing frequency changes.

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Contact

Citizen Service

E-mail: kommunen@boden.se

Phone: +46 921 620 00