Wood or Pellet stove WETT Inspection Service:
Serving
Halifax, Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Bedford, Sackville, Hammonds Plains,
Lake Echo, Lawrencetown, Porters Lake, Chezzetcook, Musquodoboit Harbour, Eastern Shore
plus many more communities.
|
Service |
Price |
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Wood/Pellet Stove WETT
Inspection |
$125.00 Plus HST ($143.75 ttl) |
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Re-Inspection for failed
Inspections |
$65.00 plus HST ($74.75 ttl) |
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Outside of area Inspections |
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Cash,
Cheque, email money transfers and PayPal accepted for stove inspections
Please Note: I do not
install, troubleshoot or service wood or pellet stoves. If you require
this type of service please contact a WETT Certified Technician.
I also do not inspect
fireplaces. I always recommend having a WETT Certified Mason inspect a
fireplace. Please visit the
WETT Inc.
site to find a Technician.
Here is a copy of a
WETT
Inspection SAMPLE report.
All information in this report is fictional and the information it
contains should not be used as fact.
If you have digital pictures of your stove, flue pipe and chimney,
please feel free to forward them to me before the appointment. I will
review them and advise you if I see any issues that need to be addressed
before I arrive for the inspection. It could save you time and money.
send them to: Ryan@ArmourHomeInspection.ca
Things to do before
I show up:
- Please ensure you
have proper non-combustible floor protection installed. It must
extended beyond the appliance as noted: Must have 8" on the sides
and rear and 18" in front of any door opening for the appliance. (US
codes are usually 6" and 16" so please ensure you are following
Canadian
codes.)
- Please ensure the wood/pellet stove has been cleaned inside and
all ashes removed and stored safely.
- Check to make sure
I can access the stove label that has the required distances to
combustibles and shows the serial number, certification authority
etc. If I cannot see this label or if the label is missing or
damaged, the unit
is considered a non-certified unit.
- Ensure all combustible materials are kept
at a safe distance. Check appliance plate for distances required.
You
must have 48" in front cleared for loading the appliance and
performing maintenance.
-
You must have a metal container
with a sealed metal lid stored on a non-combustible surface for ash
disposal. I will need to see it and take a picture of it for your
file.
- All
fire brick inside the stove should be in good condition with no cracks
or deterioration.
- Have manuals handy if you have them so I can
obtain any additional information I may require.
- Appliance, chimney
and flue pipes need to be cleaned at least once a year for light
use, more cleanings may be required if you
use the appliance more often.
Note:
We do not certify gas appliances and we do not inspect the
interior of the chimney. If you require the interior of a chimney to be
inspected, you will need to contact a WETT certified "Chimney Sweep" who
will first clean the chimney and then inspect it with video equipment if
required.
Home owners and Insurance companies want to make sure the wood burning
appliances
used in the home such as fireplaces, wood stoves,
pellet stoves and
wood furnaces are safe and meet today's WETT code requirements to ensure
they are safe to use.
The first thing you
should check when searching for a home is if there is a wood/pellet/gas stove in
the home. If there is, check the back of the stove to see if there is a
certification plate permanently fixed to the appliance. It should list what
organization certified the appliance, it's model and serial number along
with minimum clearances required to combustibles. If there is no plate attached
to the stove, the stove has to be considered as a non-certified stove
and the distances from walls and combustible material is greater. This
means the appliance will take up a lot more room in your room than a
certified appliance.
Ryan Ervanowitz is a
WETT certified inspector and will inspect the appliance to ensure it meets
today's safety standards and codes set out by
WETTinc.ca and the
safety testing laboratories requirements during the inspection process.
If you would like to
book your appointment
for a wood stove or pellet stove inspection please
use this form and advise when you would like
to make the appointment. Please provide any details you have about your wood
stove such as; Is it certified? Is it an EPA stove? Do you have the
manual? Do you know the make and model number? Any of these details will
be helpful as I can collect information online that I will need before I
show up. If you do not know, don't worry. I will get the details when I
inspect it.
If you have any
questions or require further information, please feel free to
contact me
any time.
I recommend you watch
these videos to learn what an EPA stove does and how to use a wood stove
so it burns efficiently and clean. Visit:
http://www.woodheat.org/wood-heat-videos.html
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