Fireplaces and Chimneys

[Dead Eye]

As a general update, things are proceeding under the best-guess that the use of the fire was incorrect. The long, slow burn all day and night wasn't heating up the chimney which causes a much larger build up of tar / creosote. This has been changed so that the fire is now restarted every evening, but is kept hot. The thermostat has now changed as well so that the water pumped around the radiator system is hotter - this is keeping more energy with the fire, but its also helping to heat the house faster once the pump does kick in

Its not much of a problem really as its only my mum who lives there and most of the time she is at work. Thanks for all the advice from everyone so far ^^

I have no idea what has been done to the glass, but its looking a lot better recently - I couldn't tell that it used to be marked / cloudy the other day so...