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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly cleaning all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will after that peel back a tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We give fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.