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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully cleaning all the surfaces. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least yearly in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.