
Flagstaff, AZ Arizona 86001
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined as well as swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 little portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places must be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.