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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose 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 rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, carefully 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 small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they should be swept more frequently. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.