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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause 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 every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously brushing 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most usual 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 surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.