
Arvin, CA California 93203
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney sweeping customers.
A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously brushing 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 area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to remove, occasionally needing 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 really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is incredibly 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 rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.