Citrus Heights, CA California 95610
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 then peel back a small area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, 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 comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.