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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, 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 suggests having your chimney checked and swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the area, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes 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 dust later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning all the surfaces. 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 area of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes 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. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates decreased airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop 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 build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent soot from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.