
Coalinga, CA California 93210
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. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, occasionally 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 becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.