El Centro, CA California 92243
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully 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 little area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We give quick and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers reduced air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as 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 cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept much more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.