
Fair Oaks, CA California 95628
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked as well as swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective 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 technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates decreased air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas 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 also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly 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 terrific care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.